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HISTORY
RATING SYSTEM
EXAMPLES
HISTORY
RATING SYSTEM
EXAMPLES
Introduction
Features, Building Examples, & Life Cycle
Assessment
Introduction
Features, Building Examples, & Life Cycle
Assessment
Innovation
Environmental
Leadership
= Sustainable Future
“Achieving high environmental ratings reduces exposure to commercial risk and
asset obsolescence by ensuring assets are ‘future-ready’. ”
John Dillon, Fund Manager, APPF Commercial, joint owner of Commonwealth Bank Place
INTRODUCTION
Innovation
• Offers a framework of best practice
benchmarks for sustainability that you,
and the marketplace, can trust
Innovation
• creating jobs and improving the health
and wellbeing of
communities
Innovation
Environmental
Leadership
= Sustainable Future
INTRODUCTION
Environmental
Leadership
• Certification demonstrates leadership,
innovation, environmental stewardship and
social responsibility
Environmental
Leadership
• Rating systems are available for every
building type
Environmental
Leadership
• Rating systems are available for every • Use 51% less potable water than if they
building type had been built to meet minimum
industry requirements
• Lower operating costs and increase
• Boost productivity by up to 15%
asset value
• Produce 62% fewer greenhouse gas
• Use 66% less electricity than average
emissions than average Australian
Australian city buildings
buildings
INTRODUCTION
Environmental
Leadership
• Rating systems are available • Use 51% less potable water than • Improve the health and
for every building type if they had been built to meet wellbeing of occupants
minimum industry requirements
• Increase student learning and
• Lower operating costs and
• Boost productivity by up to 15%
engagement
increase asset value
• Speed up recovery times of
• Produce 62% fewer greenhouse
hospital patients
• Use 66% less electricity than gas emissions than average
average Australian city Australian buildings • Reduce risk and ‘future proof’
buildings investments
INTRODUCTION
Innovation
Environmental
Leadership
= Sustainable Future
INTRODUCTION
Presented by Albert Yu
HISTORY
History
The green star gating tool was released for offices in 2003 by The green
building council of Australia, and subsequently released rating tools for office
interiors, education, healthcare and industrial facilities, public buildings, multi-
unit residential developments and retail centres.
Presented by Albert Yu
HISTORY
History
Special Green Star rating tools have been developed for buildings that fall
outside the scope of Green Star rating tools, including supermarkets, restaurants
and railway stations.
The system assesses and rates buildings, fitouts and communities against
a range of environmental impact categories, and aims to encourage leadership in
environmentally-sustainable design and construction, showcase innovation in
sustainable building practices, and consider occupant health, productivity and
operational cost savings.
HISTORY
The GBCA
The Green Building Council
of Australia (GBCA) was
established in 2002 and is a not-
for-profit industry association that
promotes sustainability in the built
environment. The GBCA is best
known for developing the Green
Star rating system for buildings and
communities.
HISTORY
The GBCA
The GBCA's member
companies comprise developers,
local, state and federal
governments, owners, professional
services firms, investors,
manufacturers, suppliers and
distributors, facility and asset
managers, universities,
professional societies, utilities and
contractors.
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Green Star
Rating Tools and Processes
5steps to certification
3) Submit – Submit the
2) Document – Get
1) Register – Log the documentation to
familiar with the
project online. GBCA for Green Star
documentation.
assessment.
4) Assess –
Submissions are 5) Certify – A Green
reviewed by an Star certified rating is
independent panel of awarded as a third-
sustainable party verification of a
development experts. project's sustainability.
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I. Register
Eligibility criteria
A. Green Star – Communities eligibility criteria
Considerations: building type, timing of submission for certification, design review certified
rating, as built certified rating, time requirements, conditional requirements, and distinct
boundary.
Certification fee
A. Green Star – Communities certification fee
Certification agreement
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Certification agreement
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Certification agreement
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II. Document
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III. Submit
1. Submission Guidelines
2. Scorecard
3. Checklist
4. Submission templates
Submission Guidelines
-Provide detailed
information on credit aims,
criteria and compliance
requirements and
additional guidance,
background information
and resources.
Scorecard
-An interactive Excel spreadsheet that must be used by projects seeking
Green Star certification.
-Provides a scoring tool for projects to keep track of their Green Star points
claims.
-Also used by the GBCA to provide the results of assessment.
POINT
POINTS
CATEGORY / AIM OF THE CREDIT / S PROJECT TEAM POINTS POINTS
CODE CREDIT CRITERIA AVAILA OUTCOME
CREDIT SELECTION TARGE COMMENTS AWAR TBC
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Governance 28
Governance
• Aims to encourage and recognize developers and projects that
demonstrate leadership within the sector, by establishing and
maintaining strong governance practices. The category promotes
engagement, transparency, as well as community and industry
capacity building. It also seeks to ensure that community projects
are resilient to a changing climate.
Livability
• Aims to encourage and recognize developments that deliver safe,
accessible and culturally rich communities. The category
encourages the development of healthy and active lifestyles, and
rewards communities that have a high level of amenity, activity,
and inclusiveness.
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Economic prosperity
• Aims to encourage and recognize projects that promote prosperity
and productivity. The category encourages affordable living and
housing, investment in education and skills development, and
community capacity building. This category also promotes greater
productivity through emerging opportunities in the digital
economy.
Environment
• Aims to reduce the impact of urban development on ecosystems.
It encourages resource management and efficiency by promoting
infrastructure, transport, and buildings, with reduced ecological
footprints. The Environment category seeks to reduce the impacts
of projects on land, water, and the atmosphere.
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Innovation
• Aims to recognize the implementation of innovative practices,
processes and strategies that promote sustainability in the built
environment.
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Livability 22%
Environment 29%
Innovation 10(bonus)
Total 100%
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Management
• Aims to encourage and reward the adoption of practices and
processes that support best practice sustainability outcomes
throughout the different phases of a project’s design, construction
and ongoing operation.
Indoor environment quality (IEQ)
• Aims to encourage and reward initiatives that enhance the
comfort and well-being of occupants.
Energy
• Aims to reward projects that are designed and constructed to
reduce overall greenhouse emissions from operations by
addressing energy demand reduction, use efficiency and
generation from alternative sources.
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Transport
• Aims to reward projects that facilitate a reduction on the
dependency of private car use as an important means of reducing
overall greenhouse gas emissions, as well as to encourage the
provision of alternative forms of transportation.
Water
• Aims to encourage and reward initiatives that reduce the
consumption of potable water through measures such as the
incorporation of water efficient fixtures and building systems and
water re-use.
Materials
• Aims to address the consumption of resources for the project, by
encouraging the selection of low-impact materials.
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Innovation
• Aims to recognize the implementation of innovative practices,
processes and strategies that promote sustainability in the built
environment.
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Management Materials
Indoor environment
Land use and ecology
quality (IEQ)
Energy
Emissions
Transport Innovation
Water
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Category Percentage
Management 13%
Indoor environment quality (IEQ) 23%
Energy 20%
Transport 7%
Water 5%
Materials 24%
Land use and ecology 5%
Emissions 3%
Innovation 10(bonus)
Total 100%
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Management
• Aims to encourage and reward the adoption of practices and
processes that support best practice sustainability outcomes
throughout a building's ongoing operation and aims to improve a
project's sustainability performance by influencing areas where
decision-making is critical.
Indoor environment quality (IEQ)
• Aims to improve occupants' experience of the space, by
encouraging and rewarding initiatives and measured outcomes
relating to attributes that enhance the comfort and well-being of
occupants.
Energy
• Aims to reward building owners for implementing strategies and
taking actions to measure and reduce a building's operational
energy use, below that of a comparable standard-practice building.
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Transport
• Aims to reward projects that facilitate a reduction of building
occupants' dependency on single occupant motor vehicles as a means
of reducing overall greenhouse gas emissions by influencing
commuting habits based on location, and on transport-related services
offered.
Water
• Aims to reward building owners for implementing strategies and
initiatives that reduce the consumption of potable water in building
operations associated with cooling, irrigation, occupant amenities and
fir protection systems below that of a comparable standard-practice
building.
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Materials
• Aims to address the consumption of materials that go into, or come
out of, a building during the operational phase of its life cycle, through
sustainable procurement and purchasing and the management of
waste.
Land use and ecology
• Aims to reward buildings that minimize harm to the local ecology of the
site, by discouraging environmental degradation, and by encouraging
the restoration of natural environments whenever possible.
Emissions
• Aims to address the environmental impacts of 'point source' pollution
generated by buildings to the atmosphere and local waterways.
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Innovation
• Aims to recognize the implementation of innovative practices,
processes and strategies that promote sustainability in the built
environment.
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Checklist
-Checklist of all required documents for certification
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Submission template
-Specifies the information and narrative required to confirm that the project
complies with the Compliance Requirements of the Credit Criteria.
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2 Rounds of Assessment
Preparation:
Submission upload:
1. Complete set of Documents
Prepared by your Architect/s’ project team
2. Calculations
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2 Rounds of Assessment
Round 1 Assessment:
1. Pre-assessment Review
GBCA will conduct a pre-assessment review to ensure that
the files are present prior to sending to assessment
2. Assessment Panel
Results are determined by an independent third party
certified assessor (also called the assessment panel)
When projects are able to achieve their desired certified
rating at Round 1 assessment, they will not be required to
resubmit for a Round 2 assessment.
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2 Rounds of Assessment
Round 2 Assessment:
1. Pre-assessment Review
2. Assessment Panel
The Certification
The Certification
Yearly reviews are required in order to maintain a Green Star – Performance rating.
Before the certified rating expires, the applicant can re-register and certify the project,
to obtain an updated certified rating on the project.
EXAMPLES
30 THE BOND
• The first project to be awarded a Green
Star - Office As Built certified
INNOVATIONS ENERGY
• Points achieved for a combination of
initiatives including TRANSPORT
• Exceeding Green Star benchmarks for outside
air supply, returning existing carpet to a carpet WATER
reseller for reuse or Morgan Stanley’s
commitment to the independent commission MATERIALS
process
• Engaging in initiatives not currently rewarded LAND USE & ECOLOGY
within Green Star such as installing previously
used access floor for 35% of area EMMISSIONS
8 BRINDABELLA BUILDING
OVERALL BUILDING PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT
INNOVATIONS ENERGY
• Small air-conditioning zones
• In slab hydronic cooling TRANSPORT
• Tenant lighting connections to BMS
WATER
• Perimeter light dimming
• Re-usable carpet MATERIALS
EMMISSIONS
INNOVATIONS ENERGY
• Active and passive chilled beam air
TRANSPORT
conditioning in an occupied multi-
tenanted building WATER
• Comprehensive pre and post
occupancy study to assess the MATERIALS
COUNCIL HOUSE 2
OVERALL BUILDING PERFORMANCE
MANAGEMENT
INNOVATIONS ENERGY
• Chilled ceilings
TRANSPORT
• Multi-Water Reuse (MWR) sewer
mining plant WATER
• Sprinkler water reclaim
• Phase Change Materials (PCM) MATERIALS