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GREEN STAR
The Green Star environmental rating system for buildings was launched nationwide in 2003. It is a comprehensive, voluntary environmental rating system that evaluates the environmental design and construction of commercial and multi-residential buildings. It is also an invaluable framework to maximise the sustainability of commercial and multi-residential buildings.
The rating covers nine categories that assess the environmental impact of a project's site, its design, construction and maintenance:
- management
- indoor environment quality
- energy use
- transport access
- water use
- materials use
- land use and ecology
- emissions, and
- innovation.
Although Green Star certification requires a formal process, any project can use its tools as guides to track and improve its environmental attributes without going through the costly accreditation process.
Green House's principal, Duncan Hall, is a GBCA Green Star-accredited professional.
