by jbs041009 i3 — April 13, 2009—The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has released new streamlined guidelines for the Green Star environmental rating system for buildings that are expected to reduce the time required to document a submission by around 15 percent, and the cost by around $20,000.
Launched in 2003, Green Star evaluates the sustainable attributes of building projects based on nine criteria, including energy and water efficiency, indoor environment quality, and materials conservation.
The GBCA has reduced the requirements for a Green Star—Office Design v3 submission by about 90 pieces of documentation. Green Star—Office As Built v3 submissions have also been reduced by about 70 pieces of documentation.
To view Green Star’s new streamlined guidelines, visit the GBCA Documentation Guidelines Web page.
