How do I get my products "Green Star rated"?

The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) does not test, review or certify products or materials. Instead, the GBCA currently relies on third party certification bodies, such as Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA).

The Green Building Council of Australia does not endorse any claims by manufacturers that their products will help achieve a Green Star rating. Suppliers must validate the environmental merit of a product or material in the project's submission for Green Star assessment. This can be done in one of two ways:

1. Product Documentation: that validates the product's compliance with the Credit Criteria of any given credit (e.g., for Materials credits Mat-1 through Mat-7, provide documentation to support the 'product score'). To put together this package, you will require a Technical Manual for the relevant rating tool. Green Star environmental rating tools are publicly available free of charge. Most interior products are addressed within Green Star - Office Interiors v1.1 rating tool, under the Materials category and under IEQ-11 'Volatile Organic Compounds' [link] and IEQ-12 'Formaldehyde Minimisation'.
2. Third Party Product Certification: Green Star recognises products that have been certified for their environmental merit by one of the third party certification bodies recognised by the Green Building Council of Australia. Find out more about the Materials Category of the Green Star environmental rating tools.