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What is a Credit Interpretation Request (CIR)?

Fri 13 Jun, 2008 (Updated: Tue 4 Nov, 2008)

A Credit Interpretation Request (CIR) is submitted to the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) if a project team wishes to advocate for an alternative yet equivalent method of meeting the Aim of Credit.

Each Technical Manual outlines a number of options for meeting the Aim of Credit, but if the project team has developed an alternative design solution or an alternative form of documentation, it may wish to submit a CIR.

Two members of the Technical Advisory Panel will determine if the solution meets the Aim of Credit. If the CIR is granted, it will be made available to every registered Green Star project and will be incorporated into subsequent versions of the Green Star environmental rating tools.