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Green Star - Education v1

Wed 27 Jan, 2010 Rating Tools

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The Green Star - Education v1 rating tool assesses the environmental attributes of new and refurbished education facilities in Australia. It can be applied from the design phase of a project and up to two years from practical completion. The release of the tool represents a milestone in the assessment of environmental attributes of education facilities, and is expected to guide the industry towards more sustainable design practices.

Registrations are now open, and projects that wish to be rated under this tool can now place an order for the Technical Manual. This will provide Compliance Requirements for both Design and As Built certification.

Energy Resources:

- Download the Green Star - Education v1 Energy Calculator Guide - Revision B.1

Revision B.1 was uploaded 27 January 2010 (Revision A released 28 January 2009). For details of changes from Revision A to B.1, please consult the Changelog at the beginning of Revision B.1.

- Download the Green Star - Education v1 Standard Practice Benchmark

- Download the Green Star - Solar Hot Water and Heat Pump Booster Energy Calculator Guide

Registered project teams using the Green Star - Education v1 Energy Calculator Guide are requested to stay in regular contact with their Green Building Council of Australia Case Manager. During the PILOT period for this tool, there were several cases identified where the energy modelling did not recognise important elements of buildings and the Green Building Council of Australia is preparing an alternative modelling methodology to address these issues. If you think that your building might be disadvantaged by the energy modelling method outlined in the Energy Calculator Guide, please contact the project Case Manager for details of the alternatives available.

 

Rating tool:

Download the Green Star - Education v1 rating tool
Updated: 22 December 2009* (Original release 28 August, 2008)

* Please ensure that you are working with the latest release of the Green Star - Education v1 tool. Green Star rating tools are updated when required, to incorporate improvements made by the Green Star Tool Development Team. The release date of this tool is shown above. Green Star registered projects are permitted to use the release which was current at the date of registration, or later. Earlier releases must not be used.