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Green Star - Office v3

The release of Green Star - Office Design v3 and Green Star - Office As Built v3 demonstrate the significant progress the building and construction industry has made since the introduction of Green Star - Office Design v2 & Green Star - Office As Built v2.

The release of Green Star - Office v3 represents a milestone in the assessment of the environmental attributes of buildings. It reflects World Leadership in rating tool development and is expected to further progress sustainable building design and construction in Australia.

Green Star - Office v3 has been revised to award industry leadership through raised benchmarks, new credits and updated references to standards as well as relevant and clearer Compliance Requirements.

Projects which have been previously registered or have been certified for a Green Star - Office Design v2 rating prior to this date will still be able to register for a Green Star - Office As Built v2 rating, provided that the eligibility criteria is still met.

View the Green Star - Office v3 Technical Manual

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Download the rating tool scorecard:
Green Star - Office v3
Updated: 22nd April 2013* (Original release 15 February 2008)
* Please ensure that you are working with the latest release of the Green Star - Office v3 rating 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.

Supporting documents
Eligibility Criteria
Green Star Rulings

Guides
Documentation Guidelines for Office v3
Green Star - Office v3: Approach to GHG Emissions - (PDF) (Updated: February 2010)
Commuting Mass Transport Calculator Guide
Modelling and Reporting Requirements for On-site Photovoltaic Systems in Green Star

Updated credits

Man-1 Green Star Accredited Professional credit
Tra-4 Comuting Mass Transport credit
Revised 'Concrete' credit
Revised 'Steel' credit
Revised 'PVC' credit
Revised Timber credit
Eco - Conditional Requirement
Emi- 5 Stormwater credit
Emi-8 Legionella credit

Resources:
Purchase the Technical Manual
Introduction to Green Star - Office v3
Green Star - Office v3 Top Changes
(Outlines major changes between the two different versions of the Green Star - Office v2 and v3 rating tools)
Green Star - Office v3: Matrix of Changes (PDF)
(A credit-by-credit breakdown of the major changes from Green Star - Office v2)
Stakeholder Feedback Report (PDF)

Green Star - Office v3 sponsors

Building Commission Victoria
Department of Sustainability and Environment
EcoRecycle Victoria
Environment Protection Authority Victoria
Melbourne City Council
Sustainable Energy Authority Victoria