Green Star - Office Design v3 & Green Star - Office As Built v3

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Incentives and Benefits of Upgrading to v3

The GBCA strongly encourages projects registered under either of the Green Star - Office v2 rating tools to consider upgrading to Green Star - Office v3 and take advantage of the many improvements. Research undertaken by the GBCA indicates that projects in early stages of development can upgrade with minimal difficulty. Read more.

Stakeholder Feedback Report Published

As part of the Green Building Council of Australia's Stakeholder Feedback Process, the proposed summary of changes between Green Star - Office v2 and Green Star - Office v3 were made available for public review and comment between of 1 May and 1 June 2007. The Report outlining the outcomes of the Public Review of the new generation of Green Star - Office is now available. Download.

The release of Green Star - Office Design v3 and Green Star - Office As Built 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 in Australia.

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Additional Information

The following information is provided as a summary and is not intended to be used as a replacement for the Technical Manual. Project Teams are advised to purchase the Green Star - Office v3 Technical Manual prior to registering for a Green Star rating.

• Introduction to Green Star - Office Design v3 & Green Star - Office As Built v3
• Fact Sheet - Green Star - Office Design v3 and Green Star - Office As Built v3
• Fact Sheet - Eligibility
• Green Star - Office Design v3 and Green Star - Office As Built v3 - Top Changes
  (Provides quick reference of the major changes between the two different versions of the tool)
• Green Star - Office Design v3 and Green Star - Office As Built v3 - Matrix of Changes
  (Provides a credit-by-credit breakdown of the major changes from Green Star - Office v2)
• Energy Calculator Guide
  (Provides instructions on the usage of the Green Star - Energy Calculator Pilot, for use with the Green Star - Office Design v3 and Green Star - Office As Built v3 tool)
• Potable Water Calculator Guide (Provides instructions on the usage of the Green Star - Water Calculator, for use with the Green Star - Office Design v3 and Green Star - Office As Built v3 tool) The Green Building Council of Australia acknowledges GHD's contribution to the development of the Potable Water Calculator for Green Star and their ongoing support of the Green Star rating tools.

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.