Green Star - Retail Centre v1

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The Green Star - Retail Centre v1 rating tool assesses the environmental attributes of new and refurbished retail centres 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 retail centres, and is expected to guide the industry toward more sustainable design practices.

Green Star - Retail Centre v1 replaces the Green Star - Shopping Centre Design PILOT tool. The new tool offers a version that includes revised environmental benchmarks and calculators tailored for the retail centre industry.

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.

Download the tool:
Green Star - Retail Centre v1
Updated: 9 August 2010* (Original release 28 August, 2008)

* Please ensure that you are working with the latest release of the Green Star - Retail Centre v1 rating tool. Green Star rating tools are updated when required. 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
Commuting Mass Transport Calculator Guide

Energy Resources:
Green Star - Retail Centre v1 Energy Calculator Guide*
Updated: 17 April 2009 (Original release 18 February, 2009)
_{* PDF file exceeds 7 MB. The file may take some time to download. We recommend saving the file to your computer rather than opening it from this location.}

Solar Hot Water and Heat Pump Booster Energy Calculator Guide

Registered project teams using the Green Star - Retail Centre 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.

For note: The Green Star - Retail Centre v1 Energy Standard Practice Benchmark Methodology will be available to download soon. Projects interested in being certified are encouraged to download the tool and start using it as a guide while the other documentation needed is made available.

Resources:
Fact Sheet
Frequently Asked Questions
Purchase the Technical Manual
Revised Eco-Conditional Requirement
Stakeholder Feedback Report
Summary of Changes between PILOT and v1