Credit Interpretation Request

A Credit Interpretation Request is submitted to the 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 a alternative design solution or an alternative form of documentation it may wish to submit a CIR. Each CIR is reviewed by 2 members of the Technical Advisory Panel to 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 be incorporated into subsequent versions of the Green Star rating tools.

Example:
Man-4 'Commissioning - Commissioning Agent' CIR Ruling No. 1
The Credit Interpretation Request (CIR) to deem independent commissioning agent(s) sufficiently independent if they report directly to the building owner or the owner's designated representative, even if they are paid by the contractor, is granted.

Submit a Credit Interpretation Request.