Member Benefits
Competitive advantage: demonstrate your green credentials and commitment to your clients and partners.
Networking: access the industry's green building leaders through GBCA's board and connect with other green building advocates and practitioners at our sustainability events such as Meet the Stars, Boardroom lunches and dinners, member only Green Star tool briefings and exclusive Member evenings.
Advocacy: the GBCA is an active and powerful voice with industry and all three tiers of government. Our advocacy work has helped to remove barriers and improve incentives to transition the industry towards sustainable buildings and communities.
Sponsorship: expose your brand and products to a large audience of key potential clients. Demonstrate and profile your green leadership with exclusive, member-only sponsorship of Green Star rating tools or Green Building Council events such as Green Cities and the GBCA's Evolution annual publication.
Education: as a member company your staff are able to attend GBCA training and events around Australia, at a members discounted price on all education and events. Tailored in-house courses are also presented exclusively for members.
Information: we are the ‘go to place’ for green building information by governments, industry, the media and the general public. More than 17,500 people read our monthly newsletter and our website attracts 35,000 unique visitors.
Member only access to free online Technical manuals are now available, providing evern more information to our members. To view the manuals, simply login to the website and select the desired manual from the Green Star menu. Downloadabe case studies, research, Green Star rating tools and national and international research are also avalaiable.
Representation: nominate a colleague to one of the GBCA's newly created State Industry Groups, our Green Star technical working groups and review committees or the GBCA Board.
Discounts:
- receive discounted ticket prices for GBCA events
- save $250 on each registration at Green Star Foundation course
- save up to $200 on each Green Star technical hard copy manual purchase
- save up to $5,500 per project on Green Star project registration and certification fees (conditions apply for new members).
- receive a complimentary issue of FuturArc (upon renewing your organisation's membership) and a complimentary subscription of EcoLibrium magazine (when you first join as members).
Resources & Support: we continue to develop our resources to support your business, enhancing the Green Guide to Government Policy, and developing other material that outlines the business case for green building.
As a member, your company will receive priority support in the use of Green Star tools - our technical team is just an email away.
Recognition: We promote your company’s green achievements in our refreshed membership directory, and help reinforce your company’s credibility in sustainable building by listing and showcasing the Green Star projects that your team has worked on and the number of Green Star Accredited Professionals on staff.
The GBCA member logo is available to members for use on communication and promotional material and highlights your support of GBCA's mission and work.
Be highlighted as our "member of the month" in our monthly e-newsletter "Green Building Voice". If you have a newsworthy story to tell (only available to current financial MEMBERS) then contact us at:marketing@gbca.org.au.
Advertise: advertise your green products and services on the GBCA's website and in our e-newsletter. Reaching over 30,000 in the industry, advertising with us will help you to increase your brand awareness and product sales. This opportunity is only available to member organisations.
Find out more by downloading the membership information pack.
