Green Building Voice

Vol 26: Friday, 14 October 2005


	Welcome This month the Green Building Council welcomed three new staff: Michelle Malanca (Senior Technical Manager) Elena Bondareva (Technical Manager) and Lidia Fogo (Office Manager). With Michelle and Elena's arrival the Technical Working Group has been reconvened. They will meet for the first time on Friday 21 October and will be responsible for creating the PILOT Green Star rating tools for the retail, education and health sectors. We are also pleased to announce the certification of the second 6 Star Green Star - Office Design project - 40 Albert Road, South Melbourne. Finally, welcome to our newest members: Department for Administrative and Information Services and Department for Environment and Heritage from South Australia, Emanate Design, Grimshaw, Kingspan and Orica Consumer Products. Maria
	News Good Environmental Choice for Green Materials The Green Building Council has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Australian Environmental Labelling Association to assist members with green procurement decisions. Manufacturing members can also receive a 30% discount if they are seeking certification under the Good Environmental Choice Label. Members who have already received certification include: Forbo Flooring, Sustainable Living Fabrics and Wattyl Australia. Read More » Opportunity to Fine Tune Your Presentation Skills If you need to improve your presentation skills we are offering eight people the opportunity to join the Green Building Council team on a fantastic presentation course. Could you benefit from attending? Read More » Members - Order Your Free Copies of the New Green Building Council Brochure If you need assistance in educating others about the value of Green Star and the Green Building Council, free copies of our latest brochure are available for Green Building Council members. Read More » Membership Survey - Have Your Say This month the Green Building Council of Australia will launch its first Member Survey. PLUS you could win an iPod nano! Read More » Congratulations to Canberra International Airport Canberra International Airport has won the Sustainable Building category in Keep Australia Beautiful's ACT Sustainable Cities Award Program for 2005. The award is for the achievements of Brindabella Business Park - an integrated, environmentally conscious commercial development that includes 8 Brindabella Circuit - Australia's first 5 Star Green Star - Office Design rated project. Read More » Australian 'First' for Lismore Joinery - FSC Certification Lismore company Hampton and Larsson, has become the first joinery in Australia to obtain international certification from the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for joinery manufacture. This means that timber used in the production of so-labelled commercial and residential doors, windows and stairs is guaranteed to have been sourced in forests that are managed according to a strict set of environmental, social and economic standards. Read More » Rabobank Retains its Position as Europe's Most Sustainable Bank The Rabobank Group has retained its position as Europe's most sustainable bank. These rankings are revealed by comparing the results of the Swiss Asset Management Group's (SAM) biennial assessment of Rabobank with the results of the SAM 2005 Corporate Sustainability Assessment that were announced in September. Read More »

	Green Star Three Cheers to our Volunteers The Green Building Council announces that the Technical Working Group (TWG) will reconvene on Friday, 21 October. The all-volunteer TWG will be responsible for creating the next three Pilot Green Star rating tools for the retail, education and health sectors. Thanks go to the TWG members for their commitment to this work over the next year: Geoff Absolom - Northrop Engineers Chris Arkins - Steensen Varming Frank Barram - Integrated Energy Services Peter John Byron - Armstrong Industries Andrew Corney - Advanced Environmental Concepts Lino Caccavo - AMP Capital Shopping Centres Jonathan Dalton - Construction Control Graham Dyus - Bestec Paul Edwards - Bovis Lend Lease Paula Gibson Roy - Construction Queen Alan Jenkins - Davis Langdon Trudy Ann King - Woods Bagot Michael Mandl - Group GSA Sean McCardle - SBE Haris Moratis - GHD Jeff Morehen - FJMT Architects Warren Overton - Energetics Steven Peters - Sustainability Victoria William Ray - Sinclair Knight Merz Thomas J Reaney - ING Real Estate Bradley Robbins - Investa Property Group Daniel Rossetto - Energy South Australia Haico Schepers - Arup Michael Shaw - Irwin Consult Joseph Emil Scholz - QED Environmental Services Justin Marc Tavlos - Stockland Anthony Marklund - Umow Lai & Assocaites Wayne Marr - Westfield Ed Warcaba - Interface Robert Welch - Norman, Disney & Young The following experts have offered their expertise to assist the TWG and the tool development process: Sarah Baulch - Sydney Water Carl Binns - Sydney Water Vyt Garnys - Cetec Stephen Smith - Vinidex Ross Trethewey - Mirvac Andrew Walker-Morrison - RMIT The Council is proud to be working in partnership with the Tertiary Education Facility Managers Association (TEFMA), an organisation that brings tremendous education sector expertise. The assistance offered by TEFMA is greatly appreciated. Three cheers to our volunteers! Read More » Australia's Second 6 Star Green Star - Office Design Rating Awarded! 40 Albert Road, South Melbourne is the second project to be awarded a 6 Star Green Star - Office Design v1 Certified Rating. It is the first commercial office refurbishment design to achieve this rating. Read More » Sponsors Show Green Star Committment The Green Building Council would like to publicly thank the following organisations who are demonstrating their environmental leadership via sponsorship of the Green Star tools for the retail, health and education sectors. Green Star - Retail Mirvac (Platinum) Sustainability Victoria (previously known as SEAV) (Platinum) Westfield (Platinum) AMP Capital (Gold) EPA Queensland (Silver) Environment & Conservation NSW Government (Silver) ING Real Estate (Silver) Green Star - Health South Australian Government - Department for Administrative and Information Services (Platinum Plus) Green Star - Education South Australian Government - Department for Administrative and Information Services (Platinum Plus) QLD Department of Public Works (Gold) Read More »

	Contact For further information For queries regarding membership and sponsorship: Suzie Guthridge Business Development & Marketing Manager suzie.guthridge@gbca.org.au For queries regarding Green Star training: Louise Holt Communications & Education Manager louise.holt@gbca.org.au For queries regarding technical issues within Green Star: Michelle Malanca Senior Technical Manager greenstar@gbca.org.au For queries regarding Green Star certification: Elena Bondareva Technical Manager elena.bondareva@gbca.org.au Read More »

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