Green Star FAQs

The Upgrade Process: 1) Reach out to the GBCA Market Engagement (ME) Team meteam@gbca.org.au and let us know that you are interested in upgrading to Green Star Buildings v1.1. The ME team will then request you submit further detail in an Eligibility Query through the GBCA online portal. 2)  If an earlier version of the certification agreement was executed when the project...

GBCA clarifies that in Green Star Performance v2, the Climate Positive Pathway requirements for a project are based on the annual date of registration of a project. This has been changed from the date of submission to better align with how buildings and submissions are managed. 

Project teams can access information about how to use the Green Star Online Submission Portal via the following resources: Rating tool Resource Green Star Buildings v1 Green Star Buildings v1 Online Guides and Tutorials Green Star Performance v2 Green Star Performance v2 Online Guides and Tutorials  

The Responsible Product Value (RPV) for Product-specific EPDs has been increased from 5 points to 7. Product-specific EPDs score in Carbon Emissions Disclosure (CA), Environmental Impact Disclosure (CA) and Environmental Impact Disclosure (HP), resulting in an RPV of 7. Please see the Responsible Products Guidelines - Version A for criteria. This FAQ is retrospective. All project teams can make claim of the updated...