Green Star FAQs

FAQ F-00137

Can the ISO standard 18504 can be used as a Best Practice Remediation strategy for Site Decontamination?

Yes, for the purposes of site decontamination in Green Star, the ISO standard 18504: Soil quality: Sustainable Remediation can be used an alternative to the current standard referenced in the submission guidelines: “A Framework for Assessing the Sustainability of Soil and Groundwater Remediation”.

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Rating Tools

This FAQ is related to the following Rating Tools, Categories or Credits:

Green Star - Communities v1 / Environment / 28.2 Best Practice Site Decontamination
Green Star - Communities v1.1 / Environment / 28.2 Best Practice Site Decontamination
Green Star - Design & As Built v1 / Land Use & Ecology
Green Star - Design & As Built v1.1 / Emissions
Green Star - Design & As Built v1.1 / Land Use & Ecology
Green Star - Design & As Built v1.2 / Land Use & Ecology / 24.2 Sustainable Sites - Contamination and Hazardous Materials
Green Star - Design & As Built v1.3 / Land Use & Ecology / 24.2 Contamination and Hazardous Materials
Green Star - Design & As Built v1.3 / Land Use & Ecology / 24.2.A Site Contamination
Green Star - Railway Stations v1 / Land Use & Ecology / 24.2 Sustainable Sites - Contamination and Hazardous Materials

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