Green Star FAQs
Is Mechanical Ductwork included under the scope of the credit: Permanent formwork, pipes, flooring, binds and cables?
Yes.
The GBCA confirms that the scope of credit 20.3 Permanent formwork, pipes, flooring, blinds and cables under Green Star - Design & As Built or credit 20.2 under Green Star - Interiors, includes any mechanical ductwork that contain PVC pipes or cables. This must be accounted for when demonstrating compliance under the credit criteria as stated below:
1 point is available where 90% (by cost) of all permanent formwork, pipes, flooring, blinds and cables in a project either:
A. Do not contain PVC and have a recognised product declaration;
or
B. Meet the GBCA’s Best Practice Guidelines for PVC.
Where the cost of PVC products in the project is less than 1% of the Project Contract Value this criterion is made ‘Not Applicable’.
For more information please refer to the Literature Review and Best Practice Guidelines
Life cycle of PVC building products found on the GBCA website.
This FAQ is related to the following Rating Tools, Categories or Credits:
- Green Star - Design & As Built v1.1 / Materials / 20.3 Responsible Building Materials - Permanent Formwork, Pipes, Flooring, Blinds and Cables
- Green Star - Design & As Built v1.2 / Materials / 20.3 Responsible Building Materials - Permanent Formwork, Pipes, Flooring, Blinds and Cables
- Green Star - Design & As Built v1.3 / Materials / 20.3 Permanent Formwork, Pipes, Flooring, Blinds and Cables
- Green Star - Interiors v1 / Materials / 20.2 Responsible Building Materials - Permanent Formwork, Pipes, Flooring, Blinds and Cables
- Green Star - Interiors v1.1 / Materials / 20.2 Responsible Building Materials - Permanent Formwork, Pipes, Flooring, Blinds and Cables
- Green Star - Interiors v1.2 / Materials / 20.2 Responsible Building Materials - Permanent Formwork, Pipes, Flooring, Blinds and Cables
- Green Star - Interiors v1.3 / Materials / 20.2 Permanent Formwork, Pipes, Flooring, Blinds and Cables
- Green Star - Railway Stations v1 / Materials / 20.3 Responsible Building Materials - Permanent Formwork, Pipes, Flooring, Blinds and Cables
- Green Star - Railway Stations v1.1 / Materials / 24.3 Air Permanent Formwork, Pipes, Flooring, Blinds and Cables
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