Green Star FAQs

GBCA notes that the intent of the criterion 'Localised Lighting Control' in Green Star - Design & As-Built is to provide occupants with the ability to control the lighting in their immediate environment. 

In an open plan/ activity-based working environment, for example, an office setting or educational facilities i.e. libraries, project teams may demonstrate compliance by providing different lighting zones across 95% of the nominated area. It is noted that the lighting zones should be designed to suit different tasks, for example:

• Some areas may have soft lighting, such as areas with daylight during the nominated hours.
• Some areas may have a high degree of lighting control, including turning the lights on and off and adjusting their light levels and; 
• Other areas where light is shone directly on the workstation.

Where compliance is being demonstrated through varied lighting zones, project teams must demonstrate how all the regular occupants in the project have access to all the spaces provided. The localized lighting strategy should be complemented with a communication strategy, outlining how individual lighting control may be achieved by occupants by occupying different lighting zones. The project team may choose to use the tenant fit out guide to communicating this message.

Where projects are delivered with cold shell spaces or where the scope of the rating is base building, project teams can demonstrate compliance by installing a DALI system within the base building which can be utilised by the tenant to deliver localised lighting control as per FAQ - 199. 

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