Green Star FAQs

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Project teams are not required to submit an Area Definition Request for projects registered under Green Star Buildings. Where project teams seek to clarify an uncommon or specialised space or exclusion, project teams are to submit a Technical Question. The option to submit an Area Definition Request is not available for Green Star Buildings.

For the relevant credits (as noted below) within Green Star Buildings, guidance has been provided under 'Additional information' section at the start of each credit stipulating what spaces are subject to the requirements of the credit. Please note that for Green Star Buildings, the distinction between Primary, Secondary and Tertiary spaces has been removed and replaced with Regularly Occupied Areas (formerly Primary or Secondary) and non-regularly occupied areas (formerly Tertiary). 

Example of guidance provided

Regularly Occupied Areas - Those continuously occupied or occupied for more than two hours (previously known as 'primary' and 'secondary' spaces) including living and sleeping areas in Class 2 and Class 3 units. Areas that are either transient or accessed intermittently such as corridors, storage, back of house or plant rooms can be excluded, and are not considered regularly occupied spaces. Spaces can also be excluded if the use of the space (for example, a laboratory) justifies specific conditions - a Technical Question must be submitted to the GBCA for confirmation.

Below is a list of credits that are to be applied to regularly occupied areas:

• Clean Air
• Light Quality (refer to FAQ F-00423 for further guidance)
• Acoustic Comfort
• Exposure to Toxins
• Connection to Nature

In order to support claims for credit compliance, projects must include marked-up plans in the submission, clearly indicating regularly occupied areas and non-regularly occupied areas. Regularly occupied areas and non-regularly occupied areas are to be applied consistently across all credits.

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