Green Star FAQs


FAQ F-00051
For IEQ credits, when does compliance only need to be demonstrated across 95% of the nominated area?

For the following Indoor Environment Quality credits, compliance need only be demonstrated across 95% of the nominated area:

Indoor Air Quality:

  • Provision of Outdoor Air

Acoustic Comfort:

  • Internal Noise Levels 
  • Reverberation

Lighting Comfort: 

  • Minimum Lighting Comfort 
  • General Illuminance and Glare Reduction 
  • Surface Illuminance 
  • Localised Lighting Control 

Visual Comfort:

  • Glare Reduction

Thermal Comfort:

  • Thermal Comfort
  • Advanced Thermal Comfort

For residential buildings, please note that the 95% compliance criteria needs to be met for individual dwellings, not as an overall GFA of nominated area. 

Refer to the submission guidelines for which space types are considered nominated area in each credit. 





Rating Tools

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

  • Green Star - Design & As Built v1 / Indoor Environment Quality
  • Green Star - Design & As Built v1.1 / Indoor Environment Quality
  • Green Star - Design & As Built v1.2 / Indoor Environment Quality
  • Green Star - Design & As Built v1.3 / Indoor Environment Quality
  • Green Star - Interiors v1 / Indoor Environment Quality
  • Green Star - Interiors v1.1 / Indoor Environment Quality
  • Green Star - Interiors v1.2 / Indoor Environment Quality
  • Green Star - Interiors v1.3 / Indoor Environment Quality


Disclaimer

These FAQs are:

  • provided as additional technical assistance for Green Star users.
  • optional and free to use on Green Star projects.

When used on Green Star projects, make sure to:
  • state the FAQ number on the Submission Template.
  • click on "Download" to save the FAQ.
  • include the PDF in the submission.

The GBCA reserves the right to add or remove FAQ at our discretion.




Have more questions?

Submit a question by selecting an option below: