Green Star FAQs
Are credits from other rating tools required to be awarded in order to make a Global Sustainability innovation claim?
No. Project teams are not required to have been awarded the pre-approved credits from other rating tools listed under the Global Sustainability credits in Green Star - Design & As Built v1.2 when making claims under the Global Sustainability credit. These pre-approved credits may also be applied to other versions of Green Star - Design & As Built and Green Star - Interiors where appropriate.
The project team is required to outline and supply evidence to validate the claim in lieu of official WGBC member rating tool accreditation.
Project teams using all Green Star tools may also target other items not listed as pre-approved, provided they are considered outside of the scope of the Green Star rating tools.
For innovation claims within a Green Star crosswalk, the relevant attribute from the crosswalk does need to be achieved to target the point, as these topics have been deemed within the scope of Green Star.
This FAQ is related to the following Rating Tools, Categories or Credits:
- Green Star - Communities v1 / Innovation / 33 Global Sustainability
- Green Star - Communities v1.1 / Innovation / 33 Global Sustainability
- Green Star - Communities PILOT v0.2 / Innovation / Global Sustainability
- Green Star - Design & As Built v1 / Innovation / 30 E - Global Sustainability
- Green Star - Design & As Built v1.1 / Innovation / 30 E - Global Sustainability
- Green Star - Design & As Built v1.2 / Innovation / 30 E - Global Sustainability
- Green Star - Design & As Built v1.3 / Innovation / 30.E Global Sustainability
- Green Star - Interiors v1 / Innovation / 27 Global Sustainability
- Green Star - Interiors v1.1 / Innovation / 27 Global Sustainability
- Green Star - Interiors v1.2 / Innovation / 27 Global Sustainability
- Green Star - Interiors v1.3 / Innovation / 27.E Global Sustainability
- Green Star - Performance v1 / Innovation / 30 E - Global Sustainability
- Green Star - Performance v1.1 / Innovation / 30 E - Global Sustainability
- Green Star - Performance 1.2.0 / Innovation / 30 E - Global Sustainability
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- provided as additional technical assistance for Green Star users.
- optional and free to use on Green Star projects.
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