Green Star FAQs

In Green Star Buildings v1, the Green Star Accredited Professional (GSAP) must be engaged within one month of the project’s registration and remain engaged through to certification. Where the GSAP is appointed after schematic design, the project may still target the credit, provided the GSAP is engaged within one month of registration. For Note: This FAQ applies to Green Star Buildings v1...

Yes, anti-corrosion coatings and any required touch ups of the coatings applied offsite or prior to enclosure of the façade may be excluded from the credit requirements outlined in the submission guidelines.    

Yes.  To determine the number of showers and lockers as required under the Changing Facilities (Minimum Expectation) criterion from the Movement & Place credit, Class 5 projects may adopt the default occupancy as 75% of the building population as determined from NCC 2022 D2D18. Please ensure a clear calculation is provided in your submission. 

Where a credit criterion has a ‘Check in’ submission frequency, project teams are required to confirm annually that no changes have occurred to the building or its management relevant to that criterion that would affect the previously submitted evidence. This requirement is satisfied by indicating ‘No Change’ in the relevant submission template and scorecard for that credit, accompanied by a brief...

In August 2025, the GBCA published an update advising that the scheduled 2026 Climate Positive Pathway rules within Green Star Buildings v1 would not come into effect for any star rating.  This means that the Climate Positive Pathway requirements known as the 2023 rules continued to apply to new projects registering under Green Star Buildings v1. The extension was provided to...