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Building for SustainabilityForum –14 July 2011Robin MellonE ti Di tExecutive DirectorGreen Building Council of Australia
TodayWho we areAbout Green StarChallengesOpportunitiesResources
TodayWho we areAbout Green StarChallengesOpportunitiesResources
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Who are we?
Green StarRating tools
• Office• Office Interiors• Retail Centre• Healthcare
Membership
928• Healthcare• Education• Industrial• Multi Unit Residential• Public Buildings• Existing Buildings
928Member companies
Who we are
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World Green Building Council
Growth No other sector has such a high potential for such drastic emission reductions– The United Nation’s Environmental Program (UNEP)
Develop a sustainable property industry for Australia and drive the adoption of green
GBCA’s Mission
the adoption of green building practices
Rate
What do we do?
ate
Green Star rated
340Certified
+Certifiedprojects
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Green Star
56Certified Government projects(Local, state and federal)
Green Star registered
534Registered
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projects
Learning resources
Educate
What do we do?
ducate
Education
173Education Courses
21,010Trained in Green Star Learning
resources
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Advocate
What do we do?
AdvocateFive priorities:
Green building d f
Green Building agenda
agenda for 2010-2013
Priority 1:
Provide visionary t
Green Building Agenda
government leadership
Priority 2:
Retrofit and i i ti
Green Building agenda
improve existing buildings
Priority 3:
Green Education d H lth
Green Building agenda
and Healthcare facilities
Priority 4:
Move beyond
Green Building Agenda
ybuildings to communities and cities
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Priority 5:
Embed green skills across all
Green Building agenda
skills across all industry training
Green Guide to Government
• Provides all the information on federal, state and local government support for green building initiatives
Resources
green building initiatives• Available online:
www.gbca.org.au/government-policy
TodayWho we areAbout Green StarChallengesOpportunitiesResources
Green StarFacts
• Green Star provides a common language
• Green Star is voluntary• Green Star rates
building attributes
Green Star
building attributes• Green Star promotes a
holistic approach that requires commitment and involvement of all parties
Green StarRating tools
• Office• Office Interiors• Retail Centre• Healthcare• Education
Green Star
Education• Industrial• Multi Unit Residential• Public Buildings
Green StarRating tools:under development
• Custom• Performance• Communities
Green Star
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Davis Langdon’s ‘Green Road to Property’
• Green Star strategies have become ‘the norm’ for higher quality buildings
• 4 Star Green Star is rapidly becoming the base criterion for adaptable buildingsfor adaptable buildings
• With every building rated, the cost ‘premium’ and costly perception of Green Star falls
Green Star
TodayWho we areAbout Green StarChallengesOpportunitiesResources
Green building challenges
How do you position How do you position green buildings as green buildings as part of any major part of any major adaptability strategy?adaptability strategy?
Green building challenges
Do you mandate Do you mandate green building green building standards or provide standards or provide a mix of incentives?a mix of incentives?
Green building challenges
How do you ensure How do you ensure that green buildings that green buildings are adaptable, flexible are adaptable, flexible and positive spaces?and positive spaces?
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Green building challenges
How do you get the How do you get the context of buildings, context of buildings, infrastructure and infrastructure and communities correct?communities correct?
Green building challenges
How do you choose How do you choose the right materials, the right materials, products, leases or products, leases or certification tools?certification tools?
TodayWho we areAbout Green StarChallengesOpportunitiesResources Ausgrid Learning
CentreSilverwater, NSW
Why choose Green Star?
Greening America’s Schools: Costand benefits (2006)
• 41.5% improvement in student and teacher health
• Up to 15% Improvement in• Up to 15% Improvement in student learning and productivity
• Up to 25% improvement on test scores from good lighting and ventilation.
• 71% Decrease in Energy
Why choose Green Star?
Szencorp building
• 94% Decrease in water
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WangarattaHigh SchoolMelbourne, VIC
Green features save:
Why choose Green Star?
Lilyfield HousingRedevelopment
• $19,000 per year
• $213 per unit
• 25% decrease in energy bills
Easiest wins with existing buildings:
• Removing, replacing or downsizing inefficient equipment to reduce energy waste
• Retrofitting, heating,
Easiest wins
g, g,ventilation and cooling systems
• Upgrading appliances and lighting, water heating and insulation
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In 2008 focus shifted from buildings…
Green Star Communities
To precinct, communities and cities
Five principles of sustainable communities
Green Star Communities
TodayWho are we?What do we do?The role of Green StarCase studiesResources
• Sign up for the Green Star e-newsletter
GBCA members can also:T k t i t h i l ki• Take part in a technical working group
• Sponsor a revolutionary project
www.gbca.org.au/revolution
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Learning resources
Learning resources
www.gbca.org.aug g