Green Building Council of Australia
Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), established in 2002, is a not-for-profit industry association that promotes sustainability in the built environment or green building. The GBCA is best known for developing the Green Star rating system for buildings and communities.
GBCA was one of eight national green building councils that helped found the World Green Building Council.[1]
GBCA's member companies comprise developers, local, state and federal governments, owners, professional services firms, investors, manufacturers, suppliers and distributors, facility and asset managers, universities, professional societies, utilities and contractors.
GBCA's Chief Executive is Davina Rooney and Chair is Rod Fehring from Frasers Property Australia.
Green Star
Green Building Council of Australia released the first Green Star rating tool for offices in 2003, and subsequently released rating tools for office interiors, education, healthcare and industrial facilities, public buildings, multi-unit residential developments and retail centres. Today, GBCA operates four Green Star rating tools: Green Star - Design & As Built and Green Star Buildings (for any building type); Green Star - Communities (for neighbourhoods and precincts); Green Star - Performance (for building operations) and Green Star - Interiors (for fitouts).
Special Green Star rating tools have been developed for buildings that fall outside the scope of Green Star rating tools, including supermarkets, restaurants and railway stations.
The system assesses and rates buildings, fitouts and communities against a range of environmental impact categories, and aims to encourage leadership in environmentally-sustainable design and construction, showcase innovation in sustainable building practices, and consider occupant health, productivity and operational cost savings.
References
- "World Green Building Council history". Archived from the original on 2015-07-10. Retrieved 2013-07-15.