8b - Green Star Flashcards
What building types does Green Star rate?
- Offices
- Industrial
- Education
- Custom
Which phases of a building does Green Star rate?
- Design (pre-construction)
- Built (post-practical completion)
- Interior fit-out (retrofit?)
What status of buildings do Green Star rate?
- New buildings
- Existing buildings
- Major refurbishments
What are the 7 principles of Green Star credits?
- Address key environmental opportunities
- Address causes of environmental issues
- Align with existing codes and standards
- Balance ‘ease of use’ with ‘technical rigor’
- Assess buildings objectively
- Achievement-based
- Designed to be user friendly
What does the
Management
Category look at?
- Encouraging sustainability practices from the earliest stages of design
- Building tuning and commissioning
- Environmental impact during construction and occupation
What does the
Indoor environment quality
Category look at?
Building/services are designed/managed to ensure benefit of health and wellbeing of building occupants
What does the
Energy
Category look at?
Reduction of greenhouse emissions from building operations
Use of energy efficiently and reduction of peak loads
What does the
Transport
Category look at?
To enhance opportunity for alternatives to cars/trucks/planes
And recognize travel options w low environmental impact
What does the
Water
Category look at?
Min. Water consumption
Max. Water conservation
What does the
Materials
Category look at?
Minimise resource consumption and manufacturing impacts
I.e. waste
What does the
Land use and Ecology
Category look at?
Minimising impact on flora, fauna, biodiversity
To restore the health of degraded sites
What does the
Emissions
category look at?
Reduce primary source pollution
Reduce related environmental and health risks
What does the
Innovation
Category look at?
- Innovative strats and techs
- Exceeding GS benchmarks
- Environmental design initiatives
