Green Star
Green Star assesses the sustainable design, construction and operation of buildings, fitouts and communities. There are four Green Star rating tools available for certification of design, construction and operation of buildings, fitouts and communities. The tools cover a broad range of sustainable topics including energy and emissions and provide an overall rating, with 4-stars meaning “best practice, 5-star meaning Australian excellence and 6-star meaning international excellence. The program is voluntary and covers the residential, office, retail, accommodation, education and public buildings
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Request a GBCA speaker
Welcome to the GBCA Speakers Bureau - an online service to help you when requesting our staff to speak at your event.
The GBCA's mission is to promote a sustainable property industry in Australia through the development of the Green Star rating tools and education initiatives. Our Speakers Bureau is designed as a benefit to GBCA members and the property industry, to meet the growing demand for general presentations on the GBCA, the Green Star tools, benefits of GBCA membership and the future of green building. Speaker presentations are offered as a general overview only. Any specific presentation on professional development or an individual Green Star tool should be directed to our Education department as an in-house course.
As the GBCA is a not-for-profit organisation, all costs related to speaker requests are required to be reimbursed by the company lodging the form.
NB: In submitting a GBCA speaker request form, you are accepting the terms and conditions stated therein, including the responsibility to reimburse any applicable costs incurred by the GBCA in presenting at your event.
Please ensure your request is lodged 4 weeks prior to the event date.