Green Star Buildings consultation | Green Building Council of Australia

Help shape the next version of Green Star Buildings

Launched in 2020, Green Star Buildings is a holistic rating tool designed to meet the challenges of the next decade. It was the first rating tool in the Future Focus program, which set out to redefine Green Star for the next generation of communities, buildings and fitouts.

Our proposed evolution on the Green Star Buildings rating tool will ensure continued alignment with GBCA strategy on:

Climate action, to build on learnings and successes from the current Climate Positive Pathway
Nature to align with expected nature roadmap
Circularity, to align with GBCA strategy, embed learnings from industry and meet global trends

Green Star Buildings v1.1

Green Star Buildings v1.1 addresses feedback on individual credits and provides technical amendments, clarifications and improvements identified by project teams who have used the tool.

Critical changes include:

Climate Positive Pathway: Mandatory requirement for all-electric buildings and revised energy consumption benchmarks; Larger focus on grid-interactive buildings; Amendments to upfront carbon to align with the proposed NABERS Embodied Carbon methodology; Addition of refrigerant GWP limits; Amendments to offsets requirements due to challenges in market.
Nature category: A rebalancing of points and the introduction of key nature-related metrics.
Circularity in life cycle: A shift towards encouraging circular thinking in building design and construction, and metrics to measure outcomes.
Stepped points: More opportunity for project teams to be recognised for outcomes in certain credits.

Read the full consultation paper for Green Star Buildings v1.1 or download our webinar to learn the major changes.

Consultation is now closed.

We will refine the proposed changes based on the feedback received during the consultation period. If needed, we will engage further, including with our expert reference panels.

Areas of interest for your field

Find the proposals of interest to your discipline in the factsheets below.

For product suppliers ›

For services engineers ›

For structural engineers ›

Future Focus Silver partners

Future Focus Supporting partners

Previous publications

Summary Report

The summary report explains the process that we went through, outlines critical issues, and highlights key credits that we wanted to draw your attention to during the consultation period.

Read the summary report >

Changes to certification

The certification process is changing in many ways. From a digital platform to a product register, there are important changes for you to know.

Read the proposed changes >