Governance | Green Building Council of Australia

The Green Star Advisory Committee and supporting advisory groups ensure the Green Star rating system continues to be Australia’s leading rating tool for the built environment. They also ensure continuous improvement of the certification process, and increase industry participation in Green Star.

Green Star Advisory Committee

The Green Star Advisory Committee assists and advises our Executive Team and Board on all matters relating to the development of Green Star and ensure that the Green Star rating system remains rigorous, market relevant and valued by industry. The committee ensures that a consensus process continues to be used to evolve Green Star in accordance with our mission and strategic plan.

Green Star Advisory Committee members are sustainability leaders with experience in governance and stakeholder engagement, and have an understanding of rating systems and the role played by independent certification in driving change. They hold senior positions and have an understanding of the economic, social and environmental drivers that affect the adoption of sustainable building practices internationally.
The Charter for the Green Star Advisory Committee is available here.

Members

Peter Bailey - ARUP and GBCA Director (Chair)
Emma Herd - EY, formerly IGCC
Sarah Slattery - Slattery
Sonia Auld - QIC
Samantha Peart - Hassell
Dave Jones - Western Power
James Wewer - Lendlease
Michael Di Russo - Clean Energy Finance Corporation

Industry Advisory Group

The Industry Advisory Group supports staff and the Green Star Advisory Committee as it provides insight into industry activity and trends, and makes recommendations to increase the adoption of Green Star. The terms of reference are available here.

Members

Sonia Auld – QIC (Chair)
Andrew Cole – Charter Hall
Keith Lucas – Sentinel Fund Manager Australia
Nikki Paton – Salta Properties
Lisa Hinde – Precinct Properties, NZGBC
Natasha Mulcahy – CBRE
Lucy Sharman – Landcom
Peter Vanderaa – Queensland Treasury
Leigh Penney – Arcadis
Steve Colomb – Dexus
Megan Lupton – NSW Department of Education

Technical Advisory Group

The Green Star Technical Advisory Group (TAG) has been created to ensure Green Star remains technically rigorous, flexible and relevant to industry.

The Technical Advisory Group provides support to staff and the Green Star Advisory Committee in developing appropriate technical guidance and direction for current and future rating tools and other initiatives. It is tasked with assisting in the development of Green Star; reporting and making recommendations on matters relating to rating tool development, and addressing and reporting stakeholder comments on Green Star.
The terms of reference are available here

Members

Samantha Peart – Hassell (Chair)
Anne Kovachevich – Mott MacDonald
Clare Gallagher – Built
David Colllins – Cundall
Brad Crowley – NZGBC
Evalin Ling – Laing O'Rourke
Tom Dean – Slattery
David Mahony – HIP V. HYPE
Alexander Hespe – Arup
Dan Andjelic – Lendlease

Responsible Products Advisory Group

To assist the Committee in its functions, the Responsible Product Advisory Group (the Group) is tasked to assist and advise the GBCA executive and the Committee on matters relating to GBCA’s strategy for products and circular economy, including the development of the Responsible Products Framework (the Framework) and the Responsible Products Directory (the Directory).

The Terms of Reference are available here.

Members

Sarah Slattery - Slattery (Chair)
Brad Crowley - New Zealand Green Building Council
Cathy Inglis - Think Brick Australia
Cyril Giraud - Holcim
Dave Moolman - Shaw Contractors
Laura Besley - CSR
Nicole Sullivan - thinkstep-anz
Owen Grace - Multiplex
Philippa Stone - BlueScope
Yingbin Feng - Western Sydney University

Homes Advisory Panel

The Green Star Advisory Committee has established the Homes Advisory Panel to assist and advise on all matters relating to the development of the Green Star Homes Standard.

The Homes Advisory Panel is responsible for ensuring that Green Star Homes drives sustainable outcomes in the housing sector, enables market transformation, and is valued by the housing industry. The introduction of this Standard and its certification process is part of the Future Homes Strategy released by GBCA in May 2020.
The terms of reference are available here.

Members

Anthony Wright - CSIRO
Matthew Napper - Ingenia Communities
Josh Heazlewood - Clean Energy Finance Corporation
Adam Selvay - Metricon
Mark Taylor - Hesperia
Ben Brazier - Commonwealth Bank of Australia

Expert Reference Panels

Expert Reference Panels assist with a defined topic of engagement. Panels are appointed by us and are made up of our members who have experience and expertise on the relevant topic.
The terms of reference are available here.