Green Star FAQs

Gross Floor Area (GFA) The Australian Institute of Quantity Surveyors (AIQS) definition from the Australian Cost Management Manual - Volume 1 for GFA applies with car parking (including undercover car parking) areas to be excluded for the purposes of Green Star unless specifically noted otherwise in the credit requirements. GFA is defined as the sum of Fully Enclosed Covered Area (FECA)...

Yes. Projects may demonstrate compliance for DX Split Systems under the Heating and Cooling of Sole Occupancy Units criteria from the Energy Use - Residential Pathway by demonstrating the following: A minimum 3.5 Star ZERL Cooling Star rating (average zone) A minimum 3 Star ZERL Heating star rating (average zone)

Yes- if they are easily accessible and meet all other requirements.  End-of-trip facilities, including changing rooms, showers and lockers, must be provided in a dedicated facility within easy access of the bike storage. This is to meet the credit intent to encourage occupants and users to use active, low carbon and public transport options instead of private vehicles.  Some examples of what can be...

No. Reference building HVAC systems that are used for this credit should be selected based on which pathway is most relevant to the proposed HVAC system type i.e., Class 3 spaces are not required to use the residential pathway if other compliance pathways or modelling parameters are deemed more relevant to the project. Clear justification must be provided in the...

Yes, a building is considered to have all of its electricity considered as renewables if the sum of all renewable energy generated on-site and off-site is equal to, or greater than, the total electricity use of the building annually. Where the quantity of renewable energy generated by on-site renewables is greater than the total electricity use of the building annually, there...