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Seasons Greetings!
What an
amazing fourteen months its been. Since launching on 30
October 2002, we have developed the Green Star - Office Design
rating tool, hosted Australia's first national Green Building
Conference, and actively lobbied governments around the
country to drive change in the property industry - to name
just a few of our achievements. We now have around 100 member
organisations.
In 2004 - the Year of the Built
Environment - we will build on our achievements to further the
shift towards an environmentally sustainable Australian
property industry. In the year ahead we will launch three new
Green Star rating tools: Green Star rating tool for office
fit-out; Green Star - Office Post Construction and Green Star
rating tool for Existing Office buildings. We will also run
our program of Green Star Accredited Professional courses and
continue advocating change.
Thank you to all of you who
have supported and assisted us in our journey towards creating
a sustainable property industry. We are taking a well earned
break and the office will be closed until 27 January 2004.
From all of us at the Green Building Council we wish you the
very best for the festive season and the coming
year.
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greenstar Green Star - Office Design
Rating Tool
After two years of development and an
extensive consultation process the Green Star - Office Design
Rating Tool is now available on the Green Building Council
website. Twenty-seven submissions from a wide range of
interest groups contibuted to the development of the tool. A
detailed response to the submissions on Green Star - Office
Design rating tool is available on the front page of the GBCA
website.
Green
Star Technical Manual Now Available
The Green Star -
Office Design Technical Manual is now available. Each GBCA
member organisation will receive a copy of the Technical
Manual for their library. Participants of the Green Star
Accredited Professional course also receive a Technical Manual
free of charge when they attend the course. Additional copies
of the manual are available for purchase at $335 for members
and $555 for non members. Price includes GST and
postage.
New
Accredited Professional Course in Canberrra
A new Green
Star Accredited Professional course has been set for 29
January 2004 in Canberra. A registration form is now available
on the webiste. Participants are urged to register early as
the course is very popular.
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News Follow
that Star
The West Australian property industry can
improve its bottom line and deliver a better environmental
outcome by adopting the Green Star - Office Design
environmental rating tool for the design of new and
refurbished office buildings.
Sustainable
Property Index
The 'Sustainable Property Index' was
launched by Premier Bob Carr on 17 November 2003. The index is
designed as a risk management tool for investors to assess the
sustainability credentials of a property and its management
through economic, environmental and social criteria
analysis.
New
GBCA Board Member - Chris Johnson
The Green Building
Council is delighted to announce that Chris Johnson, NSW
Government Architect has accepted a position as a Director on
the board of the Green Building Council. Chris Johnson is a
well known authority in his field and has authored several
architectural books including 'Shaping Sydney - Public
Architecture', 'Civic Decorum', 'Celebrating Sydney 2000 - 100
Legacies', 'James Barnett', 'Australian Architecture Now' and
'Geometries Of Power'.
Year
of the Built Environment 2004
2004 has been decreed the
Year of the Built Environment by the Australian Commonwealth
Government. The Green Building Council of Australia is proud
to support the Year of the Built Environment and our calendar
of events and activities will focus on raising awareness of
the importance of an environmentally sustainable built
environment.
Choosing
Recycled Office Paper Gets Easier
The NSW Department of
Environment and Conservation is updating its popular office
paper guide and companion guide for commercial printers. The
guide describes the environmental characteristics and
recommended applications for all recycled office printing and
copying papers available in Australia. The free guide contains
actual samples of all of the listed papers, so you can
actually see, feel and compare the difference.
2004
Banksia Environmental Awards
The Banksia Environmental
Foundation has incorporated the Year of the Built Environment
into the 2004 awards theme. The 2004 Banksia Environmental
Awards are open to all entries that meet the criteria for each
of the 12 categories including embracing and going beyond the
built environment.
Sustainability
Month - February 2004
Sustainability Month is the
brainchild of the Sustainable Living Foundation and was
initiated in 2003 with the aim of promoting sustainability. To
be involved in Sustainability Month, organisations and
individuals working towards sustainability can use this month
as a platform to collaborate, network and promote their work
via an Events Calendar published on the website.
The
Green Issue
Property Australia, has published its
inaugural Green Issue, an annual suplement covering all things
"green". Read about the inaugural Green Building Conference,
how asset managers can improve the green cred of buildings,
the legal side of the greening the property industry and more.
The Green Issue will be an annual ESD supplement and will be
published in December of each year. Copies are available from
the Property Council of Australia web site.
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Green
Star Training
Dates: 29/1/04
Location:
Canberra
Obtain a certificate of competency on
how to use the Green Star - Office Design rating tool,
and gain a greater understanding of the Green Star
system and tools.
Sustainable
Water Management
Date: 28/1/04
Location:
Canberra
This two-day interactive conference will
bring together experts in the field of water education,
raise awareness of the need for education at all levels
in the community, and ensure sustainable water
management for the future in rural and urban
Australia.
Council
House 2 Briefing
Date: 2/2/04
Location:
Melbourne
Attend a briefing on the City of
Melbourne's new 12,800m2 administration building,
Council House 2 (CH2).
Sustainable
Living
Festival
Dates:13/2/04
Location:Melbourne
The
Sustainable Living Festival is an innovative, inspiring
and exciting event, which provides a platform to
showcase and celebrate sustainable living with the
Australian community
Planning
on the Edge
Dates:
22/2/04
Location:Hobart
The Planning
Institute's annual conference will cover three
sub-themes Environment: Resource The Management, Built
Environment and Cultural Heritage.
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