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Vol 9: Friday, 23 April 2004

"Green Star is an excellent product which is ratcheting up the bar on green buildings beyond other international rating tools such as LEED and BREEAM". Huston Eubank - Principal, Rocky Mountain Institute



	Green Star How Green is your Building? Australia's Green Star - Office As Built was officially launched today by the Victorian Deputy Premier, Minister for Environment & Water, John Thwaites. The Green Building Council of Australia's Green Star - Office As Built rating tool is the second of a suite of rating tools under the Green Star environmental rating system for buildings. It complements the Green Star - Office Design rating tool, launched in 2003, by providing a means to assess whether the intent of an office building's design is met by its construction. What does the Green Star - Office As Built Rating Tool Do? Read the FAQs on Green Star- Office As Built. Twelve More Accredited Professionals Another 12 people have been added to the Accredited Professional database, bringing the total to 27.

Green Star Course
Date: 5/5/04
Location: Canberra

Increase your understanding of green building practices and learn how to use the Green Star-Office Design rating tool for commercial buildings.

Green Building Design Course
Dates: 7-8/5/04
Location: Melbourne

The course focuses on two key issues - workplace productivity benefits and cost control - in its review of innovation, best practice and policy in the fast-growing 'Green design' area.