{"id":1850,"date":"2014-05-14T00:03:53","date_gmt":"2014-05-14T00:03:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/?p=677"},"modified":"2019-09-27T13:58:49","modified_gmt":"2019-09-27T03:58:49","slug":"green-star-2014-design-as-built-rating-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/edgeenvironment.com\/us\/2014\/05\/14\/green-star-2014-design-as-built-rating-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Green Star 2014 &#8211; Design &#038; As Built Rating Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has recently released draft credits for the Green Star 2014 Design &amp; As Built Rating Tool. Edge has been involved in the Green Star Design &amp; As Built Technical Advisory Group throughout tool development and are now providing feedback on the draft credits and design and as built scoping paper.<\/p>\n<p>The new rating tool will deliver:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Updated credit benchmarks<\/b> to establish new market expectations of best practice sustainable design and construction<\/li>\n<li><b>Up to 30% less documentation<\/b> required to achieve certification<\/li>\n<li><b>New credits<\/b> to address emerging sustainability issues such as climate adaptation, product declarations and cultural heritage<\/li>\n<li><b>40% fewer credits<\/b> overall. Credits that reward sustainable practices that are now considered \u2018standard practice\u2019 will be removed from the rating tools<\/li>\n<li><b>Cost savings of 20% or more and increased consistency<\/b> of certification results when your project moves from Green Star &#8211; Design to Green Star &#8211; As Built<\/li>\n<li><b>A simplified weighting system<\/b> one point will always be worth one point \u2013 no matter whether you\u2019re using Green Star \u2013 Performance, Communities or the new Green Star \u2013 Design &amp; As Built<\/li>\n<li><b>All existing sector-based rating tools will be combined<\/b> into a single, easy to use rating tool for many building types.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Edge team members will also be attending upcoming events hosted by the GBCA including Green Building Day and Green Star Innovation Workshops.<\/p>\n<p>Full details of the Green Star 2014 program can be found at <a title=\"Green Star 2014\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gbca.org.au\/green-star\/green-star-2014\/gs2014-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/www.gbca.org.au\/green-star\/green-star-2014\/gs2014-home\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has recently released draft credits for the Green Star 2014 Design &amp; As Built Rating Tool. 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