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Mirvac Bags Australia’s First 6-Star Green Star Buildings Certification
Commercial
Tuesday September 12 2023

Mirvac Bags Australia’s First 6-Star Green Star Buildings Certification

Property developer Mirvac has delivered Australia’s first 6-star rated building under a new and more stringent sustainable building certification scheme.

Plans Unveiled for Australia’s First Green Star Home Community
Green
Monday September 5 2022

Plans Unveiled for Australia’s First Green Star Home Community

A planned new estate in Melbourne’s outer-north is set to become the first development in Australia to have all homes built to meet a new voluntary...

Australia’s Gets its First Six-Star Museum
Green
Thursday March 17 2022

Australia’s Gets its First Six-Star Museum

A newly redeveloped museum and art gallery has become the first in Australia to achieve six-star design and performance ratings.

Regional NSW Gets First 6-Star Building
Green
Tuesday February 15 2022

Regional NSW Gets First 6-Star Building

A new university building has become the first six-star building in regional New South Wales.

Why Green Star Underwent Massive Change
Green
Friday November 13 2020

Why Green Star Underwent Massive Change

Back in 2012, after the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) completed its last update of its Green Star rating tools, it began thinking about the...

Green Buildings Go NetZero
Business
Wednesday November 11 2020

Green Buildings Go NetZero

Buildings will have to be ‘NetZero’ to achieve Green Star certification going forward, the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) says.

Australia’s New Green for Star Homes Has been Revealed
Green
Thursday July 30 2020

Australia’s New Green for Star Homes Has been Revealed

New homes throughout Australia will need to be healthy, resilient and energy efficient to achieve certification under a Green Star rating tool set to come into...

Australia’s Homes are Going Green
Green
Wednesday May 13 2020

Australia’s Homes are Going Green

New homes throughout Australia will need to be healthy, resilient and at least energy neutral if they are to achieve certification under a new rating tool...

Behind the New Green Star for New Buildings Rating Tool
Green
Thursday February 13 2020

Behind the New Green Star for New Buildings Rating Tool

The Green Building Council of Australia is setting a bold new direction in its Future Focus update of the Green Star rating system for new buildings....