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Green Building Voice
October 2018
 
 
 
Romilly Madew
 
Chief Executive Officer,
GBCA
 
A story of two thousand Green Star ratings 

This week our industry passed a momentous milestone: 2,000 Green Star certifications.

The story of 2,000 Green Star ratings starts with a single step. And for me, that was when I stepped into 8 Brindabella Circuit in Canberra for the official opening of Australia’s first Green Star building in 2004.
 
 
 
 
 
 
How CBA has tackled Green Star volume certification
 
 
 
One of Australia's largest businesses is making Green Star a priority across its retail branches. How? Take a look inside their operations.

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Podcast: Making room for women in construction
 
 
 
Senior Manager - Green Star Solutions, Nicole Sullivan, discusses solutions for creating gender equality in construction.

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Our certification fees are evolving with industry
 
 
 
As of 1 January 2019, our certification fees are changing. Stay up to speed.

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Priming industry for sustainable precincts
 
 
 
We take a look at the learnings from our recent Future Precincts workshop.

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Featured events
 
 
 
Green Star Advanced Foundation Course:
Design & As Built

We've relaunched our Foundation Courses to better equip industry with Green Star knowledge. Take the advanced course after completing the mandatory introductory session on day one.

Sydney > | Melbourne >
 
 
WELL Workshop

Want to learn what puts health and wellbeing at the heart of buildings? Join us for a comprehensive rundown on WELL certification in Australia and the role it plays at a local level.


Sydney > | Melbourne >
 
 
Upcoming events and courses
 
 
1 Nov 2018 - Green Star Performance Foundation Course
8 Nov 2018 - Green Star Communities Foundation Course
8 Nov 2018 - Building with nature: prioritising ecology and biodiversity
20 Nov 2018 - Contracted cleaning services for healthy and efficient buildings
21 Nov 2018 - Making the business case for sustainability
26 Nov 2018 - WELL Workshop NSW
28 Nov 2018 - WELL Workshop VIC
4 Dec 2018 - Younghusband Wool Store development: a carbon and water neutral rejuvenation project
6 Dec 2018 - Green Star Design & As Built Foundation Course NSW
12 Dec 2018 - Green Star Design & As Built Foundation Course VIC
 
 
Industry News
 
 
GBCA celebrates ‘momentous’ 2000th Green Star certification
Three lessons for the building sector from the Global Climate Action Summit
Get green certifications with a $10,000 City of Sydney grants
Immediate action needed to achieve Paris climate target
2018 Sustainability Awards finalist: Defence Housing Australia
The journey to becoming carbon neutral for a small to medium enterprise
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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