Commercial Sustainability
Residential Sustainability Comparison
Green Star Homes and Passive House can both support higher-performing Australian homes, but they address different objectives, use different evidence pathways and apply to different project contexts.
Green Star Homes is a voluntary Australian residential certification pathway developed by the Green Building Council of Australia. It is structured for eligible volume home builders delivering repeatable new-home designs or product ranges and organises its requirements around Positive, Healthy and Resilient outcomes.
Passive House is a separate international building-performance standard. It uses the Passive House Planning Package, known as PHPP, together with detailed envelope design, airtightness, high-performance windows, thermal-bridge control, controlled ventilation and project verification.
This comparison explains where the two pathways differ, where they overlap and when each may be relevant. For complete framework guidance, visit the Green Star Homes Knowledge Hub and the Passive House in Australia guide.
