Green Star Accredited Professional

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Aim of the Credit

To Recognise Projects That Engage A Green Star Accredited Professional To Support The Green Star Certification Process.

Credit criteria

Accredited Professional: 1 point is available where a Green Star Accredited Professional – Design & As Built (GSAP) has been contractually engaged to provideadvice, support and information related to Green Star principles, structure, timing and processes, at all stages of the project, leading to certification.

17+ Years Experience In ESD

Our diverse team of Professionals include, Architects, Engineers and ESD Specialists. We have been around long enough to work on all possible project types. See our Past Projects. Deemed to satisfy as our team goes through 100's Section J reports every year.

Green Star Accredited Professionals

We provide advice, support and information related to green star principles, structure, timing and processes, at all stages of the project, leading to certification.

The GSAP must be enrolled in the Green Building Council of Australia’s CPD program and have current accreditation from schematic design to practical completion.

The GSAP must provide advice and support to ensure that the project team has access to information covering Green Star principles, structure, timing and process including:

Eligibility;
Environmental Categories;
Point allocation and scores;
Documentation and Compliance Requirements;
Technical Questions;
Certification process; and
Green Star branding and marketing rules.

The GSAP must deliver at least one workshop to the project team covering the topics above. It is expected that this workshop will be of most benefit at project inception.

The GSAP must also provide guidance and support at all stages of the project, as follows:

Participate in meetings and workshops;
Review all documentation for compliance with Green Star; and
Be responsible for the preparation and execution of the Green Star submission(s) for certification.

The GSAP must be nominated as a ‘Project Contact’ for the purpose of communication with the Green Building Council of Australia. This may be done through the project’s registration process or informing the project’s GBCA representative.

Multiple GSAPs

In some cases, the role of the GSAP can be fulfilled by different individuals throughout the project. This is acceptable as long as each GSAP individually meets the requirements of this credit (apart from the workshop requirement) and this role has been fulfilled continually from schematic design to practical completion.

In this case, project teams need to demonstrate that there has been a process in place to capture and handover information from one GSAP to another.

Multiple Project Roles

In some cases, the GSAP’s employer may also be engaged in other roles on the Green Star project. This does not constitute a conflict of interest where individuals are able to perform each role independently to meet the requirements of each credit. For example, an organisation may fulfil the role of both GSAP and Independent Commissioning Agent (ICA) where separation exists between the individual roles.

In this case, project teams shall demonstrate that there is no conflict of interest by including relevant discussion in the Submission Template.

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