Assessment Methodology
Outcomes, Green Star credits & data assurance levels
The 'Outcomes' and 'Green Star credits' search options provide an outcome-oriented search tool to query the products database. Often in a project a product will be sought with particular qualities, and this is what the 'Outcomes' search is designed to assist.
For example Outcomes could be used to:
- Search for all products that facilitate a particular eco or health outcome, e.g. 'water conservation'
- Refine a search, e.g. for 'floor coverings' to return only those that contain 'reduced embodied energy'
- Find products with enhanced content analysis for a building rating tool, e.g. Green Star, BASIX, etc.
- Look for products with similar data assessment levels
General 'Outcomes' Categories
The general 'Outcomes' search options allow the user to search by more familiar sounding search queries that are, nonetheless, addressing the assessment criteria. These are:
Energy & Greenhouse
- Reduce energy and greenhouse
- Energy-efficient in use
- Renewable/greenpower
- Reduced embodied energy
Protect Habitat, Land and Water
- Preserve habitat, land and water
- Habitat degradation
- Water conservation
- Water quality management
- Reduced nutrient loads
Preserve Resources
- Preserve resources
- Reduced waste in production
- Reduced waste in use/disposal
- Resource efficiency
- Rapidly renewable
- Locally produced
Enhance Human Health
- Human health
- Indoor environment
- Air quality management
- Low electromagnetic radiation
- Low/non-toxic material
- Promotes safety & security
Reduce Pollution
- Reduced embodied pollution
- Low pollution over life
Data Assurance Level
- Has ecolabel: Product has been awarded a Type 1 ecolabel or equivalent (see Introduction to ecolabels)
- ISO 14001: Manufacturer has an ISO 14001 certified Environmental Management System
- Independent product LCA: Product has a third-party undertaken full Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
- Independent verification documents: Product has been assessed by reference to third party test or researched source data
- Document manufacturer claim: Product application received with ecospecifer questionnaire declared by a Director or Authorised Person as 'True and Correct'. A breach of this declaration is likely to be considered 'misleading and deceptive conduct' under the Federal Trade Practices Act and is potentially actionable by the Australian Securities and Investment Corporation
- Expert judgement by ecospecifier: Using known Australian and international standards, codes, eco-labels, Life Cycle Assessment methodologies, and Australian Green Building Rating Schemes as well as independent test data, third party research
Green Star™ Credits
Green Star™ is a Trade Mark of the Green Building Council of Australia. Click here for Green Star™ Pre-Assessment disclaimer.
Green Star™ Office Interiors v1.1 search options include:
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Credit
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Green Star™ Product Category Search Name
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Products
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Man-6 |
Waste Management During Tenancy Fitout |
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IEQ-1 |
Ventilation Rates |
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IEQ-2 |
Carbon Dioxide Monitoring & Control |
Carbon Dioxide Monitors & Controls |
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IEQ-3 |
Daylight |
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IEQ-4 |
Daylight Glare Control |
Automated Daylight Glare Control Screens |
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Monitor pivot arms |
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IEQ-5 |
High Frequency Ballasts |
High Frequency electronic ballasts |
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IEQ-6 |
Electric Lighting Levels |
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IEQ-8 |
Individual Comfort Control |
Workstations enabling individual user control of air supply rates, air temperature or radiant temperature |
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IEQ-10 |
Internal Noise Levels |
Internal acoustic products |
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IEQ-11 |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
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Paints |
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Carpets and Flooring |
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Adhesives & Sealants |
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Tenancy Fitout Items |
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IEQ-12 |
Formaldehyde Minimisation |
Low Formaldehyde Emission (LFE) Composite wood products |
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IEQ-15 |
Indoor Plants |
Indoor Plants, planters & associated items |
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Ene-1 |
Energy Efficiency |
Energy efficient appliances, lighting and equipment |
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Ene-2 |
Energy Improvements |
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Ene-3 |
Electrical Sub Meters |
Electrical sub meters |
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Ene-4 |
Office Lighting Zoning |
Lighting Zone controllers including Building Management Systems (BMS) |
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Tra-3 |
Cyclist Facilities |
Cycle Storage & Secure Locker facilities |
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Wat-1 |
Potable Water Efficiency |
5A/4 Star rated dishwashers, 3A/3Star Shower heads |
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Toilets, urinals and tapsets |
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Mat-1 |
Workstations |
Workstations and workstation components fabrics or finishes** |
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Mat-2 |
Flooring |
Exposed Concrete, re-used/recycled flooring, Carpet, underlay, timber, fibre cement, hardboard, bamboo, resilient flooring, ceramic tiles, environmentally innovative, adhesives and finishes** |
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Mat-3 |
Walls & Partitions |
Wall & partition components, fabrics, finishes, fabrics and systems** |
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Mat-4 |
Chairs |
Chairs, components, fabrics and finishes** |
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Mat-5 |
Tables |
Tables, components and finishes** |
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Mat-6 |
Storage Units |
Storage units, components, fabrics and finishes** |
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Mat-7 |
Joinery |
Joinery, glues, sealants, finishes, components** |
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Mat-8 |
Ceilings |
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Mat-9 |
Waste Management for Tenancy Operation |
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Mat-10
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PVC Minimisation
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Non-PVC edge stripping, phone, electrical & data cables & conduits, pipework, wet floor coverings, furniture items (castors, shutters, floor & wall coverings, skirtings, finishes and fittings, blinds, furniture arms and legs** |
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Mat-11 |
Timber |
Post consumer re-used timber or Forest Stewardship Council Certified (FSC) timber |
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Eco-3 |
Building Environmental Management |
Cleaning products, low impact consumables, |
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Emi-1 |
Refrigerant Ozone Depleting Potential |
Low ozone depletion refrigerant HVAC systems |
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Emi-2 |
Insulation Ozone Depleting Potential |
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** Please note that Good Environmental Choice Australia ( GECA) or Forest Steawardship Council ( FSC) certification is required to meet 'Eco preferable Content'.
Green Star™ Office Design v2 search options include:
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Credit
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Green Star™ Product Category Search Name
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Products
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Man-7 |
Waste Management |
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IEQ-1 |
Ventilation Rates |
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IEQ-2 |
Air Change Effectiveness |
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IEQ-4 |
Daylight |
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IEQ-5 |
Daylight Glare Control |
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IEQ-6 |
High Frequency Ballasts |
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IEQ-10 |
Individual Comfort Control |
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IEQ-12 |
Internal Noise Levels |
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IEQ-13 |
Volatile Organic Compounds |
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IEQ-14 |
Formaldehyde Minimisation |
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IEQ-15 |
Mould Prevention |
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Ene-1 |
Energy (Conditional Requirement) |
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Ene-2 |
Energy Improvement |
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Ene-3 |
Electrical Sub-metering |
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Ene-5 |
Office Lighting Power Density |
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Ene-6 |
Office Lighting Zoning |
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Ene-7 |
Peak Energy Demand Reduction |
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Wat-1 |
Occupant Amenity Potable Water Efficiency |
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Wat-2 |
Water Meters |
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Wat-3 |
Landscape Irrigation Efficiency |
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Wat-4 |
Cooling Tower Water Consumption |
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Mat-5 |
Recycled Content of Concrete |
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Mat-6 |
Recycled Content of Steel |
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Mat-7 |
PVC Minimisation |
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Mat-3 |
Walls & Partitions |
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Mat-8 |
Sustainable Timber |
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Eco-3 |
Building Environmental Management |
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Eco-1 |
Ecological Value of Site |
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Eco-2 |
Reuse of Land |
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Eco-4 |
Change of Ecological Value |
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Emi-1 |
Refrigerant ODP |
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Emi-2 |
Refrigerant GWP |
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Emi-3 |
Refrigerant Leak Detection |
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Emi-4 |
Refrigerant Recovery |
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Emi-5 |
Watercourse Pollution |
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Emi-6 |
Reduced Flow to Sewer |
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Emi-7 |
Light Pollution |
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Emi-8 |
Cooling Towers |
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Emi-9 |
Insulant ODP |
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