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78 Business View Australia - September 2015
(GRESB), which now reports on 56,000
assets worth US$2.1 trillion dollars in
value, identifies Australia as the global
leader.
But sustainable buildings aren’t just
for office workers or for people who
can afford sparkling penthouses
overlooking the harbour. We are
proud of the many Green Star
projects that support better
environmental, economic and
social outcomes for everyone.
The Common Ground housing
projects in Sydney and
Melbourne demonstrate that a
sustainable building is for rough
sleepers as much as it is for
investment bankers.
Similarly, green features at the
in Sydney have reduced residents’
electricity bills by 25 per cent while
at Monash University’s
cash-strapped
students are paying 45 per cent
less for their electricity. The
project, also
in Sydney, gained an ‘Innovation’ point
for specifying that a minimum of 20
construction workers on the project
were indigenous.
This created jobs, enhanced the ‘green
collar’ skills of the local community, and
spread wide the
message that everyone
deserves a sustainable home.
And the Green Star story is about more
than just buildings. If wewere to plot the
evolution of the Green Building Council
of Australia over last 12 years, we’d see
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