Green Building Israel
- Green Retrofit The Dollars & Sense
of Green Buildings
Robin Mellon
Executive Director
Green Building Council of Australia
Outline of the session
• The dream – and the way forward
• The work of the GBCA
• The Green Star rating tools and categories
• Defining ‘best practice’
• Case studies of Australian projects
• The true ‘cost’ and ‘value’ of green buildings
• Green Star Communities
• Conclusion – where do we go from here?
• The dream – and the way forward
Green Building Council of Australia
(GBCA) strategic activities
The GBCA is a member-based, non-governmental organisation
(NGO) started in 2002, run as a not-for-profit, and now with over
910 member companies across the industry and 60 staff across
the country, with three main objectives;
- RATE buildings and tenancies
- EDUCATE the industry
- ADVOCATE to local, state and federal government
The Green Star rating tools are run by the GBCA as Australia’s
only voluntary, holistic sustainability tools for buildings.
GBCA member organisations
Now over 910 member organisations:
Agents, facility and asset managers
Building owners
Building product manufacturers and suppliers
Building tenants
Construction companies and developers
Environmental organisations
Financial institutions
Government
Professional services and societies
Property developers
Universities and institutes
Green Star rating tools
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Office Design and As Built (v3)
Office Interiors (v1.1)
Education (v1)
Healthcare (v1)
Multi Unit Residential (v1)
Retail Centre (v1)
Industrial (v1)
Public Building (in PILOT phase)
Custom (under development)
Communities (under development)
Existing Buildings / Performance tool (under development)
NINE ENVIRONMENT
IMPACT CATEGORIES
Green Building Council of Australia
TOOL
FRAMEWORK
Green Building Council of Australia
Green Star projects around Australia
Now 269 certified / rated projects
Now 493 registered / in progress projects
Green Star Education and CPD
Different levels of courses:
‘Foundation’ Course
Project Certification Workshop
Green Star Office Interiors Workshop
Online ‘e-learning’
Masterclasses
In-house courses
Continuing Professional Development (CPD)
Advocacy and Government relations
Federal, State and Local Advocacy
Five ‘green building priorities’ for each level of government:
1. Show government leadership and offer incentives
2. Make Education and Healthcare facilities greener
3. Concentrate on the Existing Building challenge
4. Widen the focus from buildings to communities
5. Embed green skills across the industry
How to define best practice?
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Use of natural resources
Use of recycled materials
Energy, water benchmarks
Waste processes
Management practices
IEQ – ventilation, comfort and pollution
Ecological impacts
Architecture and design
Construction and demolition practices
Vauban district, Freiburg
‘Everything old is new again’
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Return to good passive design principles
Balance of passive design and appropriate technology
Examples from nature, and learning from the past
Industry change from new to interiors to retrofit
Old buildings have some amazing opportunities
Embodied energy of existing buildings
‘Problem children’ are now in the 20-40 year old age group
39 Hunter Street, Sydney
500 Collins Street, Melbourne
40 Albert Road, Melbourne
40 Albert Road, Melbourne
Stockland Offices, Sydney
Home HQ Centre, Sydney
The Greenhouse, Sydney
100 Market Street, Sydney
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The true cost of ‘green’
Cost is still perceived to be the biggest barrier to building
green but sustainable construction is now near cost-neutral
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Four Star Green Star – cost neutral +/- two per cent
Five Star Green Star – cost neutral +/- five per cent
Six Star Green Star – World Leadership
The concept of ‘pay-back periods’
The balance between treasury and long-term benefits
The ‘learning curve’ within the industry
The true value of ‘green’
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Operational value – energy, water, waste management
Asset value – responsibility, flexibility, adaptability – 10%
Rental value – short let-out periods, low vacancy – 15%
Facility management value – maintenance, replacement
Staff value – turnover, absenteeism, productivity
Pupil value – reading retention rates, exam results
Patient / resident value – satisfaction, health, enjoyment
Reputation – satisfaction, ‘brand’ value, awareness
Learning value – using buildings as a learning resource
The hidden value of ‘green’
• Residential: Case studies show increased asset and rental
value, better energy and water efficiency, and vastly better
levels of IEQ through better ventilation and greater comfort
• Education: Absentee figures decreased, reading retention rates
increased by up to 28%, examination results improved by 512%, staff turnover decreased (2007)
• Healthcare: A study of patients assigned to both sunny and
shady rooms post-surgery showed those exposed to 46% more
sunlight experienced less stress, reported less pain, and took
22% less pain medication, resulting in 20% lower costs (2005)
The Pixel Building, Melbourne
Green Star Communities
The Green Star Communities framework, as well as the rating
tool being developed, follows five key principles:
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Enhance liveability
Create opportunities for economic prosperity
Foster environmental responsibility
Embrace design excellence
Demonstrate visionary leadership and strong governance.
What is a sustainable community?
Conclusion
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Policies to equal our passion
Leadership from private and public sectors
Integrated approach
Everything old can be new again
The ‘green dream’ is much more persuasive
The conversation is about good business sense
Retrofits provide some of the best opportunities
SAVE THE DATE 27 FEBRUARY – 2 MARCH 2011
MELBOURNE CONVENTION & EXHIBITION CENTRE
GREENCITIES.ORG.AU