GreenStar

Joel Register

Webmaster

Perkins+Will

LEEDuser Basic Member

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May 8, 2012

Hello - I have a new CI tenant fit out project in Sydney, Australia - within "1 Bligh St." considered by some to be the greenest office tower in the world. http://www.1bligh.com.au/ The building achieved GreenStar 6 (an Australian green building rating system, equivalent to Platinum). Question: For SSc1, can I pursue Option 1 and achieve 5 points automatically? We can pursue Option 2 and document base building achievements individually however this will increase the workload from approximately 10 minutes to between 8-24 man hours. Please advise, thank you

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Emily Catacchio

Sustainability Specialist

Wight and Company

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Mon, 06/04/2012 - 23:36

Joel,I haven't heard of GBCI accepting other green building certification for this credit, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't try. I would suggest contacting GBCI directly.Good luck!

Susann Geithner

Principal

Emerald Built Environments

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Tue, 06/05/2012 - 17:16

Joel, you might want to post your question under ACP - Alternative Compliance Paths for international projects here on LEED User. The USGBC's team working on the international implementation of LEED are reading those post and will probably be able to give you an idea, if it's on its way or not. So far it's not possible to forgo the documentation with other green building certifications. However BREEAM did get recognition already, so keep your fingers crossed.

breeze glazer

Research Knowledge Manager: Healthcare Sustainability

LEEDuser Basic Member

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Tue, 06/26/2012 - 14:07

Great, thank you both for the suggestions

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