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Welcome
After a year in development I am pleased to announce the release of the Green Star - Office Interiors v1 rating tool. We celebrated the release of this tool at our first Brisbane Forum, which was sponsored by the Queensland Government Department of Public Works, TVS Partnership and ecospecifier. I thank all those who contributed monies, content, time and effort to the tool's development.
Our April Melbourne Forum “The Case for Sustainable Buildings” profiled the stories behind three new commercial developments in Melbourne. It’s been a busy start to 2005 with so many Green Building Council events; we’ve held two forums in Melbourne, one in Brisbane and one in Sydney, and our regular Green Star courses have been extremely popular, selling out in Brisbane and Sydney.
Our focus in the coming month will centre on preparation for the World Green Building Council International Congress Open Day. Green Building Council leaders from around the world will meet in San Francisco for the event, which is in partnership with the United Nations' World Environment Day on 5 June 2005. Melbourne’s Lord Mayor John So will represent Australia at the Mayors' Luncheon.
I’d like to alert you to the position advertised below; our team is looking for a new Green Star Technical Manager.
The Council is also pleased to welcome its newest members: ISD Ltd, and Techbuilt Interiors Pty Ltd.
Maria
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Green Star
Queensland Government representatives and key industry leaders came together on Wednesday night (May 4) to celebrate the release of Green Star - Office Interiors v1.
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The first three Green Star Accredited Professional courses for 2005 were sell-outs. Attend our next course in Perth on 27 May 2005 to learn all about Green Star and the Green Star - Office Design rating tool.
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Do you have environmental science, design or engineering qualifications, a sound understaning of sustainable development and the built environment and experience in the development of rating tools? The Green Building Council is seeking a new Green Star Technical Manager. See our website for a position description.
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News
The GBCA congratulates the 2005 Banksia Award finalists, several of whom are GBCA members.
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Positions are now available on all Green Building Council committees. If you join our Technical Committee you will assist in developing Green Star rating tools for the retail, health and education sectors, or perhaps your interest and skills would better match our Advocacy, Marketing or Education committees. Applications are open for a limited time only so APPLY NOW! Places available to Green Building Council members only.
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If your organisation is considering joining the Green Building Council, or you know of another organisation that may be interested, May is a great month to join! Over 135 organisations are already enjoying the benefits of membership, which include:
1. Access to exclusive information and downloads via the members-only section of our website.
2. Discounts and priority on Green Star training courses conducted around Australia.
3. The opportunity to drive the future direction of the property industry by joining our committees and/or nominating a representative to the Board.
4. Exclusive invitations to members-only events including seminars, presentations, boardroom lunches, Green Star tool launches and much more.
5. Use of the Green Building Council member logo on all promotional material.
6. Recognition of your company's green credentials and achievements via a fact sheet on our website and in our newsletter.
7. A complimentary Green Star Technical Manual after each year of membership.
8. Exclusive members-only opportunities to sponsor Green Star training courses, social events and member seminars.
9. Discounts on subscriptions and advertising in leading green publications.
We thank our existing members for their ongoing support and urge others to join and help us to continue our quest to change the Australian property industry to adopt sustainable building practices.
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An exclusive opportunity is available to Green Building Council members to sponsor the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) International Congress Open Day. This is a unique event bringing together Green Building Council leaders from around the world. If you wish to support the work of the WorldGBC in assisting other countries to establish a not-for-profit Green Building Council and be seen as a green building leader, this is an opportunity not to be missed.
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The 6th National Business Leaders Forum on Sustainable Development was a one day forum preceded by a dinner at which awards were presented to companies who had topped their sector rankings or markedly improved their performance within the Corporate Responsibility Index. Westpac once again topped the Australian Index and this year topped the UK as well. Fosters Group picked up the gong for most improved participant.
The dinner was also used to launch the book 'The Natural Advantage of Nations', which is a collection of articles about sustainability written by leaders in various fields. It's a useful source book for anyone interested in sustainability issues in all fields and is well indexed with an excellent range of references.
The following day's most interesting presentation was from Ray Anderson, the CEO of Interface, who presented via live video feed from Atlanta. He described himself as a "recovering plunderer" who was now committing the company to growth with a zero ecological footprint. Mr Anderson presented a clear business case for the success of sustainable manufacturing practices.
He also put in a big plug for the GBC, referring to its "soaring membership" and the growing popularity of certification systems.
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Green Building Council member CBD Enviro Services have partnered with Hornsby Shire Council to recycle residents' electronic waste. 100% of electronic waste is recyclable. Do you know how much is currently recycled?
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