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Date issued: 30 September 2013
Green Star
Short Report
Round [1/2]
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Green Star – Office Design v3
Credit: Mat-8 Timber
Project Name: [name]
Project Number: GS- [####]
Points available:
1*
Points claimed: [1*
or NA]
* Please note that, though there are 2 points available in the Timber Credit, currently only 1 point can be targeted.
1. Credit Compliance
The following chapters of this template are relevant for projects targeting points for this credit:
1.1 Timber
At least 95% of the timber used in this building and construction works is [certified by a forest certification
scheme that meets the GBCA’s ‘Essential’ criteria for forest certification OR is from a reused source OR is a
combination of both].
Table 1 provides a schedule of timber specified for use within the project to demonstrate compliance with
the Credit Criteria.
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Table 1 Timber Schedule
Description of Timber Use and/or
Timber Products
Reused;
Certified; or
Uncertified
Timber
Total cost reused
Total cost
certified
Total cost
uncertified
$
$
$
Wood Panels (e.g. plywood, particleboard
and MDF used for formwork, joinery,
kitchens, bathrooms)
Doors
Windows
Furniture
covers timber used in loose furniture,
tables, workstations, chairs, lockers, etc.
Skirting boards
Architraves
Roof trusses
Studs
Structural Timber (pylons, beams,
laminate beams, etc.)
[Other timber uses and timber products not
mentioned in table]
Sub-total costs
Total cost of all timber specified in the building and
construction works
Combined total costs of reused and certified timber
Total cost of reused and certified timber as a percentage of
total timber cost
$
$
%
[Insert hyperlinks to documents which support these claims]
Therefore, as demonstrated in section 1.1 this project is eligible to achieve [1] point for using timber that is
reused, legally sourced and sourced from forests where conservation values are not degraded.
The following chapter is for projects that are targeting this credit as ‘Not Applicable’.
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Date issued: 30 September 2013
1.2 Credit ‘Not Applicable’
The project’s material cost of timber represents less than 0.1% of the project’s contract value. This credit is
therefore excluded from the points used to calculate the Materials Category Score and is marked as ‘Not
Applicable’.
Total Cost of Timber
[$]
Project’s Contract Value [$]
Percent Value of Timber [%]
[Insert hyperlinks to documents which support these claims]
Therefore, as demonstrated in section 1.2 this credit is considered ‘not applicable’ and is excluded from the
points used to calculate the Materials Category Score.
Discussion
[Insert any issues you would like to highlight and clarify to the Assessment Panel.]
Author Details:
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[Date]
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