GREENTAG RATING: WHY ECO DESIGN MATTERS

A Quick Guide for Architects, Specifiers & Builders

Today’s customers are increasingly conscious of their eco footprint. Indeed, your clients appreciate that sustainable buildings have lower operating, maintenance and environmental costs, generate better long-term economic value, and offer superior levels of human satisfaction and productivity.

Australia’s building industry has adapted rapidly to consumer demand, adopting rigorous standards set by the country’s peak eco-building bodies.

As the foremost consultation and certification body for sustainable construction, The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) provides critical benchmarks for ecologically responsible building in Australia. The GBCA’s renowned Green Star rating system offers the most reliable measure of operational performance for Australian buildings.

Green Star certified building consumption

Compared to the average Australian construction (GBCA 2013, p.3)

• 66% less electricity
• 52% less potable water (the equivalent of 1,320 Olympic swimming pools)
• 45% fewer greenhouse gas emissions

GreenTag™ certification positions a building product at the top end of the green market, ensuring consistent and high-quality design and manufacturing standards combined with sound ecological credentials, which makes Stormtech the perfect eco choice for your next project.

Stormtech is proud to hold the reputation as the only drainage manufacturer with Level A GreenTag™ certification – the most respected third-party certification body in Australia for eco-friendly products and is the only product rating certification approved by the Green Building Council of Australia.