History of the Tool - Office Design & Built v1

The first Green Star NZ rating tool was launched in New Zealand in 2007 with Green Star NZ - Office Design. Since launch we have been pleased to have 13 buildings certified with a Green Star NZ - Office Design rating.

This tool was expanded in late 2008 to include Office Built compliance requirements completing the second stage of the Green Star NZ - Office suite of tools.

The Office Design tool rates the design of a building - it assesses what 'will' be built. Decisions made during design set the project direction for incorporating green building practices into a project. Design certification is generally achieved prior to construction.

The Office Built tool confirms that the environmental initiatives proposed at Design phase have been built. Submissions for Built certification will generally be after practical completion.

The credit aims and criteria are the same for the Design and Built phases of the Green Star NZ - Office rating. However, the compliance requirements, or types of evidence submitted, vary between the two stages.