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How important is it for us to take cues from nature when thinking about our cities and towns? Davina Rooney, Chief Executive Officer of the Green Building Council of Australia,
joined Trevor to talk about the challenges we face and the potential solutions.
Duration: 39min 19sec
Green Building Council of Australia (
GBCA) announces the launch of the first phase of Green Star Online, a new platform that allows projects to easily apply for a Green Star rating. Green Star Online streamlines the application process and improves customer experience for project managers and GBCA members (19 January 2021). More.
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Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) announces the launch of the first phase of Green Star Online, a new platform that allows projects to easily apply for a Green Star rating.
Green Star Online streamlines the application process and improves customer experience for project managers and GBCA members, GBCA CEO Davina Rooney explained.
“We know it’s important that the technology used to support Green Star evolves at the same pace as our rating tools. With the current overhaul of the Green Star rating system through our Future Focus program, it was important that we improve the customer experience with better technology,” she said.