Responsible Wood has been included in the Green Building Council Australia’s (GBCA) Green Star Rating. The new framework provides guidance for all building materials used in Green Star projects and will apply to all new Green Star Rating Tools published by the Green Building Council of Australia. Source: Timberbiz
The GBCA’s internationally recognised Green Star rating system sets standards for healthy, resilient, positive buildings and places that reduce the impact of climate change, enhance our quality of life, restore, and protect biodiversity and ecosystems, drive resilience and contribute to market transformation and a sustainable economy.
The Responsible Wood Certification Scheme was assessed as ‘Best Practice’ and ‘Good Practice’ across four credit categories – Responsible Structure, Responsible Envelope, Responsible Finishes and Responsible Systems.
“The Responsible Products Framework provides a new definition for responsible products, it recognises schemes like Responsible Wood which have a positive environmental impact, are transparent, respect human rights, and take action to reduce carbon content,” Responsible Wood CEO Simon Dorries said.
“Our new 2021 standard for Sustainable Forest Management has been assessed favourably and is amongst the world’s leading standards for sustainable forest management,” Mr Dorries said.
Victorian Forest Products Association CEO Deb Kerr said that in Victoria every tree harvested was fully certified.
“Our members comply with Australia’s high sustainability standards, responsible harvesting and regeneration while minimising the impact on our environment and wildlife,” she said.
“Responsible Wood’s Green Star rating reflects this hard work while giving builders and homeowners the certainty that they are using materials made from a renewable, environmentally friendly, sustainably grown and produced resource – Victorian wood.”
