Tag: Green Star

Green Building Groups Launch Global Alliance on Sustainable Finance

By Joe Bebon, Editor Mar 6, 2024 Design and Construction

Updated: Mar 6, 2024

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA), and U.K.-based Building Research Establishment (BRE) announced an alliance to help unlock the sustainable finance needed for the built environment to play its role in meeting global climate goals. According to the green building certification groups, the international alliance will work to ensure investors, property owners, […]

Sydney Opera House Earns Green Building Rating for ‘World Leadership’

By Joe Bebon, Editor May 25, 2023 Energy Management and Lighting

Updated: May 25, 2023

The iconic Sydney Opera House has achieved a 6 Star Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA). Honeywell, a Sydney Opera House Global Goals partner since 2021, said it helped Australia’s most famous building attain the globally recognized sustainability rating through retrofits using the company’s technology. The opera house is now one […]