Pymble Business Park - Ku-ring-gai Council

8.1 GREEN BUILDINGS (continued)
Controls
Building types that do not have a GBCA Rating Tool available
5 All new buildings that do not have a GBCA Rating Tool available
must demonstrate how the design is capable of achieving an ESD
level equivalent to a minimum GBCA Green Star Rating of 5 Star
where the total allowable gross building floor area on one site is
5,000m 2 or greater); or a minimum GBCA Green Star Rating of 4
Star (where total allowable gross building floor area on one site
is between 2,000m 2 and 5,000m 2 ). Where a GBCA Pilot Tool is
available, the applicant and their GBCA Accredited Professional
Consultant may choose to utilise it for the DA submission, or may
choose to utilise the GBCA Green Star - Custom Tool service.
Note: Pilot Tools are currently being developed by GBCA. Applicants
are encouraged to consider these in their design development to create
sustainable buildings. Refer to www.gbca.org.au.
6 All new buildings utilising a GBCA Pilot or Custom Tool must
provide documentation at Development Application (DA) stage in
accordance with the relevant parts of this section.
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Figure 8.1-4:
Green Star rated buildings.
Draft Ku-ring-gai Local Centres Development Control Plan 2012
7 All new buildings that do not have a GBCA Rating Tool available
must provide the following documentation at DA stage:
i) Ecologically Sustainable Design (ESD) Report: Prepared by a
GBCA Accredited Professional which verifies that the elements/
systems included in the development will, in the view of that
professional, result in buildings with an ESD level equivalent to a
GBCA 5 Star or 4 Star Geen Star Standard (depending on total
gross building floor area for the development site).
ii) Annotated Development Application Drawings: clearly indicating
the elements/systems described in the ESD Report, including
the requirements in (1) of this section.
iii) A signed Statement of Commitment from the applicant to
develop and implement the elements/systems described in the
ESD Report.
Note 1: Applicants are advised to consult with a GBCA Accredited
Professional for the preparation of the ESD Report.
Refer to www.gbca.org.au for a list of Green Star Accredited Professionals.
Note 2: Approved DAs will have a Condition of Consent requiring
the applicant to include the following documentation as part of their
Construction Certifi cate submission:
i. An updated ESD Report describing elements/systems incorporated to
achieve 5 Star or 4 Star (depending on total gross building fl oor area
for the development site) Green Star Rating;
ii. A Checklist Table of each ESD system/element (refer to 8R.1 of this
DCP);
iii. Annotated Construction Certifi cate (CC) Drawings clearly indicating
elements/systems described in the ESD Report.
iv. A letter from the Applicant’s Green Star Accredited Professional
stating that the building design as in the CC drawings is able to
achieve 5 Star (for buildings on sites allowing 5,000m 2 or greater
gross building fl oor area) or 4 Star (for buildings on site allowing
between 2,000m 2 to 5,000 m 2 gross building fl oor area).