When there is are two adjacent Tertiary spaces, this criterion doesn’t apply to the wall between these spaces as tertiary spaces are not noise sensitive and do not have privacy concerns.

When a tertiary space is adjacent to either a Primary space or a Secondary space, the sound insulation requirement applies.

Exceeding Green Star Benchmarks – Mattresses The Emission criteria for bedding listed in the table for Total VOC Emission limits reads 0.22mg/m, this should instead read 0.22mg/m3. In addition, Green Star recognises that the GECA standard ‘Furniture, Fittings, Foam & Mattresses Level A’ aligns with the stated limits for the Mattress Innovation credit. 

The C and D Waste Reporting Criteria requires Waste Contractors to provide weigh bridge receipts as part of the audit to receive the Compliance Verification Summary. The C and D Waste Reporting Criteria does not require Reprocessing Facilities to be audited or to have a weigh bridge (please see the C and D Waste Reporting Criteria definition section for further clarification of these terms). Waste contractors transporting C and D waste to reprocessing facilities which do not have weigh bridges can provide alternative methods proving the load from the construction site goes directly to the reprocessing facility. One way of proving this can be a GPS track of the waste contractor vehicle from the construction site to the reprocessing facility, such as E Road. A Waste Contractor taking material to a Waste Processing Facility will require weigh bridge receipts as per the C and D Reporting Criteria.

The request to exclude vision glazing which is installed to provide sight-lines for clinical staff to observe patients from the credit minimum requirements is granted, due to clinical health and safety needs and the model of care being provided to patients.