Green Star SA Certification is a formal process which involves a project using a Green Star SA rating tool to guide the design or construction process, during which a documentation-based submission will need to be collated as proof of this achievement.

Most rating tools offer two different certifications: “Design” and “As Built”. A “Design” certification can be submitted for and awarded at the end of the design phase of the project. The intent is that the building can then be marketed as a Green Star SA certified building, having demonstrated the green building strategies to be included in the building. At the end of construction, a project can submit for and be awarded “As Built” certification, certifying that all green building strategies were in fact incorporated into the final building. The two types of certification are completely separate, and a Design certification is not a prerequisite for an As Built certification.

Design submissions must be submitted after tender documents are complete and before practical completion of the building. As Built submissions must be submitted after practical completion and within 24 months of practical completion.

50% of the Certification Fee is due upon project registration, with the remaining 50% due upon submission for certification. Fees below are exclusive of VAT.

Project area GFA (m2)	Member fees	Non-member fees
<2 500 m2	R 30 000	R 36 000
2 500 – 4 999 m2	R 39 400	R 47 280
5 000 – 9 999 m2	R 46 500	R 55 800
10 000 – 19 999 m2	R 60 800	R 72 960
20 000 – 39 999 m2	R 82 300	R 98 760
40 000 – 69 999 m2	R 110 900	R 133 080
> 70 000 m2	R 130 000	R 156 000

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