The Green Star SA – Retail Centre PILOT rating tool assesses the environmental attributes of new commercial retail centres as well as major base building refurbishments of existing retail centre facilities across South Africa. Retail centres are considered to be centres that include more than one retail business, common mall area, some common/shared plant and shared building infrastructure among tenancies.

The tool assigns a Green Star SA rating to the base building and its services on the basis of design potential and does not examine in-use data or operational management.  Tenant fitouts are not rated under this tool.

Two different certifications will be awarded through the same tool: Green Star SA – Retail Centre Design at the end of the design phase of the project and Green Star SA – Retail Centre As Built following construction completion.  Please see the Project Certification page for more information.

The Green Star SA – Retail Centre tool is now available in Pilot form to allow for feedback from users and testing of the tool.  The final version of the tool will be highly influenced by the amount of feedback received, and users are urged to contribute.  Any person or organisation may provide comments concerning how to improve the rating tool.  Details of credit calculations and documentation required for submissions will be provided in the Technical Manual to be released when version 1 of the tool is released in early 2010.  Please provide input on the actual credit requirements and see the Additional Resources section below before submitting feedback.  The public comment period closes 19 February 2010.

After the PILOT period, the GBCSA will collate and incorporate the feedback received.  The rating tool is anticipated to be released as Version 1 (v1) in April of 2010.  Only once the Version 1 tool is released with projects be able to register and be certified under the Retail Centre tool.

While any feedback is welcome and encouraged, the GBCSA would especially like feedback on the following topics:

Energy Guide:
Comment on the SANS204 references and whether you feel there are specific international best practice alternatives, in particular in terms of glazing and insulation specifications
Comment on the omission of the rotation of the notional building 4 times in the retail context
Comment on the operational schedules/profiles (occupancy, HVAC, fans, lighting)
Comment on the hot water energy calculation method
Comment on the vertical transportation calculation method
Comment on any terms that need to be clarified or added to the list of definitions

Lighting Energy Calculator:
Comment on ease of use and understandability

Energy Calculator:
Comment on any clarifications that are needed

General:
Comment in particular on the new credits and the new calculators added (from Office v1)

Provide comments on Pilot tool

Green Star SA – Retail Centre PILOT Fact Sheet
Green Star SA – Retail Centre PILOT Energy Calculator & Modelling Protocol Guide
Green Star SA – Retail Centre PILOT Potable Water & Sewerage Calculator Guide

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