The latest green building rating tool launched by the Green Building Council of South Africa, enables to rate public spaces regardless of whether these buildings are publicly or privately owned. The Green Star SA - Public & Education Building (version 1) Rating Tool, was first put through its paces in an extensive pilot project carried out on a number of public buildings in South Africa and is now freely available in digital format. Funded by the Construction Industry Development Board, an agency of the National Department of Public works, this latest tool enables the GBCSA to rate public spaces, such as community centres, libraries, museums, places of worship, indoor sports centres, entertainment, exhibition and convention centres and public transport terminal buildings, regardless of whether these buildings are publicly or privately owned. The rating tool extends to Education buildings such as schools and tertiary education facilities. As with the other Green Star SA rating tools, the Green Star SA - Public & Education Building rating tool assesses the environmental attributes of new or significantly refurbished building developments. The tool assigns a Green Star SA rating to the building as a whole on the basis of its design and rewarding sustainable building design attributes.

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