ORRCON STEEL &THE GREEN STAR SCHEME
The Green Star scheme, administered by the Green Building Council of Australia (https://new.gbca.org.au/rate/green-star/), awards points for a range of categories that contribute to the planning, construction and operation of an environmentally sustainable building. This includes energy use, transportation, water use, emissions, and materials. A building, fit-out or community can be assessed and rated on a star scale from 1 (minimum practice) to 5 (Australian Excellence) or 6 (World Leadership).
Green Star certification, by the Green Building Council of Australia, demonstrates that a project has achieved a high standard of design, construction and/or operation and verifies the environmental and social outcomes. A rating system is applied with credits available for best practice across multiple aspects, including materials (https://new.gbca.org.au/).
Orrcon Steel, a business of BlueScope Steel, manufactures structural pipe and tube in compliance with Australian
Standard AS/NZS 1163 with hot-rolled steel coil sourced from BlueScope’s steelmaking operation in Port Kembla, NSW.
Products are traceable back to steelmaking using the heat number shown on the product test certificate.
BlueScope are a Responsible Steelmaker and have multiple certifications and credentials, which are available from Sustainability – Certifications and Credentials | BlueScope Steel Products for Australia
(https://steel.com.au/resources/articles/sustainability-certifications-and-credentials).
These include;
- ResponsibleSteelTM certification for Port Kembla and Western Port sites
- World Steel Climate Action Program (WS-CAP)
- ISO 14001 Environmental Management System (EMS)
- SSA (Sustainable Steel Australia) – Verified Steel Manufacturing Supplier
- EPD (Environmental Product Declaration) – hot rolled coil
Green Building Rating Tools & Schemes are evolving. Further details on how Orrcon’s products, manufactured using steel from BlueScope, can help achieve credits in both Green Star “Design & As Built” and Green Star “Buildings” can be found at Green Building Rating Tools & Schemes – updated | STEEL SELECT® (https://steelselect.com.au/articles/green-buildingrating-tools-schemes)