J1V3 Green Star

J1V3 has been reproduced without amendment, as per NCC 2019 - Vol 1 - Amendment 1 1.

(a) For a Class 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 building, or common area of a Class 2 building, compliance with JP1 is verified when—

(i) the building complies with the simulation requirements, and is registered, for a Green Star – Design & As-Built rating; and

(ii) the annual greenhouse gas emissions of the proposed building are less than 90% of the annual greenhouse gas emissions of the reference building; and

(iii) in the proposed building, a thermal comfort level of between a Predicted Mean Vote of -1 to +1 is achieved across not less than 95% of the floor area of all occupied zones for not less than 98% of the annual hours of operation of the building; and

(iv) the building complies with the additional requirements in Specification JVa.

(b) The calculation method used for (a) must comply with—

(i) ANSI/ASHRAE Standard 140; and

(ii) Specification JVb.