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Renewal SA has set an impressive standard by aiming for at least a 5-star Green Star rating for Bowden. This is well above best practice standards, and it means that Bowden will be one of the most sustainable communities in Australia.

What does this mean for future residents of Bowden? It means that Bowden will be truly liveable, efficient, adaptable and most of all, a healthy community for you and your family.

The designers and builders of Bowden are working within the Green Star framework to ensure that the buildings and precinct is a healthy place to live with spaces for various activities, social engagements —an environment suited to all ages, abilities, cultures and backgrounds. It will be a convenient place to live with access to transport and easy to get to school, work and other social activities.

Your home has been designed with lots of natural light, good ventilation, insulation — an intelligent orientation to make your place comfortable while also reducing your energy and water costs. Bowden's natural environment will be restored and protected. You'll enjoy leading energy and water technologies, reduced greenhouse emissions and reductions to range of other pollutants.

And of course the materials selected for Bowden must be non-toxic or from renewable sources; from the glue and paint used on your walls to the carpets and timbers selected for your floor.

The community has been designed to conserve its cultural heritage and local character, while also being functional, modern and a stimulating place for people like you to enjoy.

A Green Star project has a shared vision for the community to ensure that the environmental standards continue to be achieved now and into the future.

As a resident, you will be provided with information to help you make the most of your Green Star-rated home as well as your community. The upfront planning and investment that has been undertaken at Bowden will result in a greater value for residents — healthier homes to enjoy and reduced running costs.

Green Star certification for Bowden buildings and communities as a whole, means that the sustainability initiatives that the developers and Renewal SA are promising will be verified by the Green Building Council of Australia.

To achieve these Green Star ratings, they need to prove to us that they have delivered what they promised. That's peace of mind for you that your home and community will deliver what you paid for.

Ask the Bowden staff to outline the environmental benefits of the home that you're interested in.

And if you'd like to learn more about Green Star, please visit the Green Building Council of Australia website: www.gbca.org.au