Upfront carbon reduction

Klar Cite’s name

Mandatory

Required: must be met for the credential.

Guidance

This is guidance, not a requirement. Green Star Buildings Submission Guidelines restates what Green Star’s standard requires; the register holds it and cites it, and does not count it as a requirement or show it as one.

Green Star·clause Credit 24: Upfront Carbon Reduction - Pathway A·p.200

Climate Health

Level: Credit Achievement

Original wording

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The clause is held and verified. Only its words are withheld.

Klar Cite classification — not the standard’s words

Addresses: upfront carbon emissions for buildings

written by a model, checked against the clause

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Details

How it is proven

Who checks it: Independent body verifies — a certifier, auditor or verifier with no stake

Klar Cite’s reading

Klar Cite’s reading of the clause, not the scheme’s own claim.

Type of requirement: Meet a limit or condition — e.g. a maximum emission or a minimum recycled content
Standing: Required — must be met for the credential
Topic: Climate Health — the topic the clause addresses, grouped by the Common Materials Framework (CMF)
Level: Credit Achievement — the level of the credential this clause belongs to
Option: Option EXCEPTIONAL PERFORMANCE — the document offers alternatives, and this is one

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Green Star · Green Star Buildings Submission Guidelines · version v1.1 Rev A · clause Credit 24: Upfront Carbon Reduction - Pathway A · page 200 · build 2026-10-27-1239 · https://klarcite.com/r/1841335b339da06c

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