The latest edition of Your Home, Australia’s most comprehensive consumer guide and technical manual for sustainable homes, has just been released by the Department of Industry.

Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) is asking for feedback from developers, manufacturers and infrastructure project teams on which additional standards it should develop to help projects earn points under the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia’s (ISCA) IS rating scheme.

There’s still time to get your entry in to the Home Design Magazine Australian Living Green Interior Awards for 2014. GECA is a proud supporting partner of the awards, which recognise interior design projects that have considered the social and environmental impacts of the products chosen.

GECA licensees thinking of participating in Project Next, the interactive showcase of sustainable products at the upcoming DesignBUILD expo, should act now in registering their interest.

The DesignBUILD 2014 Industry Insights seminar program is now finalised, with day two to be a dedicated Sustainability Day.

Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) licensee ARTMATRIX has achieved certification for two additional items. The IF (ECO) Intelligent Folding Table (9IF) and I-Beam (ECO) Desking System (9IB) have passed their audits with one of GECA’s JAS-ANZ accredited conformance assessment bodies BSI; enabling them to achieve GECA certification.

This week, Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) welcomes a new licensee: Smac Imports. Smac Imports is a quality steel manufacturer that offers a range of office furniture including the newly certified Celia Caddy and Celia Storage Unit. The two products have both been audited by BSI; one of two JAS-ANZ accredited conformance assessment bodies eligible...

GECA welcomes Perth Foam as its newest licensee. The company is an Australian-based, family-run business that manufacturers in Western Australia. Founded by the Peacock family in 1881, and still run by the same family today, it specialises in supplying foam to a wide variety of customers for use in bedding, upholstery, packaging, hospitality and healthcare.

Arper has passed its audit with BSI to achieve certification for some new products. Saya, Juno, Ginger, Gher, Team and Aava certified by Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) under the Furniture, Fittings & Foam 2010 v2.1 standard meaning they offer a sustainably preferable option for designers, architects and consumers.

DesignBUILD 2014 wrapped up last week at Melbourne’s Convention and Exhibition Centre after three days of showcasing the best from the building and construction industries. GECA was pleased to be a partner for this year’s event.

Jasol has become the first company to have products certified under the new Machine Dishwashing Detergents standard. The newly certified products include the EC12 Warewashing Manual Dose Powder Detergent, EC15 Glass Wash Detergent, EC13 Automatic Warewashing Detergent and EC14 Automatic Warewashing Rinse Aid. The standard applies to detergents (liquid and powder)…

GECA has long advocated that it is extremely important for sustainability requirements to be incorporated into the procurement requirements of Commonwealth departments. It conveyed this message recently to the Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Public Administration References Committee Inquiry into Commonwealth Procurement Procedures. GECA certifies thousands of products, many of which are...

The textiles industry is on track to receive a new benchmark. Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA), which runs Australia's only independent, multi-sector ecolabelling program, is developing a new environmental standard for textiles and leather. Products that could be certified under the standard include textile products such as clothing and textiles for use in clothing...

GECA is pleased to announce that Chair Solutions has achieved certification for an additional item and has expanded its licence.

Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA) has released its new environmental standard for textiles and leather for public comment. Products that could be certified under the standard include textiles for use in clothing, furniture, bedding, decorative applications and fittings sold in the Australian market. The standard also allows for certification of finished products including...

This week Italplast’s I 65 GR Slimline A4 Document Tray passed its audit and achieved GECA certification. Italplast is an Australian-owned, family-operated business that develops a range of desk accessory stationery products. The business specialises in product design, toolmaking and plastic injection moulding and operates following the requirements of the International Quality Standards of ISO 9001.

More GECA standards have been approved by the Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) meaning products certified under them will contribute to achieving credit points for Green Star projects. Following the GBCA’s announcement in October to expand its existing Assessment Framework, GECA applied to get its Paints & Coatings and Cleaning Products standards recognised.

The first products assessed by DLCS International under Good Environmental Choice Australia (GECA)’s ecolabelling program have successfully met the requirements and been re-certified. In 2013 DLCS International achieved JAS-ANZ accreditation enabling it to audit the GECA scheme. GECA's program is the only ecolabelling program in Australia that is not-for-profit, independent and multi-sector and operating...

CSR is behind some of the most well-known products in the building industry, manufacturing everything from insulation to bricks and pavers. Two of its brands, Hebel (a range of high performance aerated concrete) and Gyprock (plasterboard), are GECA certified, making them environmentally-preferable choices for any building project.

GECA licensee Arteil has achieved certification for additional seating products. These items include the Colorado Highback Executive, CH4 Karis Mk 1, CH3 Karis Mk 3, CH14 Legend Model 1 no arms, CH13 Legend Model 2 with arms, CH15 Sapphire Seminar Model 4 with arms, CH17 Princeton Café chair, and the ST1 Sit & Stand Stool. Arteil Ergonomic Seating is a specialist manufacturer of...