Robin Mellon, Green Star Executive Director, GBCA

Robin is GBCA's Green Star Executive Director, supervising the Green Star team in the development and operation of rating tools and the certification of Green Star projects. Robin joined the technical team as a Technical Manager, and was then acting in the Executive Director role before being formally appointed in May 2008.

Robin was born and raised in London and after completing an honours degree in Valuation and Estate Management at Bristol, worked within the property sector around London specialising in heritage property and the environment. Always a passionate gardener, he then worked with a London-based landscape designer before moving to Sydney to undertake a Masters in Real Estate at UNSW, concentrating on sustainable development. After several years running a landscape management, horticulture and green keeping business around Sydney's Eastern suburbs, he joined the GBCA in January 2007.

Robin is currently steering the production of rating tools for existing commercial office buildings, multi-unit residential, education, healthcare and industrial property. He teaches the Green Star Accredited Professional courses held around Australia, represents the GBCA on sustainability committees, and regularly presents at conferences to encourage the industry towards better practice. He brings to the GBCA a broad knowledge of the international property market, a passion for sustainability and extensive experience of working in landscape management within Australia.