Green Building Day 2024 - Virtual
Thu 20 Jun, 2024 Green Building Day // Online, NAT
We are so thrilled to bring Green Building Day 2024 to you virtually. Join us to hear from sustainability innovators as we unpack leading Green Star projects and case studies. Share in the learnings and explore how to transform the sustainable built environment.
Key topics this year include:
- How nature and biodiversity strategies can be implemented on projects and in precincts
- Practical next steps for circularity and responsible products
- Social value as the next key frontier of sustainable buildings
- Sustainable finance as a driver for decarbonisation and meeting industry goals
- Updates on Green Star tools including how Buildings is working in practice and what you can expect from Communities v2
What's included in your ticket:
- 6 Green Star CPD points
- Full-day conference
This event will also be held in-person in Sydney on the same day for anyone who would like to join in-person.
Discounts available for Future Green Leaders, Members and groups of 3 or more. Please email us at education@gbca.org.au if you have a group booking.
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Agenda
| Thursday, 20 Jun 2024 | |
|---|---|
| 8:45 am | GBCA Welcome Jeff Oatman, Head of Collaborations and Membership, GBCA |
| 8:50 am | Welcome to Country |
| 9:00 am | Davina's welcome Davina Rooney, Chief Executive Officer, GBCA |
| 9:05 am | Keynote address: How the NSW Government Architect is driving the future of our built environment Abbie Galvin, Government Architect, Department of Planning, Housing and Infrastructure |
| 9:30 am | Panel: Harnessing sustainable finance to optimise project outcomes Magali Wardle, Head of Market Development, NABERS Jamie Wallis, Senior Manager, Buildings, Fitouts and Performance, Green Building Council of Australia |
| 10:10 am | GBCA Update & Green Star Champions Jorge Chapa, Chief Impact Officer, GBCA |
| 10:30 am | Morning tea |
| 11:00 am | In conversation: Roadmaps, disclosures, and achieving lasting results Anna Davis, Principal, Edge Impact Elham Monavari, Head of Green Star Strategic Delivery, GBCA |
| 11:20 am | Case study: Hertage Lanes 80 Ann St Cris Johansen, QLD Development Director, Mirvac |
| 11:50 am | Case study: Reinvigorating a heritage icon Jarrad Braham, Senior ESD Consultant, dsqaured Consulting |
| 12:20 pm | Case study: Waterfront Brisbane - Elevating Brisbane's Profile in Sustainable Development Eliot Goldstone, Offering and Sales Development Manager, KONE Matthew Beasley, Project Director, Waterfront Brisbane, Dexus |
| 12:45 pm | Lunch |
| 1:45 pm | GBCA update Nick Alsop, Senior Manager - Buildings, Precincts and Homes, GBCA |
| 2:05 pm | Circularity in focus - How to develop a building disassembly plan Filomena Beshara, Sustainability Manager, Built |
| 2:15 pm | Panel: Re-use, repurpose and circularity in action Filomena Beshara, Sustainability Manager, Built Cameron Kaufman, Circular Economy Specialist, Coreo Taryn Cornell, Senior Manager - Strategy & Development, Market Transformation, GBCA |
| 2:55 pm | Afternoon tea |
| 3:30 pm | Case study: Driving circular economy outcomes in site preparation: deconstruction and decarbonising Paul Himberger, Sustainability & Research Manager, Landcom Mark Bootsma, Project Manager, TRN Group |
| 4:05 pm | Case study : Delivering social impact - A case study of Victoria Cross Jessie Lenson, General Manager Social Impact, Lendlease Marianne Glinka, Development Manager, Lendlease |
| 4:40 pm | Closing comments Jeff Oatman, Head of Collaborations and Membership, GBCA |
| 4:45 pm | Close |
Speakers
Jeff Oatman - Green Building Council of Australia
Head of Collaboration and Membership
Session
8:45 am - GBCA Welcome
About Jeff
Jeff is responsible for ensuring high levels of satisfaction and engagement across the GBCA's broad member base of members across the country. This includes raising awareness of GBCA activities and working with members to engage most effectively in this. He also sits on the World Green Building Council's Asia Pacific Network Advisory Board.
Davina Rooney - Green Building Council of Australia
CEO
Session
9:00 am - Davina's welcome
About Davina
Davina Rooney joined Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) in June 2019 as Chief Executive Officer. Davina came to GBCA from Stockland where she was General Manager, Sustainability and Corporate Procurement at Stockland. Davina has a variety of sustainability experience, from environmental projects, not-for profit boards and overseas community development work - spending 8 months working in the Indian Himalayas on the construction of a school which won multiple international awards. Davina is an engineer and has extensive experience in sustainability and building consulting. Davina has been recognised by industry awards including NAWIC NSW Sustainability 2016, PCA 2014 Future Leaders Award and Sydney University Engineering Young Alumni Award.
Abbie Galvin FRAIA - Department of Planning Industry and Environment (NSW)
Government Architect NSW
Session
9:05 am - Keynote address: How the NSW Government Architect is driving the future of our built environment
About Abbie
Abbie was recently appointed as the Government Architect NSW after having worked for 30 years in architectural practice on projects, across a range of sectors, that have been highly awarded, published and recognised internationally for bringing fresh approaches to common project types.
Abbie’s work is focussed on promoting the architectural quality of the built environment and making the physical world around us better for everyone through the power of great design.
Nicole Yazbek-Martin - ASFI
Program Lead; Taxonomy and Natural Capital
Session
9:30 am - Panel: Harnessing sustainable finance to optimise project outcomes
About Nicole
Nicole is leading the development of the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy at the Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI).
Nicole has a background in climate and sustainability across government, banking, private equity and law. Most recently, she led the Australian Government’s engagement with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), representing Australia on the TNFD Stewardship Council.
Prior to this she led the reviews and research function at the Australian Climate Change Authority. Nicole holds a Master of Laws in international trade and post-graduate qualifications in finance and economics.
Jamie Wallis - Green Building Council of Australia
Senior Manager - Market Engagement
Session
9:30 am - Panel: Harnessing sustainable finance to optimise project outcomes
About Jamie
Jamie is a Senior Manager in the Market Engagement team and is based in Melbourne. Jamie works to engage with new and existing members and Green Star project teams to identify opportunities and promote the growth and uptake of Green Star.
Jamie has over 15 years experience driving sustainability in the built environment. He has worked closely with the property sector, business and government to design and deliver energy efficiency and sustainable design initiatives.
Magali Wardle - National Australian Built Environment Rating System (NABERS)
Head of Market Development
Session
9:30 am - Panel: Harnessing sustainable finance to optimise project outcomes
About Magali
Magali is the Head of Market Development at NABERS. She is a skilled professional with over 15 years of experience in Sustainability, Engineering, Project Management and Climate Change. Her work at NABERS is focused on building partnerships to influence the uptake of NABERS ratings. Her role covers a vast portfolio of project teams dedicated to supporting customers in their sustainability journey. This encompasses energy, water and waste efficiency as well as indoor environment quality across several different types of building asset types.
Jorge Chapa - Green Building Council of Australia
Chief Impact Officer - Market Transformation
Session
10:10 am - GBCA Update & Green Star Champions
About Jorge
Jorge ensures that our strategic priorities, partnerships, and product and services, including Green Star, accelerate the transformation of Australia’s built environment – delivering more livable, resilient, and sustainable places for everyone.
Jorge has an architecture degree from the University of Monterrey in Mexico and a Masters in Design Science from the University of Sydney.
Anna Davis - Edge Impact
Principal
Session
11:00 am - In conversation: Roadmaps, disclosures, and achieving lasting results
About Anna
Anna leads Edge Impact’s property business. She has 15 years’ experience designing at a range of project scales internationally having worked for Arup, Buildings Alive and NDY previous to Edge. Anna has led a number of projects to achieve world leading sustainability ratings and has a particular passion for green building design that facilitates not only a better built solution but creates positive, lasting legacy for future generations. She has a growing interest in human sustainability objectives, improving conditions for building users and people throughout the supply chain. Anna is most proud of projects where she has worked on existing buildings and helped design teams breathe new life into older building stock. Anna has been enjoying learning about making nature a stakeholder in the built environment learning from her Urban Ecologist colleagues at Edge and her industry peers.
Elham Monavari - Green Building Council of Australia
Head of Green Star Strategic Delivery
Session
11:00 am - In conversation: Roadmaps, disclosures, and achieving lasting results
About Elham
As the Senior Manager - Green Star Operations Transformation, Elham leads a team that manage the Green Star certification process and provide technical services to project teams.
Elham led the development of the Green Star Homes Standard and managed the delivery of the Green Star Buildings rating tool.
Elham has over 15 years' experience in applying sustainability in the built environment in a range of sectors from working in government, the private sector and internationally.
Cris Johansen - MIRVAC PROJECTS PTY LTD
Development Director
Session
11:20 am - Case study: Hertage Lanes 80 Ann St
About Cris
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Richard Poore - Kador Properties Pty Ltd
Manager Development & projects
Session
11:50 am - Case study: Reinvigorating a heritage icon
About Richard
Richard has more than 30 years experience in property development and investment across a diverse range of sectors including retail, residential and commercial
Jarrad Braham - dsquared consulting Pty Ltd
ESD Consultant
Session
11:50 am - Case study: Reinvigorating a heritage icon
About Jarrad
Jarrad is a Senior ESD Consultant at dsquared and has delivered a wide range of sustainable buildings and communities around Australia. He brings engineering expertise to help clients integrate sustainability into projects of all types and sizes, including new builds and refurbishment upgrades.
Nick Alsop - Green Building Council of Australia
Senior Manager Market Engagement
Session
1:45 pm - GBCA update
About Nick
Based in Melbourne, Australia, Nick has over 20 years experience in sustainability leadership, in state and local government and industry.
Filomena Beshara - Built Pty Ltd
Sustainability Manager
Session
2:05 pm - Circularity in focus - How to develop a building disassembly plan
About Filomena
Filomena Beshara is a Sustainability Manager at Built. Her career has focused on creating change in the built environment – working towards healthier buildings that use fewer resources and drive positive social and environmental outcomes.
She works with clients, integrating their values to inspire change and action on projects and delivering leading sustainability results.
Cameron Kaufman - Coreo Pty Ltd
Circular Economy Specialist
Session
2:05 pm - Circularity in focus - How to develop a building disassembly plan
About Cameron
With a Masters of Environment from the University of Melbourne and a Bachelors in International Relations & Economics from Tufts University, my academic background compliments my corporate experience in asset management, communications, non-profit, clean energy investment, and energy consulting to deliver transformative solutions for clients.
As a Circular Economy Specialist at Coreo, I drive innovation in projects, methodologies, and organisational capabilities through systems-based analysis, networked governance, and circular projects that can create compounding benefits. I work across all key economic sectors but have a deep specialisation in mining and metals and the built environment.
Valerie Saavedra Lux - BVN
Regenerative Practice Lead
Session
2:15 pm - Panel: Re-use, repurpose and circularity in action
About Valerie
Valerie is the Regenerative Practice Lead at BVN.
Taryn Cornell - Green Building Council of Australia
Senior Manager Green Star Strategy
Session
2:15 pm - Panel: Re-use, repurpose and circularity in action
About Taryn
As the Senior Manager for Green Star Strategy and Development, Taryn facilitates development and innovation of the rating tools ensuring they are aligned with industry needs and standards, and the GBCA's strategic objectives.
Prior to joining the GBCA, Taryn worked for over a decade in interior and architectural design specialising in high-end hospitality and residential work, with many years’ on-site project experience.
Mark Bootsma - TRN Group
Project Manager
Session
3:30 pm - Case study: Driving circular economy outcomes in site preparation: deconstruction and decarbonising
About Mark
Project Manager, TRN GroupEvent Details
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Tickets
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$364.00 + GST
Future Green Leader only - Standard /
$499.00 + GST
Members only - Standard /
$649.00 + GST
Non-Members only
Agenda
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CPD points
6 Green Star CPD point(s).When
Thu 20 Jun 2024 8:45am - 4:45pmLocation
OnlineBroadcast in local Sydney time
Sydney NSW 2000
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