As temperatures continue to rise and hotter conditions become more common, heat resilience is emerging as a critical challenge for the built environment. The impacts extend beyond individual buildings, affecting the health, comfort and liveability of our communities, as well as the way we plan, design and operate neighbourhoods, precincts and public spaces.

Join us to explore how heat resilience is being embedded into the planning, design and delivery of buildings, precincts and communities, and hear practical examples of what’s working in the built environment today. As heat becomes an increasingly important consideration for planning and development, organisations are being challenged to create places that remain healthy, comfortable and liveable into the future.

What you’ll learn

• The key drivers of heat risk across buildings, precincts and communities.

• How heat resilience is being recognised and rewarded through Green Star, alongside broader planning and development outcomes.

• Practical strategies being used to create cooler, more resilient places.  

• Lessons from organisations applying heat-resilience approaches in practice.

Speakers:

• Sebastian Pfautsch, Professor of Urban Management and Planning, Western Sydney University

• Oliver Grimaldi, Director – Sustainability, Summation  

• Gail Hall, Founder, Australasian Green Infrastructure Network and Climate Change Adaption, Kingston City Council

• Elham Monavari, Head of Green Star Strategic Delivery, Green Building Council of Australia

Who should attend?

Developers, planners, architects, landscape architects, engineers, sustainability professionals, consultants, asset owners and local government representatives involved in shaping buildings, precincts and communities. It will be particularly valuable for those seeking practical insight into responding to rising heat risks across the built environment.