Embodied Carbon Masterclass

6 May 2026
Event Guide

Agenda

Embodied carbon masterclass

Wednesday 6 May 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm

12.30pm   Welcome and setting the scene

Presenter: Katherine Featherstone, Senior Manager – Products & Materials, Green Building Council of Austra

12.35pm   How to: a practical guide to measuring embodied carbon

Hear an in-depth explanation of how to measure and benchmark your embodied carbon. Find out what data you’ll need, how to make accurate calculations and how to implement your findings.

  • What data is needed and where to get it?
  • How to compare embodied carbon across reports, materials, and projects
  • Update on ASBEC’s work

Speaker: Nicole Sullivan, Impact Director, thinkstep-anz

1.25pm    Measurement Matters: Exploring the recently released emission factors library

Measuring your embodied carbon is critical in understanding and tackling your main sources of emissions

  • Hear about the latest approaches in measuring emissions
  • Introduction to NABERS’ recently released emissions factors library.
  • The benefits of verifying your emissions data

Presenter: Katie Eyles, Sector Lead, NABERS

1.50pm   BREAK

2.00pm The responsible products framework

Learn more about the responsible products framework and how to meet the requirements of the credits within the tools.

Katherine Featherstone, Senior Manager – Products & Materials, Green Building Council of Australia

2.15pm   PANEL: Innovations in low carbon materials

This session will examine the role materials and specifications play in addressing embodied carbon. The panel will cover areas including LCAs and EPDs, looking at how materials can be assessed and specified at the project level.

Panelists:

  • Hudson Worsley, Chair, MECLA (moderator)
  • David Law, Integrated Sustainability Practice Leader, Aurecon
  • Hannah Jones, Sustainability Lead, TTW
  • David Bell, Manager Sustainability & Insights, Infrabuild Steel

2.45pm   Discussion Groups: Materials

In small, facilitated discussion groups, discuss:

  • What experience do you have of using/producing/specifying low embodied carbon materials?
  • If you haven’t used them, why not?
  • What would help you make this happen?

2.55pm     Feedback from discussion groups

3.05pm     BREAK

3.15pm     Case Study: TBC

See how these learnings come together with a leading Australian example of embodied carbon in practice.

Speaker: TBC

3.40pm     Case study: TBC

See how these learnings come together with a leading Australian example of embodied carbon in practice.

Speaker: TBC

4.05pm     Presentation: Shifting the conversation around materials

Speaker: Renae Tapley, Founder, Future Materials and Studio Director, Foolscap Studio

4.30pm     Session wrap up and close