Embodied Carbon Masterclass

20 Aug 2026
Event Guide

Agenda

Embodied carbon masterclass

Thursday 20 August: 12:30 pm – 4:30 pm

 

12.30pm   Welcome and setting the scene

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

12.40pm   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

1.15pm    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

1.40pm   BREAK

1.50pm   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

2.05pm   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)
  • Hannah Jones, Sustainability Lead, TTW
  • David Bell, Manager Sustainability & Insights, Infrabuild Steel

2.45pm   Discussion Groups: Materials

In small, facilitated discussion groups, discuss:

  • Do you currently seek to procure low carbon products?
  • Do you track the embodied carbon in materials you specify or produce?
  • How is this working for you and how are you using the information?

3.15pm     Feedback from discussion groups

3.25pm     BREAK

3.35pm     Case Study: Sydney Fish Markets

BVN’s role in the Sydney Fish Market redevelopment included embedding sustainability into the design, with a focus on reducing embodied carbon through material choices and construction methods. Hear about the use of lower-carbon structural approaches, prefabrication, and strategies to reduce waste and emissions during delivery.

Speaker:  BVN Architects 

4.00pm     Case study: T3 Collingwood

T3 Collingwood is Melbourne’s tallest timber hybrid office building and showcases the innovative use of timber, boasting 15 levels, eight of which feature a cross-laminated timber (CLT) structure.

Speaker: Bronte Kerley, Sustainability Consultant, AECOM

4.25pm     Session wrap up and close