Agenda
Wednesday, 28th May 2025 — Agenda
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08:15 am |
Guest arrival and networking8:15 am – 8:45 am Enjoy a coffee and pastry while networking with your peers |
08:45 am |
Opening remarks from the Chair8:45 am – 8:50 am Elham Monavari, Head of Green Star Strategic Delivery, Green Building Council of Australia |
08:50 am |
Welcome to Country8:50 am – 9:00 am |
09:00 am |
Icebreaker – An informal session to build your network9:00 am – 9:10 am |
09:10 am |
Opening Address9:10 am – 9:30 am Speaker to be announced |
09:30 am |
PANEL: Reducing embodied carbon in Australia’s built environment – tools, benchmarks and latest initiatives9:30 am – 10:10 am Hear more about:
Panelists:
More panelists to be announced |
10:10 am |
In Conversation: Fitouts in focus – reframing practice to reduce waste and drive sustainable outcomes10:10 am – 10:25 am Taryn Cornell, Senior Manager – Strategy and Development, Green Building Council of Australia plus guest to be announced. |
10:25 am |
In Conversation: Advancing the roadmap to nature positive10:25 am – 10:40 am Elham Monavari, Head of Green Star Strategic Delivery, Green Star Operations Transformation Team, Green Building Council of Australia and Jenni Garden, Principal – Ecology and Sustainable Cities Lead, Edge Impact |
10:40 am |
Morning Tea10:40 am – 11:10 am |
11:10 am |
Accelerating innovation on the pathway to Net Zero11:10 am – 11:40 am Speaker to be announced |
11:40 am |
Panel: Shaping a sustainable future through circular procurement and responsible materials11:40 am – 12:20 pm Hear more about:
Panelists:
More panelists to be announced |
12:20 pm |
Presentation: The role of Build to Rent in the climate and housing crises12:20 pm – 12:40 pm Hear about how this new development model for residential housing in Australia can alleviate the housing crisis while providing sustainable accommodation for communities Nathan Lawry, Principal Sustainability Engineer, SUMMATION |
12:40 pm |
GBCA Update & announcement of Green Star Champions12:40 pm – 12:55 pm Jeff Oatman, Head of Membership and Collaboration, Green Building council of Australia |
12:55 pm |
Lunch12:55 pm – 2:00 pm |
02:00 pm |
In conversation: Unpacking the complexities of refrigerants2:00 pm – 2:15 pm Taryn Cornell, Senior Manager – Strategy and Development, Green Building Council of Australia and Julian Hudson, Founder, Glaciem Cooling Technologies |
02:15 pm |
Case Study: 60 King William Street2:15 pm – 2:45 pm As Adelaide’s largest future-focused business precinct, 60 King William is designed to be one of Adelaide’s first carbon neutral buildings with world-class sustainable performance including 6 Star Green Star. Emma Clark, Design Manager, Built |
02:45 pm |
Case Study: UCity2:45 pm – 3:15 pm This 6 Star Green Star rated building is also the first building in SA to achieve Climate Active Carbon Neutral Building certification. U City is setting a new benchmark for developments in Australia. Lee Sauerwald, Executive Director, Uniting Communities |
03:15 pm |
Afternoon Tea3:15 pm – 3:45 pm |
03:45 pm |
Green Star Update3:45 pm – 4:00 pm Taryn Cornell, Senior Manager – Strategy and Development, Green Building Council of Australia |
04:00 pm |
Designing for impact – Implementing social and community value into the built environment4:00 pm – 4:30 pm Speaker to be announced |
04:30 pm |
Case Study: Uniting on Second, Bowden4:30 pm – 5:00 pm Hear about the trial of a material bank on three residential developments including Uniting on Second – Bowden. Paul Davy, Director, Dsquared and Anthony Carbone, General Manager, Kennett Builders |
05:00 pm |
Closing comments5:00 pm – 5:10 pm Jeff Oatman, Head of Membership and Collaboration, Green Building council of Australia |
05:10 pm |
Networking drinks reception5:10 pm – 6:30 pm |