Jeff Oatman, Head of Collaboration and Membership, Green Building Council of Australia

Kasper Sollberger, Principal Policy Officer, Department of Energy, Environment, Climate Change and Water, NSW Government and Davina Rooney, CEO, Green Building Council of Australia

• Exploring how practice is evolving to shift embodied carbon to zero using tools and benchmarks 

• Where are the real opportunities to drive change  

• Addressing the role of manufacturers and materials in driving emissions reduction 

Panelists:

• Jorge Chapa, Chief Impact Officer, Green Building Council of Australia (moderator)
• Natalya Partington, Carbon Planning Associate, Slattery
• Carlos Flores, Director, NABERS
• Tanvi Patel, Senior Sustainability Consultant, TSA Riley
• David Bell, Manager Sustainability & Insight, Infrabuild

Gabrielle Pavicic, Green Star Program Lead, Market Transformation, Green Building Council of Australia with Sasha Titchkosky, Co Founder & CEO, Koskela

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

Adam Garnys, Principal Consultant, CETEC

Jorge Chapa, Chief Impact Officer, Green Building Council of Australia

• Overview of GBCA circular procurement guide 

• Discussion on opportunities to build less and dematerialise  

• How collaboration across the supply chain influences project decisions   

• How setting performance outcomes can deliver better results for projects 

• Katherine Featherstone, Senior Manager Products & Materials, Market Transformation, Green Building Council of Australia (moderator)
• Bel Chellingworth, Circular Economy and Waste Consultant, BC Consulting
• Ian Dixon, APAC Sustainability Service Line Leader, GHD
• Pip Stone, Sustainability Manager, Bluescope Australian Steel Markets
• Ashleigh Morris, CEO & Co Founder, Coreo

Davina Rooney, CEO, Green Building Council of Australia

Moderator: Taryn Cornell, Senior Manager – Strategy and Development, Green Building Council of Australia and Bruce Precious, Principal Consultant, Six Capitals Consulting

Taking shape as the first NSW state cultural institution to be based in Western Sydney, the Powerhouse Parramatta project team turned to Green Star Buildings to deliver a better, sustainable, future ready community asset. Hear about the integration of sustainable and climate resilient design into this project.

Carmel Reyes, Head of Climate Action & Sustainability, Powerhouse and Olivia Jackson, Sustainability Officer, Lendlease

This project highlights UNSW’s commitment to innovation, sustainability and ensuring the health and wellbeing of our community. Hear more about UNSW’s electrification journey.

Melissa Nouel, Sustainable Built Environment Manager, UNSW & Jose Bilbao, Senior Manager, Energy and Utilities Management, Estate Management, UNSW

Lucy Sharman, Director, Strategy & Sustainability, Landcom

Informed by Indigenous narratives of Country from Djinjama, First Building was designed as a modular kit-of-parts. The building utilises a combination of materials that that low-impact and/or enable disassembly.

Jeff Morgan, Principal, Hassell Studio & Karen Shaw, Manager Circular Economy, Bradfield Development Authority