The way in which buildings are connecting with smart technology is evolving faster than ever before. Alongside the recent spotlight on tenant wellbeing, we have also seen a momentous shift in the focus on sustainable living and working.
Operationally, buildings now have to accommodate changed capacities and working patterns. So how do smart buildings offer and maintain a safe and engaging space? How can smart technology help organisations and owners improve occupant wellbeing and experience, manage energy consumption, and leverage smart tech to realise ESG benefits in the built environment?
In this session you learn:
- Current trends in smart buildings
- What are the ESG linked benefits of smart technology for both the tenant and operator of real estate assets?
- How smart technology can be leveraged for both environmental and social outcomes
- Dive into Mirvac Smart Buildings case studies
- How smart buildings are enhancing tenant’s experience as well as the overall operation of the buildings.
Join our experts:
- Ramesh Narayanan, National Manager- Asset Technology, Mirvac
- Rebecca Jinks, Head of Sustainability & ESG, Asia Pacific, Cushman and Wakefield
- Cameron Sandell, Global Lead- NDY Digital, NDY
- Carl Gee, Head of ESG, Senior Marketing Manager, GWA Group
- Moderated by Jeff Oatman, Head of Collaboration and Membership, Green Building Council of Australia
With our phones able to recognise our friend’s faces in photos, predict how long it will take us to get home or what we might like for dinner, how come our building can’t tell when the heating is broken before we get cold, precool itself when energy is cheap and clean or turn down when energy is expensive or carbon intensive?
With some data structuring and a robust cloud connection these opportunities are rapidly becoming possible.
Join the discussion to explore what AI and big data can mean for your project and how it can change the way buildings are managed while enhancing performance and mitigating risks.
In this session you will learn:
- how to make buildings ‘machine readable’
- how AMP Capital is using AI to optimize comfort and energy in their buildings
- how Monash is working to create grid interactive, efficient buildings to go beyond net zero emission towards zero carbon
Hear from our panel:
- Robin Brimblecombe, Manager, Engineering & Sustainability, Monash University
- Dawn Beadle, Building Technology consultant, Monash University
- Daniel Lepore, Head of Asset Technology, AMP Capital
- Kieran McLean, Senior Manager Energy Advisory, FG Advisory
- Tyson Soutter, Director Global Business Development, Clockworks Analytics
We are in a heavily speculative environment for those trying to understand future mobility. While we are witnessing dramatic changes in vehicle and transportation technologies available, as well as applications creating entirely new models of moving and owning transport, we have also seen shifts in consumer and lifestyle preferences as a result of the pandemic. There is no doubt that transportation is playing a crucial role in achieving the UN SDG’s. But how?
Join us at this session to address the challenges of balancing cities’ future transportation planning with individuals needs at the heart of mobility decision making. Examine how we can overcome barriers to tailoring travel technology and developing human centric design. Our experts will unpack what this means for the sustainable built environment.
Smarter technologies are key to a more sustainable data driven built environment. But how do we take advantage of today’s innovations to create more efficient and sustainable projects?
Join our experts who examine:
- Ways of creating more engaging and comfortable built environments while enabling new levels of untapped efficiencies which limit the carbon footprint in buildings
- Tangible benefits and impacts of smart buildings and who is benefiting
- How technology is being used to inform performance
- Application and interpretation of data
- Long- and short-term applicability of data analytics
- Data driven decision making and future planning
- Use of machine learning to improve efficiency, productivity and sustainability across property portfolios
Buildings are responsible for one quarter of all greenhouse gas emissions and with existing buildings making up the largest proportion of our building stock, it’s critical we also focus on them as we decarbonise the built environment.
In this session we look at the importance of retrofits through case studies exploring portfolio-wide water and energy efficiency upgrades, commercial buildings and retrofitting in Australia and Singapore.
The webinar also covers:
- life cycle implications of retrofits
- potential risks
- challenges and how to overcome them?
- how to reach financial viability
- how can Government policy and programs encourage existing building renovations- especially in the mid-tier?
- why retrofit/ refurbish buildings including key drivers assessing the resilience of the building
The built environment can contribute to a more equal and inclusive society if the places where we live and work, the facilities we use and our neighbourhoods are designed to be accessible and inclusive.
But how can we improve how this is achieved?
What should we be considering now as we plan future projects and future communities?
This webinar features current projects and innovative thinking across three presentations.
Delivering authentic, inclusive, and enjoyable places for people
What are the strategies you can use to support authentic engagement and long-term community building?
How can buildings and precincts best respond to local environmental and social needs?
What role can buildings play in shaping places?
Placemaking and activation strategies are essential tools to achieve positive outcomes for places and people. But what is “placemaking” and what does it cover? This Insights session discusses successful placemaking strategies, including community building, arts, local identity and heritage, digital technology, design, planning and economic opportunities.
Speakers:
- Abbie Galvin FRAIA, NSW Government Architect
- Julia Suh, CEO and Founder, Paper Plain
- Joni-Amelia Trevaskis, Placemaking Manager, Stockland
- Chairperson: Andrew Hoyne, Principal, Hoyne
Key learnings:
- Hear about projects, initiatives, tools and strategies to authentically engage with communities.
- Understand the social and economic benefits of successful placemaking strategies.
- Learn how to apply new methods in your projects, such as co-creation, community engagement, local analysis, social enterprise.
Indoor air quality is an essential feature of a healthy, resilient and sustainable building, but what are some of the most challenging technical indicators and common mistakes? And what do the Green Star credits intend to achieve? Join our Insights session to hear about Green Star case studies and the challenges associated with indoor air quality. Designed for industry practitioners, this webinar is an opportunity to discuss how we can achieve and improve air quality results in our buildings, today and in the future.
Deep dive into these issues:
- Which stakeholders need to be involved and how do we ensure compliance?
- Where is the research going?
- How might net zero and all-electric designs meet indoor air quality standards?
- The Covid question: How is health and safety impacted by indoor air quality?
Speakers:
- Brenda Kingston, Director, Sustainability, WSP
- Marco De Santis, Head of Technical & Deputy General Manager, Mapei Australia
- Leigh Gibb, Sustainability Manager, Norman Disney & Young A/Prof
- Christhina Candido, Director | SHE (Sustainable and Healthy Environments) Lab, The University of Melbourne
- Facilitator: Ian Adams, ESD Consultant, Organica Engineering Pty Ltd
As part of a vision for reconciliation, organisations need to create equitable, inclusive and sustainable societies for today and future generations. In Australia, all projects exist on a First Nations country and there is a need to seek to connect the work that we do today to the enduring culture and history of our First Nation’s people. We have a strong, rich history that should be celebrated and included.
By collaborating with Traditional Owners through co-design principals and engaging in respectful, authentic and ethical discussions, incorporating Indigenous knowledge and culture in the designs of infrastructure and built environment projects, organisations play a key role in creating strong and culturally respectful relationships with Indigenous communities and connection to the land.
WSP has been at the forefront of indigenous design and engagement for a number of years and have seen fantastic results delivered for clients, First Nation’s people and local communities.
Join us as Allan Murray, Principal Consultant, Aboriginal Affairs at WSP discusses the ways in which the organisation has made indigenous design and consulting a key part of their business and the impact this has had on their clients and the community.
Philip Oldfield, Associate Professor of Architecture at UNSW Sydney, shares insights on the sustainable performance of tall buildings, and strategies to reduce their carbon footprint.
Tall buildings are a divisive building type. There are many who think they are inherently unsustainable, pointing to their high energy requirements, greater material needs and general unsuitability for family housing. However, others highlight their ability to foster high-density living and low-carbon lifestyles as an opportunity for efficient future cities.
In this webinar, Philip Oldfield talks about the evidence base for and against tall buildings from a sustainability perspective, covering both environmental and social factors. Drawing on the findings of his book, “The Sustainable Tall Building: A Design Primer”, published by Taylor and Francis, he highlights the architectural ideas, engineering strategies and cutting-edge technologies available to improve the performance of tall buildings in the future.
The presentation provides insight into designing social spaces at height, zero carbon towers, appropriate façade design, Passivhaus thinking, tall timber and low-carbon structures and renovation opportunities.