The Green Star Buildings rating tool is bringing a new social dimension to the design and construction of buildings, driving the creation of places with people as the focus. The People category introduces social procurement and workforce targets for disadvantaged and underrepresented groups including Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander businesses, social enterprises and/ or disability enterprises.
This Insights into social procurement and workforce webinar takes you through the credit outcomes and achievements and discuss several project examples and strategies. We unpack the two different pathways to achieve this credit, directly through workforce targets, or indirectly through social procurement.
Hear how the national landscape is changing and what the opportunities are for the built environment.
Key learnings:
- identifying social procurement and workforce objectives
- developing employment programs and training
- working with social enterprises
Speakers:
- Molly James, Social Procurement Lead, Social traders
- Claire Parry, Managing Director, Infrastructure Skills Advisory
- Anna Robson, Chief Executive Officer, Refugee Talent
- Angela Simons, National Manager, Renew Australia
- Greg Rafferty, Social Inclusion Manager – Infrastructure & Major Projects, John Holland
What is community development?
Community Development is never, ever ‘done’. It is a living, breathing, changing contextual space that is as varied as the community it embraces. It is acutely dependant on motivated leaders and participants acting in a way that matters to them for the betterment of their own social space. Discovering the bespoke opportunity in each locale can be challenging… but equally rewarding.
Inviting egalitarian conversation with community partners allows space for innovative programming and acknowledges the real and perceived barriers and solutions available.
In this webinar we will discuss some of the types of partnerships I have found to be most successful at different stages of the community lifecycle with ‘real-world’ examples. These stakeholders can include; Not for Profit, those in the education space, resident groups and different levels of government and more. I am equally interested in hearing your real experience examples as a learning for all of us.
Joining us in this session:
- Jessica Clark is a Community Development Manager at Frasers Property Australia. Jessica works on Shell Cove, a joint venture project between FPA and Shellharbour Council. It is the largest coastal tourist/residential development ever initiated by a Local Government Authority in Australia. The project includes over 3000 residences, a 300 berth marina, retail and recreational facilities, hotel and apartments, waterfront dining and community parks, playgrounds and cycle ways. Before working in property Jessica worked in the International Development sector on community development and environmental advocacy projects. She also consults with Strategic Development Group, based in Yass and Wollongong.
- Michelle Mrzyglocki is the WA Community Development Manager at Frasers Property Australia. Working across a wide variety of projects including land and built form/vertical communities Michelle has been involved with many initiatives including Community Centres, Community Gardens, Not-For Profit, Education and Government partnerships, events both large and local. The importance of multiple stakeholder engagement plays a big role in her work and marks the foundations for the meaningful legacy projects we strive for in CD. Michelle was previously a Community Development Consultant, MC and event organiser.
Nature-based offsets can be a useful tool for Australian property companies to help limit global warming. However, the offset market can be complex to navigate, and its integrity has been questioned. As an industry, how do we make informed decisions on when to use offsets? And if we decide to use nature-based offsets, how do we select credible offset programs?
The Property Council of Australia and Green Building Council of Australia have developed a framework for the environmental integrity of offsets in the property sector.
This webinar will launch the framework, which is called ‘’Carbon Offsets, last but not later: A framework for the environmental integrity of offsets in the property sector’’.
The framework takes a last, but not later approach, where offsets are applied last in the sequence of carbon mitigation, but not delayed because of the complexities in determining offset integrity.
Our speakers will guide you through the framework principles and will share the best methods to evaluate and verify the authenticity and effectiveness of carbon offsets.
This session will explore:
- The role of offsets in net zero
- How to develop an offset strategy
- How do conduct due diligence in offsets
- How to maintain offset quality
- The future of offsets
This webinar takes a closer look at the guidelines, examining why inclusivity is important, how it can be achieved and – importantly – how sites and managers can measure the success of their programs to ensure credits in the Green Star process.
Join our experts who share their experience in implementing inclusive construction process and procedures. In this session you’ll learn:
- How to define inclusive construction
- How to use needs based testing to introduce effective inclusive practices
- Different programs and practices that can be used to address inclusivity
- Ways to measure the success of inclusive programs implemented
Our cities generate enormous volumes of stormwater, which has significant environmental consequences for the waterways. If not managed properly, it can cause flooding and infrastructure damage. There are many ways of harvesting and utilizing stormwater, but what are the best practices and limitations and how can we overcome them?
In this session we provide an outlook of the current challenges, opportunities and potential pathways for the water and property sectors to increase collaboration and effective planning and water management. We take a closer look at the recycled water treatment plant in a residential building, which is treating 100% of sewage from the site, and meeting 100% of non-potable water needs.
We also hear a case study of Fishermans Bend – a sustainable water sensitive city and Central Park Precinct’s recycled water treatment plant.
Join our experts as they take a holistic look at the whole water cycle, and what are the most effective ways of managing water resources for your assets and precincts.
Join our experts and hear about:
- Best practice techniques for sustainable water management
- How to work collectively to minimize the negative impacts of stormwater and improve the ecology and local waterways?
- How to effectively design and manage wastewater recycle systems and significantly reduce the amount of portable water
- Practicalities around wastewater treatment systems- costs of implementing and maintaining.
Session speakers:
- Ian Adams, Director, Organica Engineering Brad Dalrymple, Principal Environmental Engineer, Ocean Protect
- Katie Fallowfield, Director of Sustainability, WSP
- Todd Berry, Senior Project Manager, Fishermans Bend Taskforce, Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions
- Nadia Barbov, Technical Specialist, Green Building Council of Australia
Digital technologies help us to act faster and more effectively when battling sustainability issues, such as reducing the impacts of climate change to improving our cities for wellbeing and safety. But they also present serious risks and trade-offs that we are only just beginning to grasp and eliminate effectively. In this webinar our experts will help us to understand and spot the risks as well as demonstrate what the built environment should do to ensure that the commercial and ESG objectives are met while ensuring that the digitalisation is practiced responsibly and with care.
We will explore practical examples of how to apply the principles. Join the discussion and hear our speakers unpack:
- The issues of sustainable digitalisation
- Why ethics and responsibility with digital tech matters to a leading property group
- Why sustainable digitalisation matters to real asset investment
- How it can be put into practice
Join the experts:
- Simon Carter, Managing Director, Morphosis
- Bruce Precious, Environmental Sustainability Manager, Six Capitals Consulting
- Davina Rooney, CEO, Green Building Council of Australia
- Dorotea Baljevic, General Manager Data Science Services, Lendlease
- Ruben Langbroek, Head of Asia Pacific, GRESB
The pandemic has forced us to be indoors more than ever, giving an even greater focus on health and wellbeing. How do we, in the built environment, ensure the spaces where people live and work are healthy and safe? As we look with some uncertainty into new ways of working, how can we create environments where people thrive?
Join our experts and take part in the discussion as we examine:
- what are considered best-practice acoustic design approaches and when to apply them
- common complaints and pitfalls associated with the acoustics of existing offices and workplaces
- basic strategies for designing new workplaces and improving existing spaces
- sensors used to improve air quality
- multiple benefits of plants for healthy and green indoor environment
- is indoor air pollution still an issue?
- how does Green Star help to ensure healthy buildings?
Featuring speakers:
- Fraser Torpy, Director of the Plants and Environmental Quality Research Group, UTS
- Luke Zoontjens, Technical Director Acoustics & Vibration, SLR Consulting Australia
- Johan Hodgson, General Manager, Ambius
- David Keenan, National Director Science & Research, CBRE
- Facilitated by: Nadia Barbov, Technical Specialist, Green Building Council of Australia
This webinar features industry case studies and discusses how the National Construction Code 2019 will support improved energy efficiency in buildings and air tightness.
Through insights from projects the presenters will discuss integrated design and digital tools, thermal bridging, construction techniques and air tightness testing.
After the presentations, the panel session will provide an opportunity to highlight some of the ongoing challenges the industry is facing as well as the positive changes currently happening.
Key topics to be covered includes:
- How air tightness can be achieved and how to meet the NCC 2019 requirements
- An example of a passive house in Queensland
- A case study of an airtight building
- What are the roles of the architect, consultant, mechanical engineer and builder?
Waste separation practices and data collection techniques are developing to provide solutions that improve our waste management and recovery rates.
Join the Insights into operational waste management webinar to hear how the NABERS Waste rating is raising industry standards and pushing for best practices. We examine NABERS Waste developments and illustrate its application with a leading case study, and deep dive into how waste contractors can provide quality data.
The presentations is followed by a panel and Q&A session to respond to technical questions.
Key learnings:
- How is NABERS Waste evolving and getting ready to expand to a range of sectors?
- How can we achieve successful waste separation and manage the separated waste streams?
- The role of industry metrics and why data quality is key.
- Opportunities for circularity and improved waste recovery
Speakers:
- Sara Rathborne, Sector Lead, NABERS
- Wayne Beard, Senior Facilities Manager, Knight Frank
- Jim McBurney, General Manager, ORG
- Sarah Smith, Consultant, Foresight Environmental
- Paul Cross, Project Manager, Sydney Waste Services (SWS)