The buildings materials sector is the next step in decarbonising our economy. Our climate crises demands that we help drive the supply chain to healthy, zero carbon, low impact materials ready for a circular economy. But what does this mean in practice and what steps can we take to ensuring that the products and materials we use are environmentally and socially responsible. How can we take a transformative approach to supply chain management?
Join us at this Insights session, where will we unpack our Responsible Products Framework, which seeks to raise the bar on products and outlines criteria for scoring how ‘responsible’ a product is, so supporting the built environment industry in adapting to and driving responsible supply chains.
We will also examine how it is used to recognise initiatives that a product or manufacturer can comply with for the purposes of contributing to a Green Star certification.
This session is aimed at product suppliers and manufacturers and is a must for those wanting to be across the latest changes.
Consultation on the Responsible and Places credits is now closed.
The university and education sector has shown real leadership and excellence in achieving sustainable built environments for their students and communities. In this webinar, we share leading case studies which include fascinating innovations such as dynamic digital media façade design and sun shading at Edith Cowan University and new building with roof top PV and electrochromic glazing at University of Newcastle.
We unpack what can be learnt from these projects for improved outcomes in other sectors and settings.
Join our experts as they take you on their journey to achieving Green Star, including their challenges, lessons learned and reasons why building sustainable, strong, interconnected academic environment for students is important to them. They explore what opportunities lay ahead for the industry and how it can be applied to your project.
Speakers include:
- Damian Burke Major Projects Director, University of Newcastle
- Chaya Bratoeva, Senior Design Manager, Western Sydney University
- Gerard Healey, Manager, Estate Performance and Sustainability, University of Melbourne
- Sean Henriques, Program Director, University of the Future Program, Edith Cowan University
- Jessica Holz, Associate and Sustainability Leader, Aurecon
- Chris Mann, Senior Sustainability Consultant, WSP
- Jeff Oatman, Head of Collaboration and Membership, GBCA
We are excited to share the next step of the Green Star Online platform for Buildings.
Join us to see a demonstration of the platform before its formal release and hear as we also touch on our product roadmap for future tool releases and additional functionality that is planned within the platform.
Moderated by Elham Monavari, Senior Manager Green Star Operations Transformation, you will hear from the following presenters and partners:
- Stephen Thatcher, Head of Finance and Operations, Green Building Council of Australia
- Simon Ng, Green Star Digital Manager, Green Building Council of Australia
- Liam Murray, CEO, Build-Apps (GBCA’s digital partner)
- Brett Shoemaker, ANZ Sustainability Lead, Microsoft Australia
- Melissa Kaplan, Technical Specialist – Nonprofits Microsoft Technology Centre, Microsoft Australia
In the lead up to World Green Building Week and the theme of #BuildingResilience we are excited to share our latest thought leadership paper – Resilience in the built environment.
We are also thrilled to have Zali Steggall MP joining us to give a Keynote and her insights into this critical area.
We will then examine the report and the reasons for its development.
Exploring international and domestic frameworks driving resilience, we will tackle what can now be done and what this means for Australia’s built environment.
Hear more about the calculators and overall plan for the digitization of Green Star. During the webinar you will hear from the following Green Building Council staff and partners:
- Stephen Thatcher, Head of Finance and Operations at the GBCA, who will provide an overview of the digital strategy for Green Star.
- Liam Murray, CEO Build-Apps and GBCA digital partner, who will provide a preview of the Green Star Buildings platform due for release in 2021 and how the platform will interact with the calculators once released.
- Simon Ng, Green Star Digital Manager, who will provide an overview of the pilot calculators.
From business case to implementation, how are government projects using Green Star and how is it being applied to major projects?
In this exclusive session you have the opportunity to hear government leaders share their expertise and learnings on how they have embedded the Green Star rating tools in their projects. Our guest speakers will discuss:
- Business case: how does Green Star align with the vision and goals of a project and how can policy commitments be achieved through certification?
- Concept design: why is it essential to include Green Star upfront?
- Procurement: how are Green Star requirements built in the procurement processes and contracting?
- Implementation: what is the best Green Star strategy for the delivery of your project?
- What does collaboration look like with GBCA?
- Reporting: how can we close the loop on projects with measurable outcomes and data?
- What is the value of Green Star for the project more broadly?
Speakers:
- Laura Pritchard, Sustainability Manager, Sydney Metro – Western Sydney Airport, Transport for NSW
- Becky Sharpe, Senior Project Manager – Environment Team, Homes Victoria
- Peter Murrell, Sustainability and Liveability Officer, Victorian Planning Authority (VPA)
- Facilitators: Nick Alsop, Senior Manager – Market Engagement, GBCA
- Sandra Qian, Senior Manager – Policy and Government Relations, GBCA
This session is designed for policy makers and implementers, providing a unique platform to discuss strategies to apply Green Star to government projects.
The circular economy presents an opportunity to design out waste, keep materials in use, regenerate systems and deliver positive social and environmental impact. This Insights session, developed in partnership with Edge Environment, Circle Economy in the Netherlands, and Mirvac, addresses how to develop a circular economy strategy, illustrated with European and Australian examples.
We cover:
- Approaches and tools for developing a circular economy strategy
- International case studies, including one city and one product manufacturer
- Australian property case study: Mirvac’s plan for zero waste by 2030
- Planet Positive: Waste and Materials
Closing the loop on supply chains is one of the seven megatrends underpinning the Green Star for New Buildings rating tool. This webinar gives a holistic understanding of this concept and the results we can expect in practice.
Speakers:
- Jacqui Bonnitcha, Head of Circular Economy and Lifecycle Thinking, Edge Environment
- Jacco Verstraeten-Jochemsen, Lead Business Solutions, Circle Economy
- Kim Host, Resource Recovery Manager, Office and Industrial, Mirvac
- Naomi Martin, Sustainability Manager Construction, Mirvac
- Jorge Chapa, Head of Market Transformation, Green Building Council of Australia
On average, Australian families spend 90% of their time indoors, with two thirds of this at home. So it’s not surprising to hear that 57% of Australia’s built environment emissions come from our homes. If we are serious about limiting global warming to below 1.5 degrees, as committed to in the Paris Agreement, we can’t ignore our homes.
Australian households also pay amongst the highest energy bills in the world. Most households pay between $1,600 to $1,900 on average, per year. The Green Star Homes Standard outlines a path to deliver net zero energy homes. A net zero energy home is one that has been built to generate enough renewable energy to power all estimated regulated loads as well as estimated appliance and plug loads. They do not use gas. When operated well, these homes will not only save money in reduced bills, but will also be built to be net zero in operations.
Please join us for this webinar as we take a deeper look at the Positive category of the Green Star Homes Standard.
You will gain an understanding of the net zero energy requirements of the Green Star Homes Standard and will also hear from industry leaders who have worked extensively in the residential sector to deliver net zero energy homes.
Global climate change is affecting all facets of life and many of these impacts are being felt today. Increased frequency and intensity of natural disasters such as bushfire, flooding and extreme heat, detrimentally affect our built environment, including our homes. This in turn impacts our health and wellbeing, and the reliability of infrastructure. These changes challenge the way we build and has broader implications to the community.
At Green Building Council of Australia, our vision is to create healthy, resilient and positive places. This includes our homes. A resilient home is one that has been built to be more robust than required by the minimum building standard and is thus able to better withstand natural disasters and future climate change conditions.
Please join us for this webinar where we take a deep dive into the Resilient category of the Green Star Homes Standard. We will also be joined by an experienced panel with expertise in climate risk and resilience and what this means at an industry, community and home level.