Sustainable Built Environment Events
This site lists events at local or national level at any location in Australia that relates to sustainability in design, planning and construction of the built environment.
If you have an event you would like to be included on this site, please contact ASBEC on admin@asbec.asn.au
Current Listings:
- Facility Management Association of Australia - ideaction12 - National Facilities Management Conference and Expo - Canberra, May 16th-18th 2012
- BEMP - Built Environment Meets Parliament - Canberra, 26th-27th June 2012
- Consult Australia 2012 Symposium - Ahead of the Game - Sydney, 19th-20th July 2012
- AIRAH Refrigeration Conference - Adapting to Our Low Carbon Reality - Brisbane, 24th July 2012
- AIRAH Achieving the Green Dream - Sydney, 11-12th September 2012
National Facilities Management Conference & Expo
National Convention Centre, Canberra, ACT
16 - 18 May 2012
Presented by the Facility Management Association of Australia Ltd (FMA Australia), ideaction12 is the premier facilities management event in Australasia and ASBEC is proud to be a Sector Partner for this prestigious event.
Supported by site visits to leading facilities throughout the region, ideaction12 continues its tradition as the principal national conference focused on the management, operation and maintenance of Australia’s buildings, precincts and community infrastructure.
The theme for ideaction12 is putting ideas into action.
Delegates, presenters and key industry stakeholders will all be asked to consider what current thinking around these and other ideas means for the future of the facilities management profession and industry.
Facilities management is increasingly in the public spotlight as many of the facilities manager’s core responsibilities are the subject of ongoing changes to regulation, compliance and other impacting factors.
As the need grows for a well informed industry, it is essential that a facilities management professional be armed with the best possible knowledge and resources for understanding the most recent changes, their potential impact and how facilities management is likely to progress.
Conference streams
Sustainability & Environment - the benefits, costs and risks for facilities management associated with the increasing focus on sustainability and environmental performance issues.
Industry Development & Innovation - how the facilities management industry has developed and what can be expected as it grows within an increasingly fast moving business environment.
Government, Compliance & Regulation - the influence of policy and legislation on the facilities management industry along with the impact of existing and proposed standards from government and industry.
For more information and to register, please visit www.ideaction12.com.au
Built Environment Meets Parliament - BEMP 2012
Parliament House, Canberra
26th - 27th June 2012
ASBEC is proud to be an official supporter of BEMP 2012.
BEMP is an annual conversation between parliamentarians and industry leaders that showcases the relationship between Australian communities and their built environment. BEMP offers an opportunity to explore the economic, social, environmental and governance issues that influence national prosperity.
The 2012 BEMP summit, taking place Wed 27 June at Parliament House Canberra, will focus on community consultation, digital tools and the opportunities within the built environment profession to utilise new technology in innovate and exciting ways.
REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN. Visit www.bemp.com.au for the latest BEMP information and to register.
Summit sessions will focus on the COAG Reform Council report on Strategic Planning of Capital Cities; innovative approaches to community consultation and engagement; the use of new digital technologies such as BIM and 4D modelling; and will ask what’s the next big revolution in building cities?
The following speakers and panellists are confirmed for BEMP – visit the BEMP website www.bemp.com.au for the latest speaker announcements as they are confirmed.
- The Hon. Anthony Albanese MP, Leader of the House, and Minister for Infrastructure and Transport
- Michael Argyrou, Unitised Building
- John Bilmon, PTW Architects
- Matthew Crozier, Bang The Table
- The Hon Mark Dreyfus, QC, MP, Cabinet Secretary, Parliamentary Secretary for Industry and Innovation, and Parliamentary Secretary for Climate Change and Energy Efficiency
- Dr Mark Elliott, Collabforge
- Dr Ben Guy, Urban Circus
- Kirsty Kelly, Planning Institute of Australia
- Brendan Lyon, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia
- Megan Motto, Consult Australia
- David Parken, Australian Institute of Architects
- Peter Verwer, Property Council of Australia
- Innes Willox, Australian Industry Group
- Michael Zorbas, Stockland
The Australia Award for Urban Design and BEMP dinner will be held the night prior, at a special awards dinner presentation, on Tues 26 June at the National Portrait Gallery Canberra. The evening will include welcome drinks and canapés, three-course dinner and a private showing of the NPG gallery.
Nominations for the AAUD close on 10 May 2012 visit www.planning.org.au for details.
Consult Australia Symposium - Ahead of the Game
The Hilton Hotel, 488 George Street, Sydney
19th-20th July, 2012
This year’s Consult Australia Symposium, 'Ahead of the Game', will provide attendees with the information they need to be the frontrunners of their industry, looking to the future, and exploring emerging and potential trends, challenges and opportunities. Featuring a variety of speakers across a wide range of disciplines and industries, the program offers a mix of general and streamed sessions so delegates can tailor the event to suit their needs.
This event also provides fantastic networking opportunities with industry leaders, key decision makers, future leaders and other professionals from within the built and natural environment.
Running alongside the Symposium will be an exhibition showcasing a fantastic selection of products and services recommended by Consult Australia.
In addition, a 60th Anniversary Gala Dinner will be held on the evening of day one, Thursday, 19 July. Celebrating Consult Australia’s history, guests will be able to network with Past Presidents, current members and some of our keynote speakers whilst enjoying a night of entertainment and fine dining.
Both Consult Australia members and non-members are able to attend the Symposium and Gala Dinner.
Click HERE for a full event program
Click HERE for more information and to register.
Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Airconditioning and Heating
Upcoming Events
Refrigeration Conference 2012
Holiday Inn Brisbane, 159 Roma Street, Brisbane QLD 4000
24th July 2012
AIRAH is holding a conference dedicated to refrigeration issues in the age of a carbon tax: Refrigeration 2012 – Adapting to our low carbon reality.
AIRAH CEO Phil Wilkinson says the conference is a logical follow-up to the first Refrigeration Engineering conference, which was held last year in Melbourne and proved to be enormously popular and successful.
“Given that we are on the eve of the implementation of the carbon tax, we feel now is an appropriate time for AIRAH to host the second Refrigeration Engineering conference,” Wilkinson says.
“Refrigeration Engineering – adapting to our low carbon reality will deal with refrigeration issues in the age of the carbon tax. The cost impact to refrigerants, the skills shortage and the latest technical developments all need to be discussed in detail.”
For more information on the conference and to register, click HERE to visit the AIRAH website.
Achieving the Green Dream
Dockside, Balcony Level, Cockle Bay Wharf, Darling Harbour, Sydney
11th - 12th September, 2012
Achieving the Green Dream - Back to Basics is the third in the successful series, with the inaugural conference held in Brisbane in July 2009, and the Melbourne version in September 2010. The conference is all about recognising the barriers to best-practice sustainable design, and leading industry towards a re-emphasis on getting the HVAC engineering basics right. Abstracts are now welcome.
AIRAH CEO Phil Wilkinson, M.AIRAH, says while there has in recent times been an emphasis on implementing new technologies into high-performing buildings, the industry has a pressing need for professionals to understand the basics and to get them right.
“The driving force behind the 2012 Achieving the Green Dream conference is what AIRAH sees as a pressing need to recognise the HVAC&R engineering design fundamentals, and to execute them correctly,” Wilkinson says.
“At the moment, the basics are not always being done well, or even properly understood. There are many reasons for this – skills shortages, a lack of training, systemic poor habits, shortcuts taken under cost and time pressures, and some professionals attempting to run before they can walk, so to speak.”
Conference committee chair Nathan Groenhout, M.AIRAH, says that tagged with a theme of “Back to Basics”, AIRAH’s 2012 Achieving the Green conference is all about recognising the barriers to best-practice sustainable design, and leading industry towards a re-emphasis on getting the HVAC engineering basics right.
AIRAH recently released a Call for Abstracts, ahead of the conference. Click HERE for suggestions on topics and case study ideas. Submission of Abstracts closes on June 8th 2012.
For more information on the conference and to register, click HERE to visit the AIRAH website.
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