A summary of Built Environment Meets Parliament (BEMP) 2011
The fifth annual BEMP Summit was held 21-22 June 2011, with a welcome dinner incorporating the presentation for the Australia Award for Urban Design on 21 June and the full day summit on 22 June at Parliament House, Canberra. BEMP is jointly hosted by the GBCA, the Australian Institute of Architects, Consult Australia, the Planning Institute of Australia and the Property Council of Australia. The event offers industry stakeholders, public servants and staff and members of the host organisations an opportunity to talk with each other, and with representatives from Parliament, about how to meet the challenges of creating a more sustainable built environment.
This year's program included a number of Ministers, MPs and a Senator as well as panelists from industry and the keynote speaker, Edward Glaeser, who spoke about 'The Triumph of the City' via videoconference from Washington. Sessions focused on resilience, cities and urban development and Australia's demographic forecast. Feedback from participants was positive and Minister Albanese commended BEMP for keeping the conversation between industry and policy makers open, as it is becoming a significant driver of change.
In This Section
- GBCA green building agendaThu 6 Oct 2011
- Submissions to government in 2011Wed 11 Jan 2012
- The Australian Government’s Clean Energy Future packageThu 10 Nov 2011
- Carbon pricing and Australia's property and construction industryThu 10 Nov 2011
- GBCA supports Thriving Neighbourhoods conferenceFri 29 Jul 2011
- Businesses for a Clean Economy (B4CE)Thu 21 Jul 2011
- The Advocate - July 2011Tue 19 Jul 2011
- Putting a price on pollution: what it means for Australia’s property and construction industryTue 28 Jun 2011
- A summary of Built Environment Meets Parliament (BEMP) 2011Mon 27 Jun 2011
- A Minister for Cities is needed to build Australia's future, says ASBECMon 11 Apr 2011
