Air Tightness Masterclass

Air tightness is now a minimum expectation under Green Star Buildings in an effort to drive better building practices and performance outcomes. But how can you ensure success from the outset? Join our experts during this interactive masterclass as they deep dive into the credits, as well as examining successful projects and real results across design, testing and performance.

The masterclass will cover key learning areas including:

• Understanding the minimum expectations for air tightness in Green Star Buildings
• Navigating the submission documentation process
• The dos and dont’s of air-tightness testing and performance
• Understanding the value of early design review and steps to ensure success
• How to find construction solutions when you have an imperfect design
• Comparing air tightness results across projects that have considered it from the start vs. those addressing it down the track
• Considerations to get the key stakeholders engaged from the outset and implementing critical checkpoints along the way
• Promoting responsibility and accountability of the project teams to make informed decisions

Our expert speaker line-up includes:

Sean Maxwell, Scheme Manager, ATTMA Australia and New Zealand

Filomena Beshara, Sustainability Manager, Built

Joseph Cheung, Technical Director, Efficiency Matrix

Samantha Anderson, Senior Associate, Buildings Physics and Sustainability, Inhabit

Deejan Ferrao, Manager Future Focus Rating Tools, Green Building Council of Australia

Darren Harris, Consultancy and Business Development – Airtightness, SUHO

Cameron Holoubek, Project Engineer, Hansen Yunken

*Attendance numbers will be capped so be sure to register your place now to avoid disappointment.

Speakers

Sean Maxwell - ATTMA ANZ

Scheme Manager

About Sean

ANZ Scheme Manager Air Tightness Testing and Measurement Association

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Filomena Beshara - Built Pty Ltd

Sustainability Manager

About Filomena

Filomena Beshara is a Sustainability Manager at Built. Her career has focused on creating change in the built environment – working towards healthier buildings that use fewer resources and drive positive social and environmental outcomes. She works with clients, integrating their values to inspire change and action on projects and delivering leading sustainability results.

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Joseph Cheung - Efficiency Matrix

technical director

About Joseph

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Deejan Agnello Ferrao - Green Building Council of Australia

Manager Future Focus Rating Tools

About Deejan

Deejan is the Manager for the Future Focus Rating tools and ensures a smooth landing for all Future Focus tools by understanding industry challenges and needs when applying the Rating tools. Prior to joining the GBCA, Deejan has worked as a Sustainability consultant working on NatHERS, Basix and NABERS in Australia and a Site Engineer for residential development back in India.

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Cameron Holoubek - Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd

About Cameron

Cameron Holoubek is a Senior Project Engineer that has been working in the construction industry since 2010. He is currently working on the Flinders Health Medical Research Building as the Sustainability Manager with Hansen Yuncken. In this role, he has championed the ESD requirements on the project which includes targeting Gold rating for both LEED and WELL. As part of these credits included a Whole of Building Air Tightness Test.

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Samantha Anderson - Inhabit

Senior Building Phyics (ESD) ESD Engineer

About Samantha

Samantha is an Associate in Building Physics who has a comprehensive understanding of building performance, facades and all properties of glass. Samantha is passionate about delivering high-performance buildings, but, in addition to this, trying to achieve greater clarity in the industry in regards to what a “high performance” building represents, and how these building can impact occupant comfort. Samantha strives to change the perception that “air conditioning” is required to maintain comfort, and make people realise comfort can be achieved through the building envelope alone.

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Darren Harris - SUHO

Business Development & Consultancy - Airtightness

About Darren

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