As we continue to navigate the impacts of a changing climate, the need for effective resilience and preparedness strategies are critical. But how should practitioners foster a culture that recognises the value proposition of early resilience planning? And how do we tackle and overcome climate vulnerability now to minimise disruption in the future?
Coming off the back of TRANSFORM 2024 where resilience was a prioritised topic, this in-depth masterclass will explore the challenges presented by the impacts of climate change and the opportunities to mitigate them. By attending, you will gain insight from experts who have first-hand experience to address the common pain points that arise when preparing for climate and operational risk.
Key issues to address include:
Understanding the critical need for stakeholder engagement at the planning stage and best practice for implementation
How to assess and respond to flood and urban heat islands
Navigating climate adaptation of existing assets and working within limitations
Examining the fine scale projection opportunities for resilience through the NSW and Australian Regional Climate Modelling
Exploring how to embed resilience and adaptation in design, planning and due diligence
Climate resilience assessment for existing buildings – what are the operational considerations?
Addressing where the opportunities exist to make more impactful decisions to prepare and respond to climate related risks
Hear from our expert speakers including:
Paul Himberger, Sustainability and Research Manager, Landcom
Giovanni Di Virgilio, Senior Team Leader, Climate Research, NSWDepartment of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Renae Walton, Principal Climate Adaptation Officer, City of Port Philip
Brett Ellis, Managing Director, ResilientCo
Matt Williams, Principal, ESD, LCI Consultants
Laura Gannon, Associate Director, Meridian Urban
Deejan Ferrao, Manager - Future Focus Rating Tools, Green Building Council of Australia
Plus more to be confirmed ..
Agenda
Wednesday, 12 Jun 2024
12:30 pm
Welcome and introduction
12:35 pm
GBCA Outlook and future focus on resilience
Deejan Ferrao, Manager – Future Focus Rating Tools, Green Building Council of Australia
12:55 pm
Climate risk assessment – embedding resilience planning in our communities
Understanding the critical need for stakeholder engagement and collaboration in the planning stage
Outcomes from bespoke climate assessment practice
Resilience in-design checklist
Practical examples of flood and urban heat island assessment and response
Paul Himberger, Sustainability and Research Manager, Landcom
1:20 pm
NSW and Australian Regional Climate Modelling – Exploring the fine scale projection opportunities fo
Dr. Giovanni Di Virgilio, Senior Team Leader, Climate Research, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, Environment and Water
1:45 pm
BREAK
2:00 pm
Effective stakeholder engagement - Embedding resilience and adaptation in design and planning
The need for an effective approach to resilience
Getting all stakeholders aligned for good resilience planning from the start
Engaging with designers positively and proactively
Overcoming barriers and providing value
Matt Williams, Principal, ESD, LCI Consultants
2:25 pm
BREAKOUT GROUPS: Encouraging stakeholder engagement and shifting the value proposition
In smaller groups, discuss the challenges experienced when it comes to resilience planning and stakeholder engagement from the outset.
What barriers have you faced and how have these been overcome?
What does best practice look like when it comes to resilience planning?
2:45 pm
Feedback from discussion groups
2:50 pm
BREAK
3:00 pm
Case Study: To be confirmed
3:25 pm
Case Study: Millgrove - Australia's First Canopy Community
Unpacking the 6- step model - reinventing community-led resilience
Identifying the risks and fostering an action plan
Outcomes and opportunities at a national scale
Brett Ellis, Managing Director, ResilientCo
3:55 pm
Panel: Achieving meaningful climate risk reduction and adaptation
What are the risk assessment drivers and indicators on existing buildings?
What’s driving the change from an operational risk perspective?
Exploring how to achieve impactful climate risk reduction and adaptation for the built environment
Where do the opportunities lie for strategic decision making on climate change impacts?
How can we better educate stakeholders to ensure resilience is at the forefront of every project?
How can geospatial intelligence be used effectively to predict impacts?
Renae Walton, Principal Climate Adaptation Officer, City of Port Philip Laura Gannon, Associate Director, Meridian Urban
4:30 pm
End of masterclass
Speakers
Renae Walton - City of Port Phillip
Principal Climate Adaptation Officer | City Planning and Sustainability
About Renae
Principal Climate Adaptation Officer | City Planning and Sustainability
Giovanni Di Virgilio - Department of Climate Change Energy the Environment and Water (DCCEEW)
About Giovanni
Senior Team Leader, Climate Research, NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
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.
Paul Himberger - Landcom
Sustainability & Research Manager
About Paul
Paul has been embedding climate resilience across the property and infrastructure sectors both in Australia and internationally for over 15 years. He currently serves as the Sustainability & Research Manager at Landcom enabling carbon neutral, zero waste, water positive and net positive biodiversity outcomes across Landcom’s portfolio of assets. He further drives Landcom’s organisational response under the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures for both physical and transition climate-related risks.
Matt Williams - LCI Consultants
Principal
About Matt
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Laura Gannon - Meridian Urban
Associate Director
About Laura
Laura Gannon is an Associate Director with almost 20 years of experience in strategic land use planning, bushfire risk and community resilience across both the public and private sectors. Laura specialises in management consulting approaches to the integration of natural hazard risk management into land use planning policy and strategy, with a particular emphasis on bushfire risk and resilience, floodplain risk management and climate adaptation. She has extensive experience in the areas of planning policy, strategic and statutory planning accumulated through a number of senior leadership positions.
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