Placemaking and precincts
SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY

Cost CPD points Duration* Exam Required
$125.00 2 120 Mins Yes

Course details
The notion of placemaking has shifted considerably in the last decade, shifting from a largely artistic-based plan to one that encompasses all levels of precinct and community design. This breakout will explore what placemaking means today through lenses including equitable design, First Nations-led placemaking and circular economy.

10:00 AM - Chair's introduction
Nick Alsop, Senior Manager - Buildings, Precincts and Homes, Green Building Council of Australia

10:10 AM - Placemaking for precincts, the evolution
Professor Dan Hill, Director, Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne

10:30 AM - In conversation: Scaling co-design - creating precincts on Country
Michael Hromek, Technical Executive – Indigenous (Architecture), Design and Knowledge, WSP

11:00 AM - Panel: The path to a net-zero precinct - electrification, circularity and embodied carbon
Nick Alsop, Senior Manager - Buildings, Precincts and Homes, Green Building Council of Australia
Monica Richter, Project Director, MECLA Materials & Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance
David Clark, Director, Positive Zero

11:40 AM - Case study: Addressing sustainability in sporting precincts.

This recording took place during Transform 2024

All course content is curated by the Green Building Council of Australia. Designed for maximum flexibility, this course allows you to study anytime, anywhere.

Exam Requirements
This course requires you to sit for an exam to obtain the CPD points. The exam comprises of 3 questions and has a time limit of 30 mins to complete.

All exams are multiple choice and questions are based on module content.

Questions?
If you have any questions regarding any of these online courses please feel free to contact the GBCA Office on +612 8239 6200 or send us an email.


* Duration refers to the associated video content length of time. If there is no video it refers to the time limit of the associated exam. All pricing exludes GST.