Green Building Day Sydney

We are so thrilled to be in Sydney this year for Green Building Day 2021. Join us to hear from sustainability innovators as we unpack industry learning and learn from our leading Green Star projects and case studies as we explore how to transform the sustainable built environment.

Key topics this year include:

the latest on the Green Star rating system and the next evolution of the tools.
tackling upfront carbon and collaboration across the value chain
building circular and material reuse
electrifying and future proofing our built environment

Our in person event will provide a fantastic opportunity to learn, share and come together again in a COVID safe venue. Join us in Sydney to reconnect with your peers. We can’t wait to see you!

Our Sydney event will also be live-streamed for anyone unable to attend in person.

What's included in your ticket:

6 Green Star CPD points
full day conference
evening networking drinks (in person attendees only)

Green Building Day FAQs

Where can I attend Green Building Day?

Our in-person events will be held in Perth, Brisbane, Melbourne & Sydney. The Sydney event will also be live streamed if you are unable to attend any of the local events in person. Select virtual attendance when registering.

When does the early bird rate end?

The early bird rate is available until 9am, Monday 10 May. Book now and save up $100.

What happens if the event in my city is cancelled due to COVID restrictions?

You can either transfer your registration to the virtual event live-streaming on 22 June and a partial refund of the ticket difference will be provided. Or a full refund can be provided.

What should I do if I am feeling unwell or can no longer attend in person?

You can send a colleague to attend in your place or transfer your registration to the virtual event live-streaming on 22 June.

Will a recording of the virtual event be available?

A recording will not be available.

Supported by:

The agenda is preliminary. Sessions and timings are subject to change.

Agenda

Tuesday, 22 Jun 2021
8:30 am	Registration & coffee
9:00 am	Welcome from morning chairperson Jorge Chapa, Head of Market Transformation, GBCA
9:02 am	Welcome to Country
9:10 am	The latest in our journey Davina Rooney, CEO, Green Building Council of Australia
9:30 am	Green Star's Future Focus Jorge Chapa, Head of Market Transformation, GBCA
9:40 am	Building circularity –upcycling the AMP tower Circular Quay Chris Nunn, Head of Sustainability, Real Estate, AMP Capital Michael Wheatley, Head of Development, AMP Capital
10:05 am	Delivering carbon neutral buildings Steve Ford, Head of Sustainability and Energy, GPT Group
10:30 am	Green Star Buildings update Taryn Cornell, Senior Manager - Green Star Strategy and Development, GBCA
10:40 am	Morning Tea
11:10 am	1.5 Degree Business Strategy & Implementation Andrew Cole, General Manager Sustainability, Investment Management, Lendlease
11:35 am	Department of Industry, Science, Energy and Resources and GBCA report insights Jorge Chapa, Head of Market Transformation, GBCA Nicole Sullivan, Head of Strategy and Impact Australia, thinkstep-anz
11:45 am	Panel discussion: Tackling upfront carbon and collaboration across the value chain Hudson Worsley, Co-Founder and Director, Presync Jorge Chapa, Head of Market Transformation, GBCA Turlough Guerin, Program Leader Low Emissions Building Materials & Senior Project Officer/Advisor, NSW Department of Planning, Industry and Environment Jonas Bengtsson, Founder CEO at Edge Environment
12:25 pm	A carbon positive roadmap for precincts Nick Alsop, Senior Manager- Market Engagement, GBCA
12:35 pm	Panel discussion: Social infrastructure in focus Sandra Qian Senior Manager - Policy and Government Relations, GBCA Monica McSheffrey, Social Sustainability & Partnerships Manager, Landcom Additional speakers to be confirmed
1:05 pm	Lunch Break
	Afternoon chairperson - Jeff Oatman, Senior Manager- Membership, GBCA
2:00 pm	Green Star Performance update Jamie Wallis, Senior Manager- Market Engagement, GBCA
2:10 pm	Sharing insights from Green Star case study Speaker to be confirmed
2:35 pm	Green Star Homes update Elham Monavari, Senior Manager - Operations Transformation, GBCA
2:45 pm	Sustainability principles for mixed-use tall tower – 88 Walker Street Nick Asha, Senior Sustainability Consultant, WSP
3:10 pm	Green Star Products update Jorge Chapa, Head of Market Transformation, GBCA
3:20 pm	Green Star's digital future GBCA
3:30 pm	Afternoon Tea
4:00 pm	Case Study: Assisi Catholic College Mark Langdon, Business Unit Leader - Sustainability Solutions, Calibre
4:25 pm	UTS Central Building - Australian first district cooling and plastic free food court Danielle McCartney, Manager Sustainability, UTS
4:50 pm	Closing remarks
5:00 pm	Networking Drinks

Speakers

Davina Rooney - Green Building Council of Australia

CEO

Session

9:10 am - The latest in our journey

About Davina

Davina is a property professional with a broad range of sustainability experience, from environmental projects, not-for profit boards and overseas community development work, spending 8 months working in the Indian Himalayas on the construction of a school which won multiple international awards. Career highlights include a decade at Stockland and in 2016 and 2018 simultaneously holding the most sustainable real estate company in world (DJSI Global Property leader), GRESB Global leader (Reta

Chris Nunn - AMP Capital Investors Ltd

Head of Sustainability Real Estate

Session

9:40 am - Building circularity –upcycling the AMP tower Circular Quay

About Chris

Chris Nunn is Head of Sustainability at AMP Capital Real Estate. AMP Capital has a real estate portfolio valued at approximately A$28 billion, mainly in Australia and NZ, consisting of approximately 100 shopping centres, offices and industrial assets. Chris has 19 years' experience in sustainability with expertise in environmental law, sustainability consultancy, green building design and operations, sustainability rating systems, corporate sustainability strategy and reporting.

Michael Wheatley - AMP Capital Investors Ltd

Development Director

Session

9:40 am - Building circularity –upcycling the AMP tower Circular Quay

About Michael

Michael Wheatley joined the AMP Capital Real Estate Development team in December 2015 as the Development Director for the redevelopment of the Quay Quarter Sydney precinct. He brings over 25 years of experience in the development of landmark office and urban regeneration projects. Prior to joining AMP, Michael spent 21 years at Lendlease and was most recently was the Development Director for the International Towers, Sydney at Barangaroo. In this role he led the development team responsible $4 billion of development incorporating totaling 290,000m2 of office, retail and community facilities. Michael was also Project Director of the Darling Quarter redevelopment, one of Australia’s most successful office and urban regeneration developments. He was responsible for all development aspects of this landmark project from the leading the bid and transaction process through to project delivery. In addition, he was Senior Project Manager on the flagship building 30 The Bond.

Steve Ford - The GPT Group

Head of Sustainability & Energy

Session

10:05 am - Delivering carbon neutral buildings

About Steve

Steve Ford is the Head of Sustainability and Energy at The GPT Group. He has worked for over a decade in driving improved environmental and social sustainability outcomes in the property industry. His current focuses are delivering the GPT zero emissions plan and embedding high integrity waste and resource management practices and reporting. A physicist himself, prior to joining the property industry, Steve worked with scientists, engineers and educators at the Australia Museum and the University of New South Wales on programs to disseminate their research to a broad range of audiences. He has carried his passion for a sustainable future throughout his career.

Taryn Cornell - Green Building Council of Australia

Technical Specialist

Session

10:30 am - Green Star Buildings update

About Taryn

As a Technical Manager, Taryn facilitates development and innovation of the rating tools ensuring they are aligned with industry needs and standards. Prior to joining the GBCA, Taryn worked for over a decade in interior and architectural design specialising in high-end hospitality and residential work, with many years’ on-site project experience. After graduating from RMIT with a Diploma in Interior design, she has developed a detailed and considered approach to delivery and stakeholder engag

Andrew Cole - Lendlease Building Pty Ltd

General Manager - Sustainability Lendlease Funds Management

Session

11:10 am - 1.5 Degree Business Strategy & Implementation

About Andrew

Hudson Worsley - presync

Director

Session

11:45 am - Panel discussion: Tackling upfront carbon and collaboration across the value chain

About Hudson

Leads engagement and built environment planning, climate change risk assessment and adaptation Strong knowledge of sustainability and climate risk drivers and solutions in property, infrastructure and energy sectors Former National Sustainability Manager for Stockland’s residential business and energy sector business consultant with Arthur Andersen Former Research Associate with the faculty of Engineering at the Queensland University of Technology Vincent Fairfax Fellow

Turlough Guerin - Department of Planning & Environment NSW

Project Officer

Session

11:45 am - Panel discussion: Tackling upfront carbon and collaboration across the value chain

About Turlough

Turlough has a background in industry and leads the Low Emissions Building Materials Program in NSW Department of Planning Industry and Environment.

Jonas Bengtsson - Edge Environment

CEO

Session

11:45 am - Panel discussion: Tackling upfront carbon and collaboration across the value chain

About Jonas

CEO and Co-founder of Edge Environment and BPI rating. Past President of the Australian Life Cycle Assessment Society (ALCAS), Green Star LCA Reference Advisory Group member, Vice-chair of EPD Australasia's Technical Advisory Group, and GECA technical advisory group members. Certified LCA Practitioner, Approved EPD Verifier, Registered Climate Active Consultant

Jorge Chapa - Green Building Council of Australia

Head of Market Transformation

Session

11:45 am - Panel discussion: Tackling upfront carbon and collaboration across the value chain

About Jorge

Jorge ensures that our strategic priorities, partnerships, and product and services, including Green Star, accelerate the transformation of Australia’s built environment – delivering more livable, resilient, and sustainable places for everyone. Jorge has an architecture degree from the University of Monterrey in Mexico and a Masters in Design Science from the University of Sydney.

Nick Alsop - Green Building Council of Australia

Senior Manager Market Engagement

Session

12:25 pm - A carbon positive roadmap for precincts

About Nick

Based in Melbourne, Australia, Nick has over 15 years experience in sustainability leadership, in state and local government and industry. He has experience in sustainable urban design and planning, environmental management, renewable energy deployment and property sector support programs.

Monica Mcsheffrey - Landcom

Social Sustainability & Partnerships Manager

Session

12:35 pm - Panel discussion: Social infrastructure in focus

About Monica

My passion for the property industry and experience in this sector spans over 20 years. In this time, I have been fortunate enough to have delivered strategic marketing and social sustainability activities for high profile industry brand names including Stockland and DEXUS. My current role since June 2019, as Social Sustainability and Partnerships Manager at Landcom, sees me overseeing and executing on the social aspects of our Sustainable Places Strategy to enhance liveability, resilience and inclusion in our communities. Key activities to achieve these goals include: developing and measuring community development initiatives, research of our communities in terms of liveability, setting up frameworks and benchmarks for strategic partnerships and assisting with setting the direction for our commitments to mitigating Modern Slavery and developing Landcom’s Reconciliation Action Plan.

Sandra Qian - Green Building Council of Australia

Senior Manager - Policy & Government Relations

Session

12:35 pm - Panel discussion: Social infrastructure in focus

About Sandra

Sandra works to develop and deliver the GBCA’s advocacy priorities by informing the public policy debate and engaging key stakeholders at all levels. With experience in both state government and industry, she has worked extensively with the property sector to drive sustainable outcomes for the built environment, and is passionate about the future of our cities. She is based in Melbourne.

Jamie Wallis - Green Building Council of Australia

Senior Manager - Market Engagement

Session

2:00 pm - Green Star Performance update

About Jamie

Jamie is a Senior Manager in the Market Engagement team and is based in Melbourne. Jamie works to engage with new and existing members and Green Star project teams to identify opportunities and promote the growth and uptake of Green Star. Jamie has over 15 years experience driving sustainability in the built environment. He has worked closely with the property sector, business and government to design and deliver energy efficiency and sustainable design initiatives.

Elham Monavari - Green Building Council of Australia

Senior Manager - Strategic Projects

Session

2:35 pm - Green Star Homes update

About Elham

Elham is a Senior Manager responsible for the delivery of Green Building Council of Australia's strategic projects. These projects include the development of a Future Homes program and the management of the Future Focus program. Elham is an accredited professional with over 15 years’ of experience driving the design, management and implementation of sustainability strategies at a national and international level. She has experience in developing and implementing sustainability programs within the built environment including on infrastructure and building projects.

Nick Asha - WSP Australia Pty Ltd

Senior Sustainability Consultant

Session

2:45 pm - Sustainability principles for mixed-use tall tower – 88 Walker Street

About Nick

Mark Langdon - Calibre Group

Business Unit Leader Sustainability Solutions

Session

4:00 pm - Case Study: Assisi Catholic College

About Mark

Mark has been working in geothermal for over ten years and has over 20 years’ experience within the property and construction industries. He is one of the pioneers of the Australian geothermal industry and is recognised as a leading specialist in Australia. Mark joined Calibre in April 2020 to establish a business unit directed at the delivery of sustainable solutions to the built environment.

Danielle McCartney - University of Technology Sydney

Manager Sustainability

Session

4:25 pm - UTS Central Building - Australian first district cooling and plastic free food court

About Danielle

Danielle McCartney is the Head of Sustainability at UTS where she is responsible for improving the University’s sustainability performance through the planning, delivery and communication of sustainability initiatives. Danielle has been working in the tertiary education sector since 2011, previously working in architectural practice and as a sustainability consultant in Australia and London. With her experience in integrating sustainability into the built environment Danielle provides strategic sustainability advice and review for University building projects and infrastructure. She also works collaboratively across the governance, operations, engagement, research and teaching / learning areas of the University to deliver sustainability outcomes. Danielle is also a Director on the Executive Board of ACTS (Australasian Campuses Towards Sustainability)