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8.30
Registration and Coffee
8.50
Speed Networking Session
Get to know your peers right from the start in this relaxed and informal speed networking session. Bring your business cards!
9.00
Chair’s opening address
A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO GREEN POLICY
9.10
Benchmarking: A collective commitment to reducing carbon emissions
Caroline Bayliss, Director, Global Sustainability, RMIT
- Adopting energy targets
- Implementing efficient and effective sustainable practices
- The importance of accountability and reporting
Caroline Bayliss, Director, Global Sustainability, RMIT
9.40
Adapting university infrastructure to climate change
Michael Nolan, Associate Director – Sustainability and Climate Change, AECOM
Michael Nolan, Associate Director – Sustainability and Climate Change, AECOM
10.30
Morning tea
11.00
KEYNOTE
Analysing implementation factors in Australian universities
Professor Geoff Scott, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Western Sydney
Analysing implementation factors in Australian universities
- Strategic action plans
- Communication and commitment
- Roadblocks and challenges
- The reporting and reviewing process
Professor Geoff Scott, Pro-Vice Chancellor, University of Western Sydney
INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVE
11.40
CASE STUDY
London School of Economics and Political Science – No. 2 Ranking in the Green League 2009 Table
Dr. Victoria Hands, Environmental and Sustainability Manager, London School of Economics and Political Science
London School of Economics and Political Science – No. 2 Ranking in the Green League 2009 Table
Dr. Victoria Hands, Environmental and Sustainability Manager, London School of Economics and Political Science
12.20
CASE STUDY
National Chung Cheng University
National Chung Cheng University
- Commitment to environmental management and performance
- Talloires Declaration signatory 2009
1.00
Lunch
INNOVATION
2.00
Environmental sustainability (or green clauses?) and workplace agreements at universities
Victoria Lambropoulos, Lecturer, School of Law, Deakin University
- Engagement of employees in the transition to a carbon lean econom y
- Examples of environmental sustainability clauses and how they work
- The industrial relations law (Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth)) and how it affects development in this area
Victoria Lambropoulos, Lecturer, School of Law, Deakin University
MASTERPLANNING
2.40
CASE STUDY UTS City Campus Master Plan
- Creating an integrated and sustainable education precinct
- Campus-wide and project-specific ESD initiatives
- Key projects: integrating sustainable measures into new and existing buildings
3.20
CASE STUDY
Sydney University 2020 Master Plan
Colin Rockcliff, Director, Campus Infrastructure & Services, University of Sydney
Sydney University 2020 Master Plan
- Incorporating green initiatives into long term planning
- Ensuring a green and environmentally responsible campus
- Planning principles
Colin Rockcliff, Director, Campus Infrastructure & Services, University of Sydney
4.00
Closing remarks from the Chair
4.10
End of day one
8.30
Networking and coffee
9.00
Opening remarks from the chair
TOOLS
9.10
Forever green - Sustainable universities, today and tomorrow
Shane Esmore, Principal Sustainability Director, Umow Lai
- Rating tools
- Cutting edge case studies
- Future directions in sustainable university design
Shane Esmore, Principal Sustainability Director, Umow Lai
9.50
CASE STUDY Monash Eco Accord Model
Laurie Cuttiford, Office of Environmental Sustainability, Monash University
- Monash University’s guide to design and management of ecologically sustainable buildings
- Model ESD Sustainability Assessment Tool
Laurie Cuttiford, Office of Environmental Sustainability, Monash University
* TEFMA AECOM Award for Innovation 2009
10.30
Morning tea
INFRASTRUCTURE
11.00
Applications for urban green infrastructure in Australian universities
Dr. Nicholas Williams, Resource Management and Geography, University of Melbourne
- Evaluating performance, environmental benefits and overcoming barriers to uptake
- Green infrastructure research areas:
- Green roofs
- Green walls and vertical greening
- Case studies
Dr. Nicholas Williams, Resource Management and Geography, University of Melbourne
11.40
The importance of governance in sustainability
Professor Carol Adams, Director of Sustainability and Chair, La Trobe Sustainability Taskforce, La Trobe University
- Integrating sustainability into new and existing university policy
- Strengthening governance structures
- Incentives and KPIs
Professor Carol Adams, Director of Sustainability and Chair, La Trobe Sustainability Taskforce, La Trobe University
ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN
12.20
CASE STUDY
Bond University Mirvac School of Sustainable Development
Professor Robert Stable, Vice Chancellor, Bond University
Bond University Mirvac School of Sustainable Development
- Path toward achieving ‘World Leadership’
- Recommendations for the university sector
- Innovations in design
- Use of state of the art technology
- The impact on the broader university campus
Professor Robert Stable, Vice Chancellor, Bond University
* RICS Sustainability Award Winner 2009
1.00
Lunch
2.00
Mark Kelly, Leader of Education and Sustainability at Woods Bagot architects in conjunction with Chris Sheargold, Associate Vice Chancellor, Australian Catholic University will discuss the realisation of a sustainable vision for the new National Centre for Health and Wellbeing. The Centre, to be built on the Australian Catholic University’s Melbourne city campus on Victoria Parade, will be a low-energy use research and teaching facility that will aim to create new standards in energy efficiency design, while providing an attractive social and working environment. It is designed to integrate general teaching and high-level research by enhancing collaboration and creativity. A rooftop garden and wind turbines characterise this innovative project.
Mark Kelly, Sustainability Director, Woods Bagot
Chris Sheargold, Associate Vice Chancellor, Australian Catholic University
WATER AND ENERGY
2.40
CASE STUDY Transforming ANU into a sustainable green hub
Beth Mitchell, Energy and Sustainability Office, Australian National University
- Overview – Education Precincts for the Future project
- Incorporating water sensitive urban design
- Achieving long term reductions in consumption of water and energy
Beth Mitchell, Energy and Sustainability Office, Australian National University
3.20
Afternoon tea
Afternoon Tea Break Sponsor
SOLAR
3.40
SOLAR CASE STUDY
Murdoch University – Generating solar power on campus and implications for the built environment generally
Adjunct Professor Garry Baverstock AM, Manager – Built Environment, Research Institute for Sustainable Energy, Murdoch University
Murdoch University – Generating solar power on campus and implications for the built environment generally
- Using solar to generate renewable energy on campus and contribution to global problems
- Practical applications and steps toward self sufficiency
- Recommendations for renewable energy systems on campus
- Recommendations for University Education and the realities of Climate Change in the 21st century
Adjunct Professor Garry Baverstock AM, Manager – Built Environment, Research Institute for Sustainable Energy, Murdoch University
LAB
4.20
Green design solutions for laboratory buildings
Brian Griffin, Architect and Laboratory Specialist
- Case study – Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Kelvin Grove campus
- Case study – Mawson Institute of Advanced Manufacturing, University of South Australia, Mawson Lakes campus
- Illustrations of green design solutions at the above case studies
Brian Griffin, Architect and Laboratory Specialist
5.00
Closing remarks from the Chair
5.10
End of Conference
