Greenbuilding & Design Course

Description

RMIT University’s ‘Green Building’ 2-day course-conference is back in 2007. After its most successful year to date in 2006, the annual and highly regarded review returns, featuring the latest, greatest and cutting edge in ‘green’ building design and construction - be it engineering, planning, construction, or making the business case. Respected for its targeted topics, ‘warts and all’ discussions, site visits, and breadth and quality of speakers and attendance, the course is a must for policy makers, consultants, clients or constructors in the fast-growing green building space

What graduates have said about 'Green Buildings and Design'

The most comprehensive conference on sustainability I have been to. The wide cross-section and quality of presenters provided a great insight into what roll the architect plays in creating sustainable developments.

Alex Nock, Associate, Woodhead International

‘The most informative and best overview of green building and design in Australia’
Caimin McCabe, Director, Cundall

I really liked the practical emphasis and discussion of real projects. One of the continuing problems is understanding the on-the-ground implementation of ESD. I’ve been three years running and continue to find it of value.

Natasha Swan, Statutory Planner, Manningham City Council

Who should attend

Architects, designers and landscape architects, strategic and statutory planners, ESD consultants and engineers, facilities and asset managers, project managers, environment officers, interior designers, building surveyors, local government councillors.

Course content

This year’s course includes workshops and presentations on:

• latest credible environmental data and what it means for buildings and cities
• rating tools, policy and regulatory initiatives Australia-wide
• designing for climate change and a carbon economy
• risk management for green buildings – contracts, consultant liaison, rating tools
• update and review on section J; practices, priorities and emerging policies in the local government
• daylighting, wellbeing, productivity – update on projects and research
• sustainable materials – review of new technologies and tools
• carbon neutrality – what it means, and how to get there
• engineering technology review – emerging technologies, mainstreaming practices
• refurbishment, the challenge of the 98%, what’s possible, and how
• best-practice water efficiency technologies; design process management for
• high-performance green buildings
• heritage issues and climate change
• local governments and developers – lessons learned for green buildings
• constructors experiences with green building
• beyond carbon – biomimicry and design

Course outcome

Participants will receive a Resource Pack, including:

• A course handout with presentations for annotation
• A comprehensive CD with reference material, as well as presentations supplied for distribution
• A certificate of completion for individual delegates and a certification of recognition for organisations that attend the full two day course.

Course leader

Jenny Dudgeon, Trivess Moore

Enrolment info

To register please select the following link:

http://shortcourses.rmit.edu.au/keysearch.php?show_public_course=1&select_course_type_code=S315042

Cost

Two Day: earlybird $990, full price: $1190, Student/ ENGO/ concession $660.

One day: earlybird $550 full price $630, Student/ENGO/concession $385

Early bird offer is open until COB August the 31st 2007

Practice tickets are available to enable more than one staff person to attend.

Group discounts for groups over 3 tickets also available. Contact Trivess Moore for additional information.

Venue

Melbourne: Zinc, Federation Square

Sydney: Hilton Hotel

Certificate

A certificate of completion for individual delegates and a certification of recognition for organisations that attend the full two day course.

For further information contact: