Green Building Day Brisbane 2025

20 May 2025
Event Guide

Agenda

Tuesday, 20th May 2025 — Agenda

08:15 am

Guest arrival and networking

8:15 am – 8:45 am

Enjoy a coffee and pastry while networking with your peers

08:45 am

Opening remarks from the Chair

8:45 am – 8:50 am

  • Speaker: Jeff Oatman – Head of Membership and Collaboration, Green Building Council of Australia

08:50 am

Welcome to Country

8:50 am – 9:00 am

09:00 am

Icebreaker – An informal session to build your network

9:00 am – 9:10 am

09:10 am

Opening address

9:10 am – 9:30 am

Speaker to be announced soon

09:30 am

PANEL: Reducing embodied carbon in Australia’s built environment – tools, benchmarks and latest initiatives

9:30 am – 10:10 am

  • Exploring how practice is evolving to shift embodied carbon to zero using tools and benchmarks 
  • Where are the real opportunities to drive change  
  • Addressing the role of manufacturers and materials in driving emissions reduction

    Panelist: Nicki Parker, Associate, Sustainability, Aurecon

    Moderator:     Taryn Cornell, Senior Manager – Strategy and Development, Green Building Council of Australia

10:10 am

In Conversation: Fitouts in focus – reframing practice to reduce waste and drive sustainable outcomes

10:10 am – 10:25 am

  • Speaker: Gabrielle Pavicic – Green Star Program Lead, Market Transformation, Green Building Council of Australia
  • Speaker: Guy Walsh – Sustainability Strategist, Living Edge

10:25 am

In Conversation: Advancing the roadmap to nature positive  

10:25 am – 10:40 am

  • Speaker: Elham Monavari – Head of Green Star Strategic Delivery, Green Building Council of Australia
  • Speaker: Abigail Heywood – Senior Manager, Environmental Sustainability, Lendlease

10:40 am

Morning Tea

10:40 am – 11:10 am

11:10 am

Accelerating innovation on the pathway to Net Zero

11:10 am – 11:35 am

speaker to be announced soon

11:35 am

Panel: Shaping a sustainable future through circular procurement and responsible materials  

11:35 am – 12:15 pm

  • Overview of GBCA circular procurement guide 
  • Discussion on opportunities to build less and dematerialise  
  • How collaboration across the supply chain influences project decisions
  • How setting performance outcomes can deliver better results for projects  

Moderator: Davina Rooney, CEO, Green Building Council of Australia

Panelist: Aron Kurzydlo, CEO, Project Net Zero

Panelist: Patrick Campbell, National Operations Sustainability Manager for Buildings, John Holland

 

12:15 pm

Case Study

12:15 pm – 12:40 pm

Speaker to be announced

12:40 pm

GBCA Update & Announcement of Green Star Champions

12:40 pm – 12:55 pm

  • Speaker: Davina Rooney – Chief Executive Officer , Green Building Council of Australia

12:55 pm

Lunch

12:55 pm – 2:00 pm

02:00 pm

In conversation: Unpacking the complexities of refrigerants

2:00 pm – 2:15 pm

  • Speaker: Taryn Cornell – Senior Manager – Strategy and Development, Green Building Council of Australia
  • Speaker: Jeremy Mansfield – Founder/Director, Mansfield Advisory

02:15 pm

Case Study: North Shore Hamilton precinct

2:15 pm – 2:45 pm

Northshore is a place of sustainable design that connects the past, present and future. Hear how the largest waterfront urban renewal precinct in Queensland was brought to life. 

02:45 pm

Case Study: Rockpool Residential Aged Care Facility

2:45 pm – 3:15 pm

David Sparks, Principal Sustainability Consultant, Cundall

03:15 pm

Afternoon Tea

3:15 pm – 3:45 pm

03:45 pm

Green Star Update

3:45 pm – 4:00 pm

  • Speaker: Taryn Cornell – Senior Manager – Strategy and Development, Green Building Council of Australia

04:00 pm

Presentation: Designing for impact – Implementing social and community value into the built environment

4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

Speaker to be announced 

04:30 pm

Case Studies: Midtown Centre and 450 Queen Street

4:30 pm – 5:00 pm

Demonstrating that re-development doesn’t always require extensive demolition work, Midtown Centre utilised an adaptive reuse approach to deliver this commercial office space. Hear more about this project and how the learnings are being applied to another project at 450 Queen Street. 

05:00 pm

Closing comments

5:00 pm – 5:10 pm

Jeff Oatman, Head of Collaboration and Membership, Green Building Council of Australia 

05:10 pm

Networking Drinks Reception

5:10 pm – 6:30 pm