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GPT's launch of the 5star upgrade to 530 Collins Street Melbourne, attended by about 100 people

17 July & 24 August - Sydney - Newtown Library - City of Sydney and Marrickville Council’s are hosting two free solar workshops, encouraging inner west and inner city residents to learn how solar panels can save money, increase property values and help protect the environment. Click here for more details.

18-28 August - Melbourne - 45 Flinders Lane - The X-Field exhibition will showcase new work from a group of practitioners and researchers at RMIT university who work across the disciplines of art, architecture, landscape architecture and urbanism. Click here for more details.

21 - 23 August - Melbourne - The Enviro 2010 Conference and Exhibition is the premier national assembly of Australian environment and industry stakeholders. The primary objective of Enviro 2010 is to assemble the leaders of the Australian environment industry, business and policy makers to facilitate cross-fertilisation and networking opportunities. The breadth and diversity of contributors is expected to cover all aspects of sustainability. Speakers include: Jonathon Jutsen, founder Energetics; Dorjee Sun, CEO Carbon Conservation; David Karoly, Prof. Meteorology University of Melbourne; Gabrielle Kelly, director Adelaide Thinkers in Residence Program; Dr Avinash Patwardhan, VP Water Business Group. Click here for more details.

9 August - Canberra - Australian National University - The ANU Centre for Climate Law and Policy and Baker & McKenzie will present “After Copenhagen: Finding Direction in Climate Law and Policy,” a platform for some of the world’s leading climate experts to provide updates on the state of climate science and policy. Click here for more details.

10-12 August - Sydney - Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre - The 6th Australia - New Zealand Climate Change and Business Conference is the pre-eminent business to business climate change conference. Click here for more details.

10 August - Sydney - Shelbourne Hotel - A fringe event of the Australia - New Zealand Climate Change and Business Conference, the KNOWCHANGE forum is a grassroots initiative that invites attendees to present their own views on climate change and sustainability. The forum will discuss the question: “How would you describe Australia in 2020 if by then, we have achieved the 25 per cent GHG reduction target?” Click here for more details.

11 August - Sydney - 1 Alfred St, Sydney - The Property Council of Australia will host their building services forum “Embracing Tri-Generation: Is this the future of our city?” Moderated by Steve Hennessey of Steenson Varming, speakers include: Bruce Precious, office and industrial sustainability manager, The GPT Group; and Chris Derksema, sustainability director, City of Sydney. Click here for more details.

12 August - Sydney -Sydney Town Hall - Malcolm Turnbull, Bob Carr, Allan Jones (City of Sydney) and Quentin Dempster are just a few of the all-star, all-expert line up turning up on Thursday night at Sydney Town Hall for a 6 pm (sharp) launch of the Beyond Zero Emissions Stationary Energy Plan, which “aims to demonstrate that there there are no technical barriers to a 10-year 100 per cent renewable energy transition in Australia.”
For a 16 page synopsis of the report go to: http://media.beyondzeroemissions.org/ZCA2020_Stationary_Energy_Synopsis_v1.pdf

12 August - Sydney - Willoughby Council Chambers - Willoughby City Council is inviting local businesses to learn how efficient lighting can benefit their business at a special ClimateClever Business breakfast; “Energy efficiency - shining light on your business.” Click here for more details.

17 August - Sydney - Four Seasons Hotel - The Green Building Council of Australia will present “Finding the balance in green building,” a lunch seminar discussing the balance between building energy efficiency with health, productivity and profits. Speakers include Dr Kenneth Roy, US author and acoustics expert; Shane Esmore, principal sustainability consultant, Umow Lai; Greg Bryant, Gerard Lighting. Click here for more details.

17 - 18 August - Sydney - Quay Grand - Water Infrastructure: Project Delivery 2010 will give you the chance to network with the biggest players involved in delivering some of the most expensive and groundbreaking water infrastructure. Speakers include Greg Taylor, general manager water, John Holland Water; Tim O’Hearn, UGL Limited; Jim Keary, Hunter Water Australia. Click here for more details.

18 August - Perth - The Greenhouse, 100 St George Terrace - Network with colleagues over drinks at the GBCA’s Perth member evening. Click here for more details.

19 August - Sydney - University of Technology - “A Green Lighting Revolution” will be hosted by professor Mathew Phillips, examining new technology that go beyond compact fluorescent lighting. Click here for more details.

23-25 August - Sydney - Grace Hotel - The Tonkin Corporation will host “Carbon Accounting and Financial Management - Preparing your business for carbon costs.” Hear from leading experts on key issues such as compliance under NGERs, EEO reporting and international carbon standards such as ISO 14064 and IFRIC 3. Learn from the experiences of organisations that are implementing real carbon management strategies. Click here for more info.

24-25 August - Sydney - Dockside Convention Centre - Over 200 senior local government managers will be attending the Local Government Sustainable Development Conference 2010, designed to assist local government practitioners to plan and implement sustainable solutions. Speakers include: Chris Davis, commissioner, National Water Commission; Peter Newman, Prof. of Sustainability Curtin University; Rod Welford, CEO Australian Council of Recyclers; Sean Rooney, sustainability program manager, Sinclair Knight Merz, and many others. Click here for more details.

Professor Richard Weller, speaking on the population debate at the 3rd International Urban Design Conference

30 August - 1 September, Canberra - National Convention Centre - The 3rd International Urban Design Conference - What impact will the debate over sustainable population for Australia have on our existing cities? Under the theme “Designs On Our Future,” the Urban Design Conference will examine how our new cities are conceived and our existing ones are adapted, re-designed and managed. Key presenters include The Hon Anthony Albanese, Federal Minister for Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local Government; Peter McDonald, Professor of Demography and director of the Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute; Jeremy Harris, former mayor of Honolulu, Hawaii and board member of American Institute of Architects; Richard Weller, Professor of landscape architecture University of Western Australia. See website for more details.

30 August - 3 September - Fremantle - 3 Pakenham St - The Curtin University Sustainable Policy Institute will host “Facing Climate Change,” a five day course in preparing and planning for climate change delivered by industry professionals, academics and leaders. Click here for more details.

September - Planning Institute of Australia State Conferences - Starting from September the PIA will be holding its annual state planning conferences. NSW State Conference - 1-3 September Sydney - Citigate Mt Panorama -. Click here for more details.Victorian State Conference - 2-3 September Melbourne - Wangaratta Performing Arts Centre Click here for more details.WA State Conference - 9-10 September - Burswood Entertainment Complex -Click here for more details. South Australia State Planning Conference - 1- 4 November - Adelaide Convention Centre - Click here for more details. Queensland State Planning Conference - 10-12 November - Hyatt Regency Coolum - Click here for more details.

September - Property Council of Australia - Starting from 9 September the PCA together with the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency will host three mandatory disclosure workshops in anticipation of Disclosure Day on 1 November. Speakers will inlcude Chris Mobbs, assistant director, Dep. Climate Change, Mathew Clark, manager built environment, NSW Dep. Environment, Climate Change and Water, Lexia Wilson, partner, Norton Rose, Stephen Hennessy, Steensen Varming, Nalin Wickramasinghe, business development manager, Origin. Parramatta workshop - 9 September - Crowne Plaza - Click here for more details. Sydney workshop - 10 September - Powerhouse Museum - Click here for more details. Newcastle - 29 September - The Hall, Fort Scratchley - Click here for more details.

1 September - Melbourne - VECCI, Industry House - The Green Building Council of Australia will present “Finding the balance in green building,” a lunch seminar discussing the balance between building energy efficiency with health, productivity and profits. Speakers include Dr Kenneth Roy, US author and acoustics expert; Shane Esmore, principal sustainability consultant, Umow Lai; Greg Bryant, Gerard Lighting. Click here for more details.

3-4 September - Melbourne - State library of Victoria - The RMIT Centre for Design is hosting the Green Building and Design Conference. This years theme will be “Greening the Existing Building Stock” and speakers include Chris Bosse, Director Laboratory for Visionary architecture; Tone Wheeler, principal architect, Environa Studio; Bruce Prescious, sustainability manager, the GPT Group; Gavin Jennings, Minister for Environment and Climate Change, Minister for Innovation. Click here for more info.

6 September - Melbourne, Moonee Valley - Council Chambers - The Moonee Valley City Council hosts “Transitioning communities,” discussing how the Moonee Valley community can respond to the challenges and opportunities of climate change and peak oil. Click here for more details.

7 September - Melbourne - Storey Hall, RMIT - ECO-BUY is hosting its second annual Green Purchasing Expo, the event throwing a spotlight on the latest green product innovations, applications and directions. Chairman of the Monash Sustainability Institute John Thwaites will introduce and launch the morning. Click here for more details.

7-8 September - Melbourne - Bayview on the Park - The first ever Sustainability National Forum will bring together experts and practitioners to present two days of practical case studies in the area of sustainability. Featuring a keynote address by professor John Thwaites as well as presentations from Fosters Group, Toyota, World Vision and more. Click here for more details.

10 September - Sydney - Sydney Conservatorium of Music - Well known for his lifelong concern with landscape, Peter Sculthorpe reflects on writing music at a time when the world is fast reaching a critical point in respect to our future survival, unless we act on climate change. Click here for more details.

12 September - National - Sustainable House Day 2010 will see sustainable homes across Australia open for public viewing giving you the chance to learn what other people are doing to reduce water and energy usage, waste and innovations in natural cooling and heating. Click here for more details.

14 September - Sydney - Thermal imaging company Digital Mapping Australia will give a presentation on the Multi Sensor Approach to thermal imaging, detailing the use of LIDAR, thermal and Hyspex sensors in thermal orthophotos as well as introduce climate change applications used in thermal imagery. Analysis on light pollution, solar rooves, surface hydrology and building footprints caputred by thermal imagery will also be discussed in detail. Contact Bruce Mason at bruce.mason@dimap.com.au.

15 September - Perth - The Greenhouse - The GBCA is hosting their Perth member evening at The Greenhouse, a restaurant with a sustainable perspective. Network with colleagues over drinks and canapes - even try some of the produce grown on the restaurant’s rooftop garden! Click here for more details.

16-17 September - Melbourne - The Australian Institution of Refrigeration, Airconditioning and Heating will host “Achieving the Dream.” Chair of the conference Bryon Price says that; “The idea of the conference is to identify the new technologies confronting those who work in our industry and to better prepare them for the challenges they face.” The conference committee will include: Peter Mathieson - Aurecon; Dr Paul Kohlenbach - Solem Consulting; Eben Simmons - Umow Lai & Associates; Jamie Wallis - Sustainability Victoria. Click here for more details.

Simon Carter, sustainability consultant, inspirational presenter and Al Gore Ambassador has developed an exciting new presentation for corporates and business groups interested on where the real and exciting opportunities to move forward on climate change lie. Entitled, “ "Our Climate Change Success Story - A Convenient Truth" the new message is energising and positive. “It’s based on progress, prosperity, opportunity, creativity, fulfillment and even excitement,” Mr Carter said “It moves right away from the old story around climate change based on fear, loss, cost, confusion and failure that was starting to be too negative and unhelpful.”See www.morphosis.com.au for more details.

20-24 September - Sydney - The Green Building Council of Australia will host World Green Building Week 2010, bringing together green building councils from around the world to highlight the challenges of tackling climate change with meeting local priorities. Attendees are invited to host their own events,present a debate on sustainable design alternatives or conduct a tour of their own green building. Click here for more details.

22 September - Sydney - Doltone House - As part of World Green Building Week the Green Building Council of Australia will host their Green Tie Gala Dinner. Hear from speaker James Sherrard and be the among the first to receive a copy of a special World Green Building Council Report. Click here for more details.

27-30 September- Canberra - The 16th biennial Australian Association for Environmental Education Conference will discuss how government and non-government organisations can come together to deliver programs that achieve positive environmental change. Speakers will include: Prof. Tim Flannery, Macquarie University; Dr Carmen Lawrence, Professorial Fellow at the University of Western Australia; Prof. Clive Hamilton, Charles Sturt University; Urusla Rakova, Executive Director of the Carterets Integrated Relocation Program; Greg Bourne, former CEO WWF Australia; Richard Baker, Australian National University; Prof. John Smyth, University of Ballarat. Click here for more details.

26-30 September - Canberra - Australian National University - The Australian Association for Environmental Education 2010 Conference offers participants from government and non-government a forum to exchange ideas on five key themes related to environmental education. Contact 02 6292 9000 or info@confco.com.au.

28 September - 2 October Bologna, Italy - Following on from last year’s success, Cersaie 2010 repeats Building Dwelling Thinking, an opportunity for debate on key issues including architectural design, trends in interior design and the use of materials. Click here for more info.

28-29 September - Bendigo - La Trobe University - La Trobe University will host “The Future of Australia’s Mid-sized Cities,” a policy workshop designed to give Australia’s mid-sized cities a voice on issues regarding urban policy, infrastructure, population, transport and social changes. Click here for more details.

29 September - 1 October - Melbourne - Hilton on the Park - The Practical Responses to Climate Change National Conference 2010 will provide a forum for presenting responses to climate change within the water sector with particular emphasis on recent climate change science and impact research, vulnerability assessment techniques and adaptation strategies. Click here for more details.

11-13 October - Melbourne - Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre - The Carbon Expo Australasia 2010 will comprise a carbon market trade fair integrated with a conference program of keynote plenary and panel presentations, and a series of technical workshops addressing cutting-edge issues in evolving carbon markets and low carbon technologies. The trade fair provides an opportunity for private sector and government businesses to showcase their activities, services and products in the emerging carbon market. Registration is now open. Click here for more info.

12-13 October - Sydney - Doltone House - The Behaviour Change for Sustainability National Congress will bring together corporate leaders, policymakers, social scientists and organisational experts to share ideas on how to unravel the complexity of influencing behaviours around sustainability. Speakers include Paul Stern, director of the Committee on the Human Dimensions of Global Change; Jeremy Rifkin, president Foundation of Economic Trends and many more. Click here for more details.

15 October - Sydney - Sydney Town Hall - The 2010 Banksia Awards will be the 22nd year of the awards, recognising Australian leaders in sustainability and environmental excellence. Entries are now open and close on 2 August. Click here to apply or for more info.

19 October - Sydney - Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre - The Green Building Council Australia is hosting its Masterclass day, providing courses in green law, Green Star project management, life cycle assessment and renewable energy and technology. Click here for more details.

19-20 October - Sydney - Dockside Convention Centre - The national Local Government Urban Planning and Development Summit will provide high-quality presentations detailing leading edge urban planning and community infrastructure development solutions, and analysis of future planning reforms and how they will impact councils. Click here for more details.

20-23 October - Adelaide - Adelaide Zoo - The Green Roofs Australia Conference 2010 will offer two days of expert papers from both Australian and international speakers, exhibition/trade show, and a day of green roof and wall tours and workshops. International guest speakers include: Ed Snodgrass - founder, Emory Knoll Farms & Green Roof Plants, United States; Paul Kephart - executive director, Rana Creek, Living Architecture, United States. Click here for more details.

26 October - Atlanta, USA - The Global Facility Management Association will host the 10th Global FM International Workshop. “Managing FM Across Borders” is the last of two planned workshops in 2010 to explore the challenges and opportunities that cross border delivery facilities management faces. Click here for more details.

26-28 October -Melbourne - Rydges - “Retrofitting for Energy Efficiency” will present insightful case studies from industry leaders responsible for delivering innovative retrofitting strategies. Speakers include Mike Rainbow, associate, Arup; Jeff Robinson, sustainable buildings leader, Aurecon; Russell Evans, associate director, AECOM; Phillip Roos, Evironmentally Sustainable Design Global. Click here for more details.

25 October - Brisbane - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre - The Green Building Council of Australia is hosting their Masterclass day, providing courses in green law, Green Star project management, life cycle assessment and renewable energy and technology. Click here for more details.

28 October - Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre - The Green Building Council of Australia is hosting their Masterclass day, providing courses in green law, Green Star project management, life cycle assessment and renewable energy and technology. Click here for more details.

3-5 November - Perth - Convention Exhibition Centre - The second of two DesignBUILD exhibitions will take place in Perth. DesignBUILD COMMERCIAL is a trade-only event and is open to anyone professionally involved in the buliding and construction industry. Click here for more details.

4 November - Melbourne - Town Hall - The Institute for Sensible Transport will host “The High Cost of Free Parking,” a seminar looking into developing parking strategies for sustainable land use and transport outcomes. Speakers include Donald Shoup, professor of Urban Planning (UCLA); William Young, Professor of Civil Engineering at Monash University; Professor Graham Currie, chair of public transport, Monash University. Click here for more details.

16-18 November - Melbourne - Sofitel - Facades Design and Engineering 2010 will feature case studies from the world’s leading experts and architects in facade design and engineering, aiming to establish best practice for ecologically sustainable development. Speakers include William Pederson, director, Kohn Pederson Fox; Jesse Reiser, director, Reiser + Unemoto; Dr Mikkel Kragh, associate Arup chairman and many more. Click here for more details.

18-19 November - Sydney - The Australian Institute of Refrigeration, Airconditioning & Heating will host the AIRAH 90th Anniversary Conference under the theme of “HVAC&R in the 21st Century.” Chaired by Bryan MacCarthy, the conference will provide a forum for the exchange of ideas related to all things HVAC&R. AIRAH is now calling for abstracts for the conference. Click here for more details.

30 November - 3 December - Vancouver, Canada - The 8th Annual Cities Alive Green Roof and Wall Conference is a three-day celebration of green roofs and walls, bringing the international community together in an effort to address the issues of green roofs and walls as they relate to environmental, social and economic needs on a local, regional and global level. This year will focus on integrated design and contributions to climate change solutions with new projects and markets, new policies and research opportunities designed to maximize widespread green roof and wall implementation. Click here for more details.