A letter to my unborn child about climate change Sam Drummond Just days before my first child was born, I escaped apocalyptic scenes in Sydney to return home, with the country’s biggest city blanketed in thick red smoke from out-of-control bushfires. 1
Buildings are not lifeless objects, it’s time to treat them as such Hugo Chan, Cracknell & Lonergan Architects In our obsession with newness, we can easily forget that the narrative of sustainability is not merely about technical longevity, but also about cultural sustainability, an expression of our city’s identity and thus a continuation of our collective memory of place.
New TFE event: Happy Healthy Offices Sydney – what’s the real story? Tweet 10 April 2019 Happy Healthy Offices Sydney – what’s the real story? 4 CPD points confirmed from GBCA Wednesday 15 May 2019 8.30am – 1pm Corrs Chambers Westgarth offices Level 17, 8 Chifley, 8/12 Chifley Square, Sydney NSW 2000 We’ve had hot desking, activity based working and co-working. They don’t always work as intended. Now there’s a new wave of thinking on how to reshape our offices. There’s biophilia, wellness and ever encroaching technology, including personal sensors that will our monitor happiness and stress levels through physical signals such as heart rate or skin reactions. How will this go? If you want to stay ahead of the curve you need to be at the Happy Healthy Offices event. You’ll hear what the best minds in the industry say as we place them under the piercing spotlight of The Fifth Estate. Who should attend? Corporate asset managers, architects and workplace strategists, engineers and sustainability consultants, tenant advisors, government property agencies, FM managers, and investors What you’ll learn Insights from the brightest minds in office design, sustainability, biophilia, wellness, user experience, technology, leading investors Plus A great networking opportunity Book your tickets now MC Ben Peacock, Republic of Everyone Speakers Kellie Payne, director, Bates Smart Adam Garnys, principal consultant strategy, CETEC Craig Rodgers, innovation lead, office, Charter Hall Tica Hessing, human geographer and tenant advisor, Cushman & Wakefield Tone Wheeler, director, principal, Environa Anthony Marklund, ESD principal, Floth Marcus Hanlon, executive general manager, property operations and service strategy, ISPT Liam Timms, fund manager International Towers, Lendlease Bruce Duyshart, director, Meld Strategies Paul Edwards, general manager, workplace experiences, Mirvac Get tickets $155 + GST Early bird $115 + GST Members and Greenlisters $75 + GST (less than half price!) email members@thefifthestate.com.au for our discount code Spaces (really) are limited – (we usually end up with a waiting list!) Lead sponsor Supporting sponsors Venue sponsor Program 8.30amArrival, registration and wake-up coffee 9:00amIntroduction MC Ben Peacock – The Republic of Everyone 9.10amSmart Country, Dumb Nation How is it that Australia invents some of the best things in the world – the best photovoltaics, Bluetooth, great ideas and thinking on sustainability – but we don’t make them into industries? A provocation and quick look at how we got here. Tone Wheeler – director, principal, Environa Studio 9.35amTechnology – Fast track to the future The human/office/building interaction/integration. How far does it go? We’ve got emotional tech that can track our moods and send them to software; we’ve got AI, but where are the human rights? Do we need them? How does tech enable the rise of the “place creation”, flexible work spaces, better personal comfort and concepts such as the “third space” and profit for purpose? Are we excited, or a bit scared? Tica Hessing, human geographer and tenant adviser, Cushman & Wakefield Craig Rodgers, innovation lead, office, Charter Hall Bruce Duyshart, director, Meld Strategies 10.15amHow to design for community and trust How to design for social and psychological health. The deeply human side of what we are doing with offices – where it’s easier to connect with your colleagues at work than your neighbours at home. Kellie Payne, director, Bates Smart 10.35amQandA All speakers so far, and the audience join together for “A challenge in the round” 11.00am Morning tea Grab a coffee, do the fastest networking you’ve ever done and return to your seat. 11.15amWELLness and ghost busting – encouraging a healthy work environment while eliminating the silent things that make you ill How the rating tools and benchmarks seek and destroy the seething lurking things in air and water. Where they’re winning and those who get away. Adam Garnys, principal consultant strategy, CETEC Anthony Marklund, ESD principal, Floth 11.35amQandA Join your fellow audience members to challenge Adam and Anthony. 12.00pm Investor Inquisition – Where the investors are putting their money and why Marcus Hanlon, executive general manager, property operations and service strategy, ISPT Paul Edwards, general manager, workplace experience, Mirvac Liam Timms, fund manager International Towers, Lendlease 12.30pmQandA Use your questions to probe the investors more deeply. 12.50pmFinal wrap-up Ben Peacock – The Republic of Everyone 1.00pmEND – take your clients and guests out for lunch somewhere nice Tags: events, health, offices, The Fifth Estate, wellness, workplace Tweet
