Designing with Climate in Mind

Understand the built environment global warming impacts and learn how LCA tools are used to achieve reductions in building upfront /embodied carbon at design stage through low carbon material selection.
– Interface

Structural Secrets

The seminar explores what engineering responses and physical outcomes might be triggered by the architect’s details and decisions, and how clever co-ordination at the start of a project can save your client both time and money during the construction.
– Partridge

NCC2019 Changes to Section J: Thermal Performance & Condensation Management

Learn about the codes changes to Section J of National Construction Code 2019 along with gaining a greater understanding of thermal bridging and condensation management.
– Kingspan

Opening the Blinds on Section J and Beyond

Window coverings play a crucial role in ensuring that commercial buildings are sustainable. The most recent update to NCC 2019 reflects this fact. This session will explore NCC 2019 Section J and will provide an understanding of window covering options and how to evaluate them for design, functionality and energy efficiency.
– Verosol

Condensation Conundrums

The NCC introduced condensation management in 2019 under health and amenity. This CPD looks at legacy problems and how design, specification, and understanding of various control layers can contribute to effective management of condensation risk.
– Proctor Group

Slips & Trips

Our presentation is aimed to educate and aid specifiers and designers on issues faced when considering slips & trips when designing buildings. The focus in this presentation is slips and falls and the preventive measures that should be considered in the design stages. We detail the testing methods and guidelines set out by Standards Australia to meet duty of care requirements, providing you the knowledge to get your project specifications right the first time.
– Altro

Designing Ventilated Facade Materials for Industry Compliance

In a move to make homes and workplaces in Australia healthy and safe, EQUITONE have developed a CPD presentation that provides a deeper understanding into the issues and challenges facing the building and construction industry. A technical and highly informative presentation, we will equip you with NCC compliant solutions to each topic, and provide insight into how these concerns can be managed and prevented in the future.
– Equitone

Sustainable Design: Using Efficient Air Movement in Air-Conditioned Spaces

With a focus on passive design — working with the climate, not against it — Rebecca Steanoni will give you a better understanding on how to incorporate air movement in a building’s design, reducing energy consumption and offering a more sustainable comfort solution.
– Big Ass Fans