As a part of the Sydney Build Expo, the Australian Construction Awards 2020 celebrates the achievements, developments, and innovation within the industry.

Taking place on the evening of March 19, 2020, the event brings together Australia’s leading construction professionals, providing exclusive networking opportunities for attendees.

All awards are free to enter and are impartially judged by a panel of leading industry experts from across Sydney, New South Wales and Australia as a whole. Any company that services the Australian construction, architecture or design industry are eligible to enter.

Over the course of the evening, guests will enjoy live music, drinks, and a 3-course dinner all whilst enjoying one of Sydney’s premier event locations. The Australian Construction Awards 2020 is a way for colleagues, family, and friends to share professional achievements with one another in a way that no other event does. Not only does it allow for professionals to connect with one another in a more intimate setting, it also is a way for high-level industry professionals to be congratulated by their community.

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Hosted by Sydney Build & CIVENEX, the Sydney Transport and Roads Expo is a leading B2B construction, architecture and infrastructure show. The show features a large-scale exhibition of 350+ exhibitors, 300+ top level speakers, 25,000+ registered attendees and a Festival of Construction.

The two-day event showcases the latest opportunities in infrastructure & construction in New South Whales, connects key players in the industry and attracts high-level attendees from Tier-1 contractors, architects, engineers, house builders, designers and other construction professionals.

The expo will feature a Women in Construction Summit on 20 March. In it’s fourth year, the summit is designed to connect and inspire a traditionally under-represented demographic in the built environment industry, by presenting opportunities for female professionals and students interested in construction, architecture, engineering and design, to progress in their chosen field.

This event is free to attend to register while tickets are still available.

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Sydney Build 2020 Press Release here

More information on the Women in Construction Summit here

The AIRAH Refrigeration 2020 conference forms part of AIRAH’s Centenary celebrations.

Tackling both broad topics and granular details related to the refrigeration industry, the two-day event will feature sessions reviewing the latest developments in legislation and technology, as well as a multitude of specific case studies.

The trade display will continue to provide participants with the opportunity to interact with leading industry suppliers on the latest refrigeration technology offerings.

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Developed exclusively for the Energy Efficiency Council, join this one-day workshop and discover how demand response is working successfully all over the world and has the potential to effect significant change in the Australian energy market.

CPD points: CMVP (1.4 credits), GSAP & GSA (points available)

Upcoming training programs:

Sydney, 31 March 2020 – registration closes: 20 March 2020

Melbourne, 21 April 2020 – registration closes: 10 April 2020

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The Energy Efficiency Council is pleased to announce a new professional development and education opportunity for energy audit professionals.

Presented in partnership with the NSW Office of Environment & Heritage, the EEC’s Energy Auditing to the Australian Standard training program gives energy audit practitioners the skills and knowledge to deliver energy audits that meet with Australian Standard 3598:2014.

CPD points: CMVP (1.4 credits), GSAP & GSA (8 points)

Upcoming training programs:

Sydney, 1 April 2020

Melbourne, 24 August 2020

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What if every single act of design and construction made the world a better place?

The Living Building Challenge™ – or LBC for short – is the world’s most rigorous proven performance standard for buildings. People from around the world use this regenerative design framework to create spaces at all scales that operate as cleanly, beautifully, and efficiently as nature’s architecture.

This event provides an overview of the LBC philosophy, program, and the components that make it the go-to tool that challenges the broader building industry to have the deep conversations required to truly understand how to solve problems rather than shift them, and does so based on proven performance rather than paper-based predictions.

In this event we will focus on the latest version of the LBC, designed as a streamlined approach to maximise positive impacts specific to the place, community, and culture of projects. We will share Australian and International case studies, as well as food and drink over networking.

The event is for everyone who can impact the development of the built environment, no matter the level of expertise in restorative design.

Sydney event, 2 April 2020 here

Melbourne event, 23 April here

On 15 and 16 April, 2020, the UN Association of Australia will bring together civil society, governments, business and the UN under the theme of building sustainable partnerships.

This will be an outcome-oriented gathering guided by Sustainable Development Goal 17: Partnerships for the Goals but designed to encompass all of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

The Forum is ideally timed as it aligns with the beginning of the second trimester of the UN’s 15-year agenda to transform the world through the SDGs.

The Forum will:

Total Facilities is Australia’s premier event in facilities management, bringing together the nation’s facilities management buyers and suppliers with the common goal of optimising the performance of the built environment.

Taking place over three days, the event provides a forum to celebrate and discuss the latest innovations in the industry and connect the nation’s facilities management community.

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The Energy Efficiency Council is the only Australian provider of the Efficiency Valuation Organization’s ‘Certified Measurement & Verification Professional’ training and exams, delivered in partnership with the US Association of Energy Engineers (AEE).

The AEE Certified Professional Directory publishes the complete list of qualified Certified Measurement & Verification Professional’s (CMVP) in Australia and across the world.

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How can architecture better support society? What are the positive social impacts architects can make to create better connections, health and wellbeing? And how can we do this through skills and processes that define architectural practice?

The social and political agency of architecture will be in the spotlight at this year’s Australian Institute of Architects’ National Architecture Conference, Leverage, in May.

Structured through four themes – policy and politics, people and partnerships, practice and projects, and publishing and polemic – Leverage will feature international and local speakers to share their experiences and knowledge through plenary presentations, public conversations and panel discussions.

The conference brings together a broad range of speakers to share their insight and experience. Practitioners, researchers, advocates and those active in allied fields, all are using disciplinary knowledge and skills to create new possibilities.

Leverage presentations will focus on creative and critical work in a wide range of media — projects, policy, advocacy — and the contexts that enable it. Speakers will reflect on the processes of identifying and activating potential in professional, cultural, institutional and contextual circumstances. What levers, large and small, did they use? What opportunities have they found? How might others put this knowledge to work in their own contexts?

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The second Australian Residential Energy Rating (ARER) conference will be held on 12 and 13 May 2020 in Sydney at Doltone House – Darling Island.

With over 35 speakers, ARER 2020 will feature sessions that examine energy efficiency from the perspectives of builders and energy assessors, look at the future of regulations in this space, cover technical issues, and the rating of apartments and existing houses.

As in 2018, the conference will include panel discussions and audience interactions. It will again be webcast.

This conference will bring together energy assessors, builders, architects, regulators, researchers and academics, and will be a great opportunity for networking between all parties involved in the building industry.

Assessors attending the conference will qualify for 5 technical and 5 non-technical CPD points.

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Managed by the Property Council of Australia, the National Innovation & Excellence Awards is one of the most prestigious property awards programs in Australia, promoting excellence in design and innovation in the built environment since 1982. 

The Property Council of Australia aims to showcase superior examples of iconic projects in property development and investment across a broad range of sectors and design disciplines.

The Property Council of Australia/Rider Levett Bucknall Innovation & Excellence Awards Gala Dinner is a celebration of finalists crowning the industry’s best projects, people and companies. Finalists in the awards congregate alongside VIPs from government, industry and international property professionals as recipients of one of the 19 prestigious Award Categories with the overall pinnacle ‘Rider Levett Bucknall Australian Development of the Year’ award also being announced.

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The Air Conditioning, Refrigeration Building Services Exhibition (ARBS) is Australia’s only international trade exhibition for the HVAC & R and Building Services industries. Hosting over 300 exhibitors and in excess of 8,000 visitors ARBS 2020 will provide unrivalled access to everything HVAC & R in the southern hemisphere. Discover all the major national, international and multi-national exhibitors who will display their very latest products and services. Consolidate your supplier contacts, network with industry colleagues and keep up with all the latest news, views and events.

Learn about all the latest technologies, standards and best practice at our cutting edge seminar program held alongside the exhibition. Attend one of the many seminars, workshops, tech talks or tours and stay informed on topics and issues that are shaping and affecting our industry.

Entry to ARBS is FREE to the HVAC & R & building services & related Architectural, Engineering & Construction (AEC) industry trade visitors.

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Green Building Day is back in 2020 – examining examine how to drive change through the Green Building Council of Australia’s Green Star programs.

This one day conference provides an opportunity to explore the latest Green Star case studies and understand how Green Star is evolving to meet the challenges of the next decade.

Join GBCA in Brisbane, Perth, Melbourne or Sydney to hear from sustainability leaders, learn from Green Star projects, share knowledge, and network.

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The PVC AUS 2020 conference brings together Australasia’s vinyl value chain to meet, educate and innovate. Building on the success of PVC AUS 2016 and 2018, PVC AUS 2020: Shared Horizons will have content-rich, technical and commercial presentation streams as well as plenary sessions and plenty of networking and conversation time.

With experts in PVC manufacturing, product development and markets supported by world-renowned companies as sponsors and exhibitors, this event will explore future trends and opportunities for the industry in the region.

• Over 150 participants
• Local and international speakers
• Great networking and discussion time
• Practical content take-aways

Opening with what promises to be a sociable night at Topgolf Gold Coast and with a spectacular conference dinner and entertainment at Skypoint at the end of Day One, PVC AUS 2020 provides plenty of opportunity to reach, network with and influence key decision-makers within the industry.

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In 2020 the Energy Efficiency Council will deliver the 11th National Energy Efficiency Conference in Melbourne.

The 2020 Conference will be the first in a new, critical decade for Australia’s energy transition.

Delivered by the Energy Efficiency Council, the Conference will bring together leading energy efficiency experts, forward-thinking policy makers, innovative energy users, political leaders and industry trailblazers to network, debate and analyse the latest thinking on boosting productivity and cutting carbon emissions by saving energy.

The focus for 2020 is: ‘Healthy, comfortable buildings; Productive, competitive businesses; Affordable, reliable energy’.

These themes reflect the crucial role of energy management, energy efficiency and demand response in delivering the things Australians care about – whether it’s in their homes, offices, their businesses or their energy system.

The program will feature Australian and international keynote speakers, panel discussions, workshops and lots of lively debate and networking, as well as the Gala Dinner and National Energy Efficiency Awards 2020.

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The South Pacific Passive House Conference is coming to Sydney for the first time.

Save the date: 28 – 31 May 2020, Sydney.

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The Future Cities Summit is about creating great places and thriving cities for people.

Now in its second year, this dynamic one-day event will explore the people behind the trends, the human psychology of cities and ways to respond to the wants, needs and hopes for a diverse, growing population.

The Summit brings together thought leaders for cutting-edge sessions presenting local and global keynotes, case studies and panel discussions. Here is your opportunity to walk away inspired by the big picture and equipped to implement new ideas into your next project.

The extensive program will address the future needs of our cities, including the psychology of cities, the people behind the trends, lessons from across the globe and more.

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The 2020 Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (APMCDRR) will be convened by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) and hosted by the Australian Government in Brisbane, Australia from 29 June – 2 July.

Attracting more than 3,000 delegates from over 40 countries, the APMCDRR is the largest gathering in the Asia-Pacific to progress disaster risk reduction efforts. Participants include ministers, government officials, representatives of the private sector, non-for-profits, civil society, and vulnerable groups.

The theme for the conference is ‘Making a change: Accelerating the transformation to risk-informed development. Enabling local and inclusive disaster resilience.’

With the Asia-Pacific the most disaster-prone region in the world, the conference provides an important opportunity to review risk reduction efforts, and for countries and organisations to make actionable commitments against the Sendai Framework. At the centrepiece, will be the release of the Brisbane Declaration and an Asia-Pacific Action Plan which will identify key priorities in the region.

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The future of the Australian Cleantech industry depends on the sector’s ability to connect with decision-makers and investors, have a measurable impact and drive its own growth.

In its second year, The National Cleantech Conference & Exhibition will take place at the Brisbane Conference and Exhibition Centre on the 3-4 August 2020.  The two-day program will focus on Cleantech as an instigator of innovation, economic development, creative collaborations, and inclusive prosperity.

The program and exhibition covers all sectors including:

• Water
• Energy
• Waste
• Mobility
• Agriculture
• Manufacturing
• Built environment

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