FuturArc Forum 2008 Opens in Sydney
FuturArc Forum 2008 was held on 28 March in Australia at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre with experts on green building from around the world addressing various topics on sustainability. The forum is organized by BCI Asia and BCI Australia, the joint publisher of the FuturArc journal. Held in eight cities across Asia Pacific, the conferences are expected to be attended by 4,000 architects, engineers and property developers as well as students of these professions.
The forum was declared officially open by New South Wales Government Architect, Peter Mould, and Romilly Madew, the Executive Director of the Green Building Council Australia. Kazuo Iwamura, a Professor for Environment Studies at the Musashi Institute of Technology, Japan, kicked off the day’s presentations by examining the forces behind the global green building movement, and sharing case studies from Japan. Next, Ulf Meyer, an author and lecturer on Progressive Architecture based in Berlin, Germany, explained the latest concepts of environmentally friendly design in contemporary European architecture and urban design. Dr. Deo Prasad, Director of the Sustainable Development Program at the University of New South Wales, then covered the fundamentals of green design, as well as the challenges faced in green building. Following, Emmanuel Samuel, the Sales Development Director of Autodesk Asia-Pacific, highlighted the advantages of Building Information Modeling Technology, and how it could be used as a tool to achieve sustainable design. And rounding up the series of presentations was Ray Brown, the Director of architectus Sydney, who provided some insights on the Bligh Street Project, a sustainable collaboration project with Ingenhoven Architects from Germany. The speakers’ presentations will be made available on the FuturArc website at www.futurarc.com. Participants also had the opportunity to attend discussion sessions with different key industry professionals who touched on the greening process from their own experience. Dr. Matthias Krups, Chairman of the BCI Group, presented a ground-breaking survey of green building markets in Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam during one of the sessions.
A FuturArc Prize dinner was also held on 27 March at the Luna Park Crystal Ballroom, prior to the forum. An inaugural green design competition, FuturArc Prize 2008 was held from October 2007 to 15 January 2008, and called for green building designs on one of three real development sites in Malaysia, the Philippines and Australia. The competition attracted more than 250 registrations from 15 countries. The Brisbane site design award went to Edy Lim, who walked away with SGD2,000 cash and SGD6,000 worth of design software sponsored by Autodesk. Apart from the prize presentation, David Whitting, the Director of Brookfield Multiplex Limited, also conducted an onstage interview with Edy. The audience then fielded questions to both David and Edy.
The Patron for FuturArc Forum 2008 Australia is Autodesk. The Platinum sponsors are Canon and Geberit; Gold sponsors are Hebel and OCÉ; Silver sponsors are Schott and Zumtobel; and Bronze sponsors include Bevisco Commercial Interiors, Byron Bay Premium Ale, Cavalier Bremworth Carpets and Hi-Light.
The FuturArc Forum will be moving on to its final leg in Hong Kong on 8 April, where keynote speakers from around the world will once again take the stage in calling for action on sustainability. |
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Kazuo Iwamura, M.E. is a Professor in the Faculty of Environment and Information Studies at
the Musashi Institute of Technology in Japan and the CEO of Iwamura Atelier Co., Ltd. He
is also chair of ARCASIA’s Committee for Green & Sustainable Architecture, UIA Councilor of
Region IV (Asia + Oceania), Director of the UIA Work Programme Architecture for a Sustainable
Future and a member of the board of the World Green Building Council.
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Ulf Meyer is a trained architect, prominent author and lecturer in the field of architecture and
urban design based in Berlin. He has lectured at universities and cultural centres in Europe, the
US and Canada as well as Japan, China and Taiwan. He has published over 700 articles in
newspaper and magazines as well as several well-known books on urban design and architecture.
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Deo Prasad, PhD is Director of the Sustainable Development Program at the University of New
South Wales. He has worked on milestone projects including Australia’s solar village, Sydney
Olympics, advanced tools for building performance assessments, emerging green building
technologies and numerous other projects. He has published in excess of 150 key papers in this
field including books such as Designing with Solar Power (EarthScan commissioned by IEA),
Energy efficient Australian Housing (AGPS) and Global WArming and the Built Environment
(FPSpon). He has directed the UNSW Centre for Sustainable Built Environments for 12 years. Dr
Prasad sits on many boards and Committee internationally in this field (Canadian Net Zero Energy
Buildings Network, Korean Eco-Peace Leadership Foundation, Tongji Institute of Environment for
Sustainable Development, Shanghai, Special Committe on Urbanisation at UNEP, Bangkok,
International Solar Energy Society(Freiburg), Standards Australia committee on Energy Efficient
Buildings and many more). He has won the Australian National Innovation Award and the NSW
Government 2004 Green Globe Award as well as the 2006 Royal Australian Institute of Architects
National Award for contribution to research and design of sustainable buildings. |
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Emmanuel Samuel is Sales Development Director for Autodesk Asia-Pacific. He is responsible for driving the Architecture Engineering and Construction Business in Asia Pacific. With more than 18 years of experience in the information technology industry, Emmanuel is a passionate evangelist for the transformation of the building in the face of contemporary, enduring challenges such as environmentally friendly/sustainable design, meeting the challenges of increasing urbanization/globalization, and addressing the threat of terrorism and natural disasters. With the building industry traditionally lagging in information technology, Emmanuel's mission encompasses driving the awareness and adoption of Building Information Modeling as a key platform for innovation, competitiveness and productivity in the building industry. Emmanuel holds a Bachelor of Business Management from Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, an MBA from Dubuque University, Iowa and an MSc in Computing from DeMontford Univerisity in the UK. He currently resides in Singapore with his wife and 8-year-old daughter. |
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Ray Brown, a previous winner of the RAIA Prize for Outstanding Performance in the Bachelor of Architecture course at UNSW,
Ray has been with Architectus since 1989, progressing to Associate in 1997 and Director in 1998.Ray has broad
experience in the design and documentation of a wide range of projects including hotel, commercial and
residential projects. Ray has master planned a number of office parks and undertook a study tour of United Kingdom and
United States campus developments. |
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Tim Shotbolt is the Group Manager of Bassett Australia, New Zealand, Asia (ANZA), a specialist lighting
design group. He works with a team of professional lighting designers from a variety of
background, including interior design and architecture furniture design, solar architecture and
building sciences. As well as electrical control systems design. He is also a Director of IES Lighting
Society of Australia and New Zealand (IESANZ). As Associate Director, senior lighting designer and registered lighting practitioner, Tim has over 22
years of experience in a diversity of application from general architectural and indoor lighting to
specialist application lighting, design for television broadcast and major sports venues as well as
experience with assessment of sensitive light and environment projects. |
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Emily Jones has a background in law, business strategy and marketing, and is presently
undertaking postgraduate law studies in Human Rights and Social Justice. Emily was appointed a Director of Sustainable Living Fabrics in 2007. She joined the company in a business
development/sales role in 2002 and quickly identified the need for the company to become sustainable if it was to remain competitive. She has driven a corporate agenda to achieve
ongoing competitive environmental sustainability incorporating a societal perspective ;
Sustainable Living Fabrics is now established as a recognised leader in genuine sustainability.
Since launching its initial sustainability agenda in mid 2005, it has experienced a 30 percent
increase in sales and 100 percent employee retention. The company won the “2007 Premier’s
Sustainability Award” and the “United Nations Association of Australia World Environment Day
2007 Triple Bottom Line Award” recognizing a successful strategy that has transformed the
company and driven change in the industry and the wider community. |
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Cate Colins, for the past 8 years has been actively involved in the design, planning and management
of environmental and ESD strategies for a number of Victoria's key sustainability initiatives.
Her work on the renowned Doncaster Hill Sustainability Guidelines, regarded as the first
successful Local Government implementation of comprehensive ESD policy requirements,
enabled Cate to work collaboratively with many prominent design and development teams. Combining her technical knowledge and understanding of the planning and approvals process,
Cate continued to set new benchmarks in sustainable design with her work on developing and
implementing the Moreland Sustainable Tools for Environmental Performance Strategy (STEPS),
a web based environmental assessment tool for residential development and the Sustainable
Design Scorecard Non-residential (SDS) to assess the environmental performance on non-
residential development. As a result of this experience, Cate has developed a unique knowledge base and skills set,
providing her with the ability to successfully coordinate communication and participation across a
broad range of disciplines and stakeholder groups. This ability assists Cate’s aim to seamlessly
integrate ESD into all facets of projects she’s involved in to maximise the outcomes for all
participants and the environment. As Associate Director ESD at Hyder Consulting and as a GreenStar Accredited Professional, Cate
is responsible for the coordination of multi-disciplined teams of in-house expertise, including
engineers, scientists and designers, to provide Hyder clients with a unique and comprehensive
one-stop shop ESD consultancy for buildings and the built environment. |
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Tom Haynes is a passionate advocate of sustainability through applied business innovation. He runs a
dynamic R&D department exploring financial drivers for sustainability within an award-winning
architectural firm. He addresses conferences and industry groups internationally, and runs
innovation 'hot house' workshops.
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Hal Dobbins is National Technical Manager of the Certification Division of the Green Star
Technical Team at the Green Building Council of Australia. His current roles involve up-scaling
the capacity of the certification process to meet the rapidly growing demand for Green Star
assessment and certifications. He leads a dynamic team of enthusiastic Case Managers dedicated
to providing high quality support to GBCA Members and Green Star project teams on all technical
matters pertaining to Green Star. Hal also manages an ongoing comprehensive revision project
focused on the Material Category credits of Green Star rating tools. He brings to the GBCA a
broad perspective and knowledge in diverse areas of ESD ranging from sustainable community
development in developing countries to environmental consulting for the Australian Building
Materials Industry. He joined the GBCA in May 2007 following several years as National Manager
of Ecospecifier. |
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Joe Zannino has over 17 years of experience within the Australian property industry. He has held a
variety of roles within Lend Lease and Stockland over this period in the areas of project and
development management across a diverse range of asset classes. Joe joined Stockland in
September 2004 as Development Manager within the Office and Industrial Division. Joe has
worked on a number of large projects within the Macquarie Park and Sydney CBD areas since
joining Stockland, including the Stockland Head Office Relocation Project, completed in April
2007, also known as Stockhome. |
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Colin M. Brown was born in Kenya, East Africa and educated in Glasgow, Scotland at the University of
Strathclyde, after graduation Colin worked on the International Garden Festival in Liverpool,
England, a major celebration of architecture, landscape design and horticulture. In 1984 he
travelled to Australia and worked on the benchmark State Bank of NSW HQ project before
returning to the UK to work in London on major office interiors, and a marina development on the
south coast of England. During this period he was also invited to teach in the Extension Studies
program at the Architectural Association, UK's leading School of Architecture. Migrating to Australia in 1988 he established Arena Design Architects shortly thereafter in addition
to teaching at the University of Sydney and UNSW. Colin has also travelled extensively in Europe
and Asia and has completed projects in the UK and West Africa since starting private practice. |
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Peter Poulet is an Assistant Government Architect with the NSW Government Architect’s Office
(GAO). He has 18 years of experience in design, documentation and construction. His
experience is in both public and private sectors in Australia and overseas. Projects designed by Peter have received major awards including the Horbury Hunt, the Blacket
Award and a RAIA commendation for Public Building. Peter undertakes a design oversight role
within the GAO to promote design quality and sustainability. He also provides strategic advice to
the office and clients. He maintains a high profile in the architectural profession, building industry
and universities by being a member of the NSW Royal Australian Institute of Architects Chapter
Council, the Environment Committee and Education Committee. |
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