Institute of Sustainable Development & Architecture Research Symposium will include presentations on Intelligent Building Energy Management, International Construction Performance and Sustainable Campus Community Engagement, with an official welcome by representatives of the Institute of Sustainable Development and Architecture, Director, Professor George Earl and Associate Director Research, Professor Craig Langston.
Afternoon tea will be provided.
Registration Drinks on arrival MC Professor Craig Langston Associate Director of Research and Professor of Construction and Facilities Management, Institute of Sustainable Development & Architecture |
Welcome Address Professor George Earl
Director, Institute of Sustainable Development and Architecture
Gold Coast City Council Professor of Sustainable Development & Design |
Intelligent Building Energy Management  Tom Rosser
Global Head of Engineering Innovation, Ecogii
Wireless Sensors have the potential to add a new dimension to the way energy and resources are conserved in commercial buildings. A parallel is drawn between the embryonic days of the personal computing revolution to the current situation we see today around the world - where small, low-cost wireless sensors are beginning to appear in offices and buildings of all sizes and configurations. We are now seeing the first generation of wireless sensors (Zigbee, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, others) following this path, albeit in fits and starts. Wireless data transmission networks are now being deployed in most offices, with current drivers being to accommodate and secure new iPad and Smartphones accessing corporate data from any work setting. These networks can carry sensor mesh-network traffic for the command and control of existing BMS in an automatic and interactive fashion for the first time, such platforms can lay the groundwork for a new dynamic, real-time monitoring of building energy and resources performance - one where measurement and reporting can now be gathered on a more granular and continuous basis. Some of these innovations and their impact as energy in buildings will be explored. |
Comparing Apples with Apples: International Construction Performance 
A/Prof Rick Best
Director, Centre for Comparative Construction Research
Institute of Sustainable Development and Architecture
In a report published in June 2012 the Business Council of Australia (BCA) reported that it costs considerably more to build a variety of types of infrastructure in Australia than it does in the US. Airports (90% more costly) and hospitals (62%) were quoted as the worst cases with other projects ranging from 26% to 43% more. They used these figures to conclude that Australia is a high cost, low productivity environment for building infrastructure projects. The method used by the BCA is flawed in two ways: one is the in the use of costs that are recognised as giving only the broadest of indications of probable costs and the second is the use of exchange rates to convert Australian construction costs to US dollars. Basically it was a case of apples not being compared with apples. Careful analysis of the methodology used, supported by a series of other comparisons based on other data sources and other conversion factors (purchasing power parities or PPPs), suggests that in real terms it probably costs no more to build in Australia than it does in the US and that it may actually be considerably cheaper to build in Australia. |
Sustainable Campus Community Engagement  A/Prof Linda Too
Urban Development
A/Prof Bhishna Bajracharya
Director
Centre for Sustainable Health Communities
Traditionally, sustainability efforts of organisations and universities are often focussed on operations with less emphasis on community engagement. However, the role of community in effecting lasting changes toward sustainability is also important. This research has developed a holistic community engagement framework for universities to create sustainable campuses. The framework addresses six primary factors that can influence green decisions among staff and students. These factors are: psychological, physical, personal, public perception, price and policies. To test the applicability of the 6-P framework, the framework is applied to the community of Bond University in this research. |
Symposium Wrap up Associate Director Research Professor Craig Langston |
Networking and viewing of posters Refreshments |
When
04 September 2012
1.30pm
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4.30pm
Where
Bond University
Gregor Heiner Theatre & Foyer
Building 5, Level 3
Bond University
Campus Map
Contact Information
Craig Langston
Associate Director of Research
Professor of Construction and Facilities Management
Institute of Sustainable Development and Architecture
