Conference Program

 

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Wednesday, 09 November 2011
9.30am – 1.30pm

101 GreenRoof Training Workshop
The GreenRoof Workshop is approved for 4 x Formal Points
By the AIA , AILA & GBCA. Places are limited.
1.30pm – 2.30pm

GRA Executive Lunch.
2.30pm – 4.00pm

GRA Executive Meeting.
4.00pm – 5.00pm

GRA – 2011 A.G.M.
6.30pm – 8.30pm

OFFICIAL WELCOME RECEPTION.
Terrace Room, Australian National Maritime Museum.
Proudly sponsored by Pizzini Winegrowers.

Thursday, 10 October 2010

SESSION 1 OFFICIAL CONFERENCE OPENING
8.00am – 9.00am

Registration desk open
Entry Foyer, Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM).
9.00am – 9.15am

Welcome:
GRA President, Sidonie Carpenter.
9.15am – 9.40am

Sydney 2030 Vision:
Graham Jahn, Architect, Director Planning, City of Sydney.
9.40am – 10.00am

Process Over Product.
Dusty Gedge, President, Euro Federation of Greenroof Assoc.
Green Sponsors ‘PlantUp’
10.00 – 10.30am

Morning Tea. Terrace Room.

SESSION 2 GREENING CITIES -THE BIG PICTURE
10.30am – 11.00am

Greening Cities.
Chris Johnston, former NSW Gov’t Architect.
11.00am – 11.30am

Green Infrastructure Strategies in an Urban Context.
Graeme Hopkins, Director, Fifth Creek Studio
11.30am – 11.40am

PlantUp Solutions. Jonathon Grealey, Horticulturalist.
11.40am – 12.30pm

Keynote: Reflections of a Greenroof Entrepreneur.
Green Sponsors ‘PLANTUP’
Dusty Gedge, President, E.F.G.R.A.
12.30pm – 1.30pm

Lunch. Terrace Room.

SESSION 3 DESIGN – GREEN ROOFS
1.30pm – 2.30pm

Keynote: Vancouver Convention Centre.
Environment Sponsors ‘FYTOGREEN’
Bruce Hemstock, Principal, PWL Partnership, Canada.
2.30pm – 3.00pm

The Fifth Facade/ A Big Greenroof.
Victorian Desalination Project.
Warwick Savvas, Senior Associate, Aspect Studios.
3.00pm – 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea. Terrace Room.

SESSION 4 EFFECTING CHANGE
3.30pm – 3.50pm

Impacts of Climate Change.
Hon Tom Roper. Former State Minister & Pres. ASBEC.
3.50 pm – 4.15pm

Folded l’scape, hidden building; Prince Alfred Pool.
Rachel Neeson, Neeson Murcutt Architects.
Sue Barnsley, Sue Barnsley Design.
4.15pm – 4.40pm

New Zealand Development.
Graham Cleary, Principle, Urban Habitats, N.Z.
4.40pm – 5.00pm

The Greenroof Revolution – How we get there.
Toby Adams / Jason Duda, Urbis.
5.00pm

Conference Close – Day 1
7.00pm – 10.00pm

CONFERENCE DINNER
Marigold Restaurant, Chinatown.
Proudly sponsored by Laurent-PerrierFriday,

Friday, 11 November 2011
8.00am – 8.30am

Registration desk open – ANMM Entry Foyer.

SESSION 5 RESEARCH & TECHNOLOGY

8.30am – 8.40am

Water Qual & Plant Health/Macquarie Uni G/roof,
Penelope Smith, Research Manager, HBB, Sydney.
8.40am – 9.00am

Substrates & Water Management Research.
Robyn Simcock, Landcare Research, Auckland, N.Z.
9.00am – 9.20am

Green Architecture, a catalyst for activation.
Dr. K. Dewidar, Prof. Architecture University of Egypt.
9.20am – 09.45am

USA GreenRoof Projects.
Charles Sinkler, Apex Greenroofs, Boston.
09.45am – 10.05am

Greenroofs. The View from Below.
John Potter, Architect, United Kingdom.
10.05am – 10.30am

Urban Habitat, Robert Griffith, ESD.
10.30am – 11.00am

Morning Tea. Terrace Room

SESSION 6 PLANTS
11.00am – 11.15am

Greenwalls. Projects & Plants.
Mark Paul, X Parrot, Australia.
11.15am – 11.35am

Natives for Harsh Environments.
Todd Layt, OzBreed, Sydney.
11.35pm – 12.00pm

Elevated Urban Ecosystems.
Renee Davies, University of Technology, New Zealand.

SESSION 7 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS
12.00pm – 12.45pm

Keynote: GreenRoof Design, Install, Maintenance
Charles Sinkler, Apex Greenroofs, Boston, USA.
12.45pm – 1.30pm

Lunch. Terrace Room.
1.30pm – 1.40pm

Atlantis Corp Introduction.
1.40pm – 2.30pm

Keynote: GreenWalls. Aust / International Projects.
Green Sponsor ‘ATLANTIS CORP’
Dr. Patrick Blanc, Paris, France.
2.30pm – 03.00pm

Bruce Hemstock, PWL Vancouver, Canada
Environment Sponsors ‘Fytogreen’
North American Greenroof Projects.
3.00pm – 3.30pm

Afternoon Tea. Terrace Room.

SESSION 8 OPEN FORUM – Q & A:
3.30pm – 4.45pm

Keynote Speaker Forum.
Q & A Open Debate Format.
4.45pm – 5.00pm

Close Conference. Matthew Dillon GRA Vice President.

Saturday, 12 November 2011

Sydney Greenroof / Greenwall Site Tour.
8.30am – 3.00pm

A bus will be waiting outside the ANMM venue,
for those who have booked this tour.

The tour will take in a selection of green sites, with informative commentary. Lunch will be provided.

Please note. The organisers reserve the right to make changes to the program without notice.