Retrofitting existing buildings in Australia has become the most urgent of priorities. Improving established buildings is an obvious area where efficiencies can be achieved and dollars saved.

Commercial buildings with a Net Lettable Area of 2000 m2 or more will now have to declare their rating because of the incoming NABERS regulation. This will have a significant effect on property value and leasing prices. Property owners will now have to decide what, when and how to retrofit their buildings to get the best asset value.

According to the latest Jones Lang LaSalle Survey of Investor Sentiment, one hundred percent of investors agreed that sustainability impacts their investment decisions.

This conference will focus on the WHY, WHAT and HOW of retrofitting existing buildings in order to achieve greater efficiency and asset value.

For more information: www.iqpc.com/Event.aspx

Locations: Rydges, 186 Exhibition Street, Melbourne

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Hear from a line up of industry experts:

• James Cameron, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, National Water Commission
• Tim Waldron, Chair, IWA Water Loss Specialist Group, Recently Retired CEO, Wide Bay Water Corporation
• Dr Jeff Conner, Group Leader, Natural Resource Economics, CSIRO
• Craig Heiner, Managing Director, North East Water
• David Stewart, Managing Director, Goulburn Murray Water
• Greg Taylor, General Manager – Water, John Holland Group
• Christine Cussen, Chief Executive Officer, Smart Water Fund
• Danny O’Brien, CEO, National Irrigators Council
• Dr. Lin Crase, Professor of Applied Economics, Executive Director, La Trobe University
• Professor R. Quentin Grafton, Co-Chair, ANU Water Initiative and Director, Centre for Water Economics, Environment and Policy, Australian National University
• David Francis, Market Sector Manager – Water Advisory, Halcrow
• Mark Breitfuss, Manager Planning and Infrastructure, LinkWater

For more information: www.iir.com.au/conferences/energy-utilities/water/australian-water-summit

Location: Rendezvous Hotel, 328 Flinders Street, Melbourne

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Find all the latest products to cut your ever rising water, electricity and gas bills.

Building a house? Drought proofing your garden? Greening your home or workplace? Or looking to protect our precious environment? Give your home the 5 star energy rating!

Then don’t miss Australia’s largest showcase of products and services which save water and energy, increase recycling and save the environment.

Green building products, solar power, solar hot water systems, rain tanks, grey water systems, insulation, green energy, water savers, garden conservation and much more.

See, try and buy everything for your home, workplace and garden to cut your water and energy usage.

Learn from the free seminars, get advice from experts, and buy using the various government rebates.

For more information: buildgreenexpo.com.au/melbourne/

Location: Melbourne Exhibition Centre, 2 Clarendon Street, Southbank, Melbourne

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The Enviro Conference and Exhibition is the premier national assembly of Australian environment and industry stakeholders is a joint venture between the Australian Water Association and the Waste Management Association of Australia.

The primary objective of Enviro 2010 is to assemble the leaders of the Australian environment industry, business and policy makers to facilitate cross-fertilisation and networking opportunities. The breadth and diversity of contributors is expected to cover all aspects of sustainability.

The Enviro Conference will be a collection of keynote addresses and workshops dealing with sustainability issues faced by governments, business and the public.

The conference will be run concurrently with the Enviro 2010 Exhibition where more than 100 exhibitors will display the latest in environmental and sustainability innovation.

For more information: www.enviroconvention.com.au/index.html

Location: Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre

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Due to the rapid growth in wind generation and the fact that it now constitutes a significant portion of the generation mix in many power systems around the world, there is an imminent need to better understand the dynamic behavior of this technology and to be able to faithfully model and represent it in power system studies. It is vital to the electric power industry to have a concise source of information that defines the distinctive characteristics of wind generation and how its impact on system performance is to be assessed through proper modeling and analysis.

Wind farms are composed of large number of turbines spread out across a geographical area much larger than a typical fossil fuel plant. The combined total peak generating capacity of the wind farm may be equivalent to that of a single steam turbine or heavy-duty gas turbine.

This two day short course will provide an introduction to various technologies, how to model them for power system studies, control system developments, fault ride and connection standards. The course also provides valuable insight into the application of STATCOMs to support the integration of wind power plants to the power system to support the various technical requirements for connection.

For more information: www.theiet.org/local/pacific/australia/victoria/wps10.cfm

Location: Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

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Melbourne is home to a handful of innovators keen to change how we design and engineer new buildings. Critically, their research and development affects design and construction processes, the overall sustainability performance of a building and most importantly the experience of being in the space.

A not to be missed opportunity to learn about the cutting edge and commercial benefits of sustainable construction and design.

For more information: www.stateofdesign.com.au/events/Business-Trade/sustainable-profitable

Location: The Wheeler Center, 176 Little Lonsdale Street, Melbourne

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