Last Friday, Mark joined a professional panel of industry experts to update University of Queensland Project Management Staff and students on Sustainable Construction.
Invited by Schiavello Systems NSW, Mark joined senior representatives of Cushman Wakefield, Gray Puksand Architects, Buildcorp and AECOM to inform the audience of approximately 60, the important role that Project Managers can provide in implementing Sustainable construction.Held in the new $180million ABS Building, the presentations highlighted recent case study projects and practical learnings in the delivery of green buildings. Marks presentation challenged the audience to go beyond the current greenstar standards to address Australia’s worsening waste disposal issues.He identified that the use of standardised furniture, modular systems, and recyclable materials would facilitate a culture of reuse and repurposing and reduce our environmental footprint burden.
Design for Disassembly and new construction methods are necessary to facilitate material effectiveness and resource efficiency.Our consumption patterns must change if we are to address the current climate and greenhouse gas emission issues, our planet’s health.All speakers were applauded and took questions, indicating that the information shared was well received by the emerging project management professionals of the future.
On a recent visit to Sydney, I visited the 2022 World Building of the Year as decided by the World Architectural Festival Awards, staged in Lisbon, Portugal in December last year. Considered to be a ‘world first’ innovation, rather than demolish and rebuild the 50 Bridge Street, Sydney skyscraper, the project kept the existing core […]
In the latest Wood Central Podcast, Brisbane architect Mark Thomson spoke of his relationship with timber which saw him co-author ‘The Environmental Brief – Pathways to Green Design’ and most recently travel to Lisbon, Portugal to judge the World Architectural Festival (WAF).
He has just returned from the 15th annual World Architecture Festival in Portugal’s capital Lisbon where he was chief judge of the timber awards. Five Australian projects were among the 20 recipients across categories including completed buildings, future projects, interiors and masterplans.
