Australian Green Building Mission to India

Australia is participating as The Partner Country at the CII – Green Business Centre’s Indian Green Buildings Congress 2010 at Chennai. An Australian green buildings business delegation is visiting India between 6 to 10 October 2010 to participate at the CII – Green Business Centre’s Indian Green Buildings Congress 2010 at Chennai.

Organised by The Australian Trade Commission, Australian Government in partnership with State Government of Queensland and Victorian Government Department of Innovation Industry and Regional Development, a 52 member Australian green buildings business delegation is visiting India making it the largest ever Australian contingent in the building & construction sector to visit India.

Australia is at the forefront of the constantly evolving standards in the international building & construction industry. Australian firms have significant expertise in offering cutting-edge solutions, products, technologies and services in green buildings for the building & construction industry. A combination of domain skills, technology expertise and implementation experience in green buildings are some of the key competencies of Australian green building sector.

Australian institutions have been playing a significant role in the transition of the Australian building & construction industry towards sustainability by promoting green building programs, technologies, design practices and operations as well as the integration of green building initiatives into mainstream design, construction and operation of buildings.

AUSTRALIAN GREEN BUILDING EXPERTISE

Australia has wide ranging expertise in design, construction & management of green buildings that includes architectural & project management services; refurbishment of existing buildings; sustainable and green products & building materials; energy conservation and modelling systems & tools and building management systems.

Key product & services capabilities of the Australian green building industry includes, green architecture and building design, building biology; building information services; cladding, decking and flooring, draft proofing, energy efficient cooling and heating; energy efficient lighting; grey water systems; gutters and gutter guards; insulation; intelligent building monitoring and management systems; LEED ratings driven environmentally friendly green building materials and equipment; natural and low VOC paints; recyclable and bio-degradable materials; retrofitting; roofing; salvage yards; skylights; solar systems; swimming pools & accessories; termite control; toilets; ventilation; water-saving devices; water tanks & windows.

EXCLUSIVE AUSTRALIAN SESSION AT THE INDIAN GREEN BUILDING CONGRESS

An exclusive session focusing on Australian green building experience is being at the Indian Green Building Congress on October 8, 2010 at Chennai. Topics & speakers at the session includes

Overview of Australia's Green & Sustainable Buildings by Professor of Infrastructure Management Arun Kumar Sharma, Queensland University of Technology. Professor Kumar is also a consultant to the World Bank on infrastructure management, institutional strengthening and capacity building; and is Professor Emeritus, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia.

Using outcomes based evidence to promote high performance building design by Peter Cox, Founder & Regional Director, Padgham Sweett

Cost Effective Green Building Design: How to best target the ESD principles to the client's requirements by Brett Saville, Director, Buchan Group

Time, Space & Energy : How can we use the understanding of a Biosphere to achieve a holistic response to energy in constructed environment by Neville Cowland, Founder & Director, NOW Architecture,

Environment & People - Environmental designs in the hospitality and health care sectors by Patrick Collins, Founder & Director, Collins Vergnaud

AUSTRALIAN EXPERTS AT THE GBC CONFERENCE

Mr Peter Yuile, Deputy Chief Executive Officer, Australian Trade Commission is participating at the Inaugural Session of the Indian Green Building Congress.

PARTNERING ALLIES

The Australian Green buildings business delegation to India is organised in partnership with The State Government of Queensland and Victorian Government Department of Innovation Industry and Regional Development

Government of Queensland

Queensland is one of Australia’s driving forces for green and eco-friendly material and building practices, with capabilities ranging from the supply of renewable building materials and green building design to consultancies providing lifecycle analysis and eco-friendly procurement. Queensland has a competitive edge in providing robust green product verification systems for materials, leading to increased ecological awareness in the built environment industries.

Victorian Government Department of Innovation Industry and Regional Development

The Department of Innovation Industry and Regional Development (DIIRD) is the Victorian Government lead agency responsible for encouraging business growth and securing investment, promoting exports and creating employment opportunities for Victorians.

The Victorian building and construction industry is extremely mature, innovative and extremely competitive and plays a significant role in the State’s economy contributing around 7% of Gross State Product and employing more than 200,000 people. Melbourne boasts some of the world’s most innovative buildings and structures.

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