Adelaide Sustainable Building Network Videos

#PKNADL17 – Sustainable House Day Pecha Kucha Night
Friday, 11th of September, 2015
The Joinery – 111 Franklin St, Adelaide 5000

Brett Aylen | Architect | TS4 Living
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Presenter Bio:
Brett Aylen is co-founder of TS4 Living, the company behind Australia’s first designed and built zero carbon house. Brett is an architect with a clear vision of what it takes to deliver a sustainable project. He has been working in the industry for 20 years and his broad experience enriches his understanding of sustainability at all levels, from the dynamics of people and communities through to the selection of robust materials and the construction of healthy buildings. Brett is a strong believer in the value of multi-disciplinary teams and is pro-active in building the right team for each project.

Cast: AdelaideSBN and ESM

Tags: eco-homes, sustainable design, south australia, adelaide and pecha kucha

#PKNADL17 Sustainable House Day Pecha Kucha Night
11th of September, 2015
The Joinery – 111 Franklin St, Adelaide 5000

Peter Morrison | Strawbilly House | Owner/Designer/Builder
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Presenter Bio:
Peter is a retired high school tech teacher, designed and built first house in Adelaide Hills about 1975, second one at Goolwa about 1983. Reading “Small is Beautiful” by Francis Schumacher and books by Ghandi, Ivan Illich etc. about this time fostered an interest in sustainability and Global issues. From 1988 to 1993 he worked in Tigray, northern Ethiopia with Community Aid Abroad, and in recent years in Tigray as a volunteer. In 2006 Peter designed and built his current straw bale house in the Aldinga Arts Eco Village South Australia, living currently with his partner Jane.

Cast: AdelaideSBN and ESM

Tags: eco-homes, sustainable design, south australia, adelaide and pecha kucha

AdelaideSBN Spotlight - August 2015
Connecting with Nature

Presenter: Graeme Hopkins
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Graeme Hopkins is a Registered Landscape Architect, Registered Architect and Research Fellow in the Zero Waste Centre for Sustainable Design & Behaviour at the University of South Australia.  He is principal of Fifth Creek Studio, and since the 1980s he has developed expertise in WSUD design and implementation, and the use of landscape strategies and natural systems within urban environments to provide climate change adaptation, with a particular focus on micro climate modification through the use of living architecture technologies such as green roofs and walls.  He received a Churchill Fellowship in 2005 to study green roofs and walls overseas. 

His book Living Architecture: Green roofs and walls (co-authored with Christine Goodwin) was published by CSIRO Publishing in mid-2011. Fifth Creek Studio was awarded the AILA South Australia Medal for Landscape Architecture 2012-13 for the book.  He is currently conducting research into the heat impact of various landscape materials for landscape on structure and its effect on micro climate for North Sydney Council.  Previously he completed three research and monitoring projects funded jointly by the South Australian government and Aspen Development:  a living wall feasibility study for Adelaide’s climate, an innovative hybrid living wall system designed by Fifth Creek Studio and Woods Bagot for multi-storey buildings; and green roof trials to enable the development of an insulation performance tool for particular use in hot dry climates. This suite of projects won the 2013 AILA SA and the 2014 National AILA Excellence Awards in the category of Research and Communications in Landscape Architecture.

Cast: AdelaideSBN and ESM

AdelaideSBN Spotlight - August 2015
Connecting with Nature

Janelle Arbon | Design Consultant for the Adelaide City Council | Treasurer of the Australian Institute of Landscape Architects (AILA)
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Janelle Arbon is a registered landscape architect, AILA SA Chapter Treasurer and PhD Candidate. She has been a team member of Adelaide City Council program City Design and Transport Strategy since 2012 leading and delivering key council projects including the Princess Elizabeth Playspace and promoting design-led thinking across many of the city’s projects, including projects by the State Government. Previously Janelle was a Senior Landscape Architect at Swanbury Penglase. During the 6 1/2 years she had the opportunity to work on many varied projects across different platforms; everything educational facilities to recreation strategies. The diversity resulted in numerous state awards for projects including M2 and the Plasso UniSA Campus at Mawson Lakes.

She has been an active AILA SA Chapter executive member since 2009 and is currently the chapter treasurer. She has been involved in and is involved in AILA registration, mentoring, social media administration, education and awards as well as numerous sub committees. Janelle values continual professional development and research in design. She is currently undertaking a PhD at the School of Built Environment and Architecture, University of Adelaide. The thesis titled The Invisible Privatization of Public Space: Implications for the Landscape Architect questions how we can protect against privatisation of public space and what role do designers play within agencies driven by market privatisation and economic rationalism.

Cast: AdelaideSBN and ESM

Catching up with Jamie Golley-Bogaerts, CEO of Sustainability House after one of our Spotlight events.

sustainabilityhouse.com.au

Sustainability House is one of Australia’s leading ESD companies offering energy efficiency modelling, simulation and design advice for both commercial and residential buildings. Sustainability House has offices in Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth and has experience working across all states and territories of Australia. Sustainability House works closely with architects, builders, manufacturers and suppliers, government bodies and developers to provide innovative solutions for the built environment.

Cast: AdelaideSBN

Tags: AdelaideSBN, Adelaide, Sustainability and Sustainable Design

Ross Harding:

Founder and Executive Director of Finding Infinity.

Principal of Sustainability of BESTEC Melbourne.

After studying Mechanical Engineering and Finance at the University of Adelaide, Ross snuck off to Sweden thirsty for knowledge. Studying Sustainable Energy Engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology Stockholm, he has been focused on causing trouble in the renewable energy and self sufficiency space every since. Over the past 9 years, Ross has been living & working in Stockholm, Sydney, London, Mexico, Berlin & and recently returned to Melbourne, with a weird and wonderful portfolio of projects in his pocket, ranging from techy consulting projects with internationally renowned architects, to quirky communications campaigns with luxury designer brands & even a few solar powered parties. He has recently returned to Australia to be based in Fitzroy, Melbourne and is focused on self sufficient building design and master planning.

Nick Harding:

Principal of Ha

Nick graduated from the UniSA, with a Bachelor of Architecture in 2003, and registered in Victoria in 2007. He commenced work with acclaimed design practice, John Wardle Architects in 2004, focusing primarily on institutional and residential projects. In his time at JWA Nicholas worked on multiple award winning projects, including UniSA’s Hawke Centre and the Melbourne Grammar Nigel Peck Centre for Learning and Leadership. In 2009 he joined conceptual design practice Herbert & Mason, where he worked on intensive interior focused projects. Since founding Ha in 2011, Nick's focus for the practice has been to undertake community focused design projects, of varying scales.

Cast: AdelaideSBN and ESM

Sustainable Cities through Intentional Communities
5th June 2015, Adelaide City Library, Adelaide, South Australia

Host: Ed Wilby- Cofounder, Intentional Communities Australia Alliance
Panellist:
Brett Aylen - Architect, TS4 Architecture
Ken Long - Sustainability Consultant, dsquared Consulting & Chair, Adelaide Sustainable Building Network
Joise McLean - Principle Coach, The Partnership
Phil Donaldson - Founder, SustainSA

This session is also available as a podcast:
soundcloud.com/adelaidesbn/sustainable-cities-through-intentional-communities

Cast: AdelaideSBN and ESM

The Joinery, the new community environment space located at the old bus station at 111 Franklin Street, is already starting to feel like home for the groups based there, but every good home needs a great outdoor space!

Adelaide Sustainable Building Network ran a one day design/build workshop to activate and beautify the area outside our Bowen Street entrance.

Over the last few months, working with lots of volunteers and groups, the vision for The Joinery’s outdoor space has gone from aspirational to feasible, and now we are ready to turn it into reality.

This practical, outcomes focused day will begin to creatively transform the outside space into a green oasis in the heart of the city.

Event Official Title: 'The Joinery Design Jam and Construction Workshop'

Special Acknowledgements: 

Conservation Council - Craig Wilkins and Kathryn Warhurst
conservationsa.org.au/

Adelaide Sustainable Building Network - Ken Long and Kerry Reed
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Event Volunteer Organiser - Christy Spier

Adelaide City Council Placemaking Committee - Michael Fisher

Video Sponsors: 
WAX Design - waxdesign.com.au
dsquared Consulting - dsquaredconsulting.com.au

Special Thanks All Participants (Big and Small) Collaborating to Make The Joinery a Great Urban Space!

Cast: AdelaideSBN and ESM

Rachel Catt walks us through 'Loft on Seventh' at Bowden Village, South Australia's first 5 Star Green Star townhome projects. The notion of ‘elegant frugality’ is the idea of doing things economically but beautifully. This notion permeates through the Loft on Seventh terraces, picking up on the industrial forms and materials of the historically industrial area within which it sits and re-interpreting them in innovative ways, creating unexpected space and luxury.

Rachel Catt:

Rachel joined Williams Burton in early 2012 after returning from nearly five years in London working for the highly acclaimed architectural firm Allies and Morrison.

She played an integral role in the delivery of the both 'Loft on Seventh' and 'Gibson & 7th' developments for Systembuilt at the Bowden Life More Interesting site coordinated by Renewal SA.

Williams Burton Architecture + Interior Design - williamsburton.com.au/

Cast: AdelaideSBN

Tags: adelaide, Rachel Catt, AdelaideSBN, Williams Burton and Green Star

Matthew Waltho discusses the ambitions and happenings at the Tonsley Development, a mixed-use precinct which will support the transformation of South Australia’s manufacturing industry by providing a high quality, people-focused and knowledge-driven environment.

Matthew Waltho:
Prior to joining the Tonsley Project as Sustainability Manager, Matt worked for 10 years in UK Government and Local Council, integrating sustainability principles into economic development policy and large scale infrastructure projects. He also developed the Environmental evidence base and led the Strategic Environmental Assessment for the first Integrated Regional Strategy in England’s North West Region. Matt is responsible for delivering a Green Star Community for Tonsley under the Green Building Council Australia’s Pilot rating tool.

tonsley.com/

Cast: AdelaideSBN

Tags: Renewal SA, Tonsley, Green Star Communities and sustainable urban planning

Water is a precious resource.  This sentiment should ring mighty in the South Australian context, especially as it is known as the 'driest state in the driest country'.  As we are heading toward our hot and dry season, our upcoming AdelaideSBN event will look to bring water into focus, and how our built environments can help us optimise the value of water. 
Presenter, Des Menz, takes us on a short journey into areas that he has been involved in for the past 17 years - wastewater and treated water management.

Des Mens - Des calls himself an old geezer engineer, although as a young engineer once, he thought he’d never become an old geezer.
He began his professional career as a railway engineer in Port Augusta, moved into municipal engineering for a period of 10 years (in SA and Victoria), and by 1989 decided he had had enough of being an employee and jumped ship to start his own consulting business. 
This was in the thriving region around Cobram, Victoria. In 1997 he relocated back to South Australia, based himself in Clare, and began the struggle all over again to eke out a living from a smaller economy and far fewer people than he experienced in Victoria. 
As a sole operator in a country town, there’s no such thing as being a specialist. And so, Des had to become educated in many different areas of his profession. The most satisfying has been in the environmental management arena, at both the community scale and the household scale. 

Cast: AdelaideSBN and ESM

Tags: sustainable water management, reed bed design, rural water solutions and blue gold

Show and Tell - 27 Aug 2014

Julian Rutt’s interest in sustainability in architecture sparked while at university and grew while travelling after finishing his studies. Having spent several years working in London, on returning to Adelaide Julian began getting involved in the professional body, the Australian Institute of Architects (AIA) through activity in the Sustainable Built Environment committee and the National Sustainability Committee in order to help sway sustainability policy, which later contributed to him receiving the New Architects & Graduates Award (now known as the Emerging Architect Prize). After 10 years back working for high profile practices on a wide range of commercial and residential projects, Julian began Lumen (Studio), a multi-disciplinary practice with sustainability as a key design driver. His own home was used as a testing ground for numerous sustainable design techniques and theories and recently won a Commendation for Sustainable Architecture at the AIA State Chapter awards and the Adelaide Review People’s Choice Award for new housing.
Julian also provides sustainability consulting for new projects as well as existing home and building retro-fits, has consulted to local government in the area of sustainability interacting with development plans, is a Design Review Panel member with the Office of Design and Architecture SA, has been juror and jury chair for the AIA awards, an expert witness in the ERD court and is a regular tutor/lecturer at UniSA and Adelaide University schools of architecture.

Cast: AdelaideSBN

Spotlight Event - 28 August 2014

Terry Dolman is a carpenter by trade and is currently a lecturer at TAFE SA's School of Building, Design and Drafting. He lectures in both sustainability and materials as well as delivers the Certificate IV in NatHERS. He has had interest in the environment since he was 13, after reading about toxic waste dumps in the USA.

Terry is also a keen gardener which led to an interest in permaculture. After meeting a likeminded person, he purchased an acre of land in the Barossa to grow fruit and veg. He is very passionate about social justice, which led him to work in Timor Leste over 4 years, setting up a training program for young people to help get employment which is still running.

All of his life experiences has lead to his current building project of his home in Angaston, SA.

Cast: AdelaideSBN

In his presentation, Stuart will discuss urban sustainability design principles the Adelaide City Council is looking to incorporate into their Urban Design Strategy.

Stuart works within the Design Strategy Team at Adelaide City Councils City Design and Transport Program where they are currently updating councils urban design strategy with a focus on improving the quality of the public realm and incorporating sustainability principles. He has qualifications in Landscape Architecture and Industrial Design.

Cast: AdelaideSBN

Ehsan Sharifi graduated with a Master of Architecture (2002) and Master of Sustainable Design (2011), focusing on pedestrian friendly urban design. His research interests cover quality, livability and the sustainability of public space. Previously he worked as a Lecturer at Shiraz University, focusing on the history and theory of urban design and rehabilitation of existing urban precincts. Ehsan was the recipient of UniSA’s President Scholarship and School of Art, Architecture and Design Scholarship in 2012, and a National AAD Travel Grant in 2013 for his PhD at the sd+b Centre. Ehsan is currently an UHI researcher at Zero Waste Centre for Sustainable Design and Behaviour (sd+b) and workshop supervisor of Sustainable Urban Design at the School of Natural and Built Environment at UniSA, Adelaide.

Cast: AdelaideSBN