Archive Events QLD
Ventilated Air Methane
Date:
Wednesday, April 20, 2011 - 14:00 to 15:00
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Dr. Mike Clarke
Venue:
Engineering House, 447 Upper Edward Street, Brisbane
Synopsis:
Ventilated Air Methane (VAM) is methane released during coal mining that as a fugitive emission finds its way into the mine exhaust air.
VAM can be captured and made inert by oxidation or it can also be a useful subsidiary fuel for power generation. In this talk, methods of VAM destruction will be discussed as will its use in power generation.
Waterways - in the aftermath of the Brisbane floods
Date:
Tuesday, March 22, 2011 - 17:00 to 19:30
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
David Robinson - Qld Climate Change Centre of Excellence, Dr Wenju Cai - CSIRO, Dr Piet Filet - Healthy Waterways, Prof Hubert Chanson - UQ
Venue:
Hawken Auditorium, Engineering House Brisbane
Synopsis:
In response to the Brisbane floods experienced earlier this year the SEng and the Water Panel have combined to assemble a range to speakers to address waterways issues in relation to the Brisbane floods.
Energy from Waste
Date:
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 17:30 to 19:30
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Mr. Mark Glover, Director Eco Waste Pty Ltd
Venue:
Engineering House, Hawken Auditorium, 447 Upper Edward St, Brisbane
Synopsis:
Energy from Waste (EfW) is utilised in many parts of the world as the primary method of municipal wastes management that also has the benefits of energy recovery and wastes sterilisation. It is a one of the levels on the wastes hierarchy and complements reuse and recycling.
Energy from Wastes (EfW)
Date:
Tuesday, February 15, 2011 - 17:30 to 19:30
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Mr. Mark Glover, Director Eco Waste Pty Ltd
Venue:
Engineering House, Hawken Auditorium, 447 Upper Edward St, Brisbane
Synopsis:
Energy from Waste (EfW) is utilised in many parts of the world as the primary method of municipal wastes management that also has the benefits of energy recovery and wastes sterilisation. It is a one of the levels on the wastes hierarchy and complements reuse and recycling.
Noosa Fish Kills - What really happened?
Date:
Tuesday, November 16, 2010 - 17:30 to 19:30
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Dr Matt Landos
Venue:
Engineering House, Hawken Auditorium, 447 Upper Edward St, Brisbane
Synopsis:
In August 2008 the Noosa River Aust Bass spawned 2 million embryos and most developed with 2 heads and 2 hearts and died within 48 hours.
Matt is on the taskforce that is investigating the Fish Kill event and he will discuss the implications for inshore aquatic ecosystems.
SSEE - WMAA 11th Annual Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Student Award Night
Date:
Tuesday, October 26, 2010 - 18:00
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Mulitiple Undergraduate Students
Venue:
Staff House, Staff Road, University of Queensland, ST LUCIA BRISBANE 4111
Synopsis:
SSEE - WMAA 11th Annual Environmental Engineering Undergraduate Student Award Night
Urban Planning Forum - Positive Communities
Date:
Thursday, September 23, 2010 - 09:30 to 15:00
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Refer to flyer
Venue:
Synopsis:
Urban Planning Forum - Positive Communities
Green rating schemes in Infrastructure - How will they change your world?
Date:
Tuesday, September 21, 2010 - 18:30 to 20:30
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
David Hood, Chair of AGIC
Venue:
Engineering House, Hawken Auditorium, 447 Upper Edward St, Brisbane
Synopsis:
Join us for a talk on the development of the proposed Sustainability Rating Scheme for Infrastructure by AGIC and implications for engineering, capital and infrastructure projects.
Smart Water Metering and Seaway Smart Release - 3 Innovative Water Research Projects
Date:
Tuesday, August 17, 2010 - 18:30 to 20:30
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Rachelle Willis, Carla Beal and Anna Hollingsworth
Venue:
Engineering House, Canberra
Synopsis:
This session disseminated the results of three innovative research collaboration projects undertaken with Allconnex Water, Griffith University and the Urban Water Security Research Alliance.
Mandatory Disclosure of Building Tuning and AGM
Date:
Tuesday, July 20, 2010 - 19:00 to 20:30
Event:
QLD Events
Presenter:
Venue:
Engineering House, Hawken Auditorium, 447 Upper Edward St, Brisbane
Synopsis:
SSEE Qld 2010 AGM
Technical seminar - was on the proposed mandatory disclosure scheme which will require that commercial buildings (in excess of 2000m2) disclose information about their operational energy use at point of sale or lease, and provided an explanation of the scheme and needs to comply.