Changing the Infrastructure Legacy
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Description
We have the opportunity to change the legacy of infrastructure in Australia for current and future generations. The path that will enable the achievement of policy outcomes through a unified community of practice that drives industry productivity and efficiency beyond compliance has been developed; all we need to do is adopt it. In order to ensure infrastructure is planned, designed, constructed and operated to optimise short and long-term environmental, social, economic and governance outcomes, infrastructure projects and assets should be benchmarked against industry led performance based quadruple-bottom-line best practices. Benchmarking increases awareness of key issues and provides a structure for improvement. Benchmarking to a common framework also enables the development of a community of practice between project owners, designers, decision-makers, suppliers and operators, transforming the way infrastructure is planned, designed, built, and operated.
The Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia (ISCA) is a member-based not-for-profit public and private industry council. ISCA is the peak industry body for advancing sustainability outcomes in infrastructure. The principal means by which ISCA is advancing sustainability outcomes in infrastructure is through the development and facilitation of the IS rating scheme. Since launching in 2012, over $68 billion in infrastructure and civil works projects or assets across Australia and New Zealand have either been certified or registered for an IS rating. The IS rating scheme is Australia’s only comprehensive rating scheme for evaluating sustainability across design, construction and operation of infrastructure.
This workshop is part of the Sustainable Built Environment 2016 - International High-Performance Built Environments Conference in Sydney. It is only opened to conference registered delegates and UNSW students and staff.
The workshop is organised by Ainsley Simpson, Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia.
Organiser @SBE16Sydney
Organiser of Changing the Infrastructure Legacy
SBE16 Sydney is part of the Sustainable Built Environment (SBE) Conference 2016 Series focused on developing High-Performance Built Environments. The SBE conference series has grown into an important and significant global event with the aim to bring research and industry together to share research innovation and to provide excellent opportunities for international exposure. As part of the pre-eminent international conference series, SBE16 Sydney is aimed at driving innovation in design, planning and management of high-performance built environments, as well as promoting education and collaboration in the field. The conference is organised by the Faculty of Built Environment, UNSW Australia, and Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) for Low Carbon Living, Australia.
High-Performance Built Environments aim to reduce the environmental impact of built environments, to improve public health, and to create more resilient buildings and cities. High-Performance Built Environments are concerned not only with building design and urban planning, but also tackle challenges relating to health, comfort and well-being of people in buildings and cities.
The conference is a full-paper peer-reviewed international conference and accepted papers will be included in the conference proceedings which will be published in Elsevier's Procedia Engineering Journal.
