Pictured below is the Asset Management Council’s Gippsland Chapter Chair, Gopi Chattopadhyay, at the closing session of ICMIAM22, held in Anand, India during December. Thankyou to IRMA for hosting such a terrific conference. Looking forward to ICMIAM23!
NABERS (National Australian Built Environment Rating System) has developed and published a consultation paper containing 10 proposals outlining how a rating tool would measure, verify and compare embodied emissions in new buildings and major refurbishments, in their effort to reduce embodied emissions in Australia’s commercial building stock, and are seeking feedback via an online survey. You can download the consultation paper and submit your feedback by 16 February 2023 here: https://www.nabers.gov.au/publications/nabers-embodied-emissions-public-consultation
What a fantastic year 2022 has been for the Perth Chapter of the Asset Management Council. It was great to see so many of you down at the end of year event last Wednesday night. We appreciated the opportunity to discuss some of the Perth Chapter highlights from 2022 and some of the things we have to look forward to in 2023. Thanks to all the the Perth Chapter membership for your support and the Perth Committee Members for all your hard work over the last year. Special thanks to Robert Musca for organising this event and finding such a great venue at The Shoe Bar and Cafe in Yagan Square.
“Water treatment sludge could be used to prevent 117,000 kilometres of sewer pipes in Australia from cracking in future, without any intervention by humans, helping to save $1.4 billion in annual maintenance costs.” To read about this world-first project led by University of South Australia sustainable engineering expert Professor Yan Zhuge click here.
Engineers Australia attended COP27. Download a summary report on EA’s engagement effort at COP27 and outcomes by Mark Bonner, EA’s Head of Climate Change here.