Beyond the code forum - Leading the way with building performance

When: Wednesday 21 August, 5.30 pm for 6 pm start.
Where: Toowoomba City Library, Level 3, 155 Herries St, Toowoomba City QLD 4350
Cost: Entry by donation
Details: https://bit.ly/2Yfv99H

Renew Toowoomba Branch presents an evening forum with Dick Clarke.  Dick will address questions like: What is the real meaning of building sustainably? How do we do it? How is our current Building Code limiting our ability to address climate change? What's needed to get us in accordance with the Paris Climate Agreement and beyond (because the 'Code' won't do it)? Where are we at in terms of building performance? What do we need and how do we bridge the shortfall? Dick will also cover encouraging international examples of getting it right.

Bio: Dick Clarke is the Principal of Envirotecture and Director of Sustainability for Building Designers Association of Australia. Dick has a Masters of Sustainable Futures degree from UTS. He is also a past President and Board Member of the Association of Building Sustainability Assessors (ABSA). He is the editor of the book “How to Rethink Building Materials” and has had a major role in the Australian Government’s highly acclaimed “Your Home” design guide. He was also involved in BASIX and the NatHERS to AccuRate upgrade. Dick has been Design Director of many hundreds of projects with the ever-changing understanding of what sustainability means. His specialities extend from passive design to zero net energy buildings.