The action-packed Sustainability in Public Works 2016 Conference program is now available.
Building on the success of the last sustainability conference in 2014, SPW2016 will be held at the Jasper Hotel, Melbourne from Wednesday 24–Friday 26 August.
The conference will address the latest developments and future trends that public works professionals must be aware of. It will bring together practitioners, researchers and service and product providers to focus on what we should be doing today to safeguard the future of our infrastructure and our communities. Over two full days of presentations, panel discussions and networking the conference will help busy professionals make sense of recent sustainability developments, and identify ideas, usable knowledge and practical measures that can immediately be applied to make a real difference
The conference's technical sessions feature presentations on a wide variety of topics related to sustainable public works, particularly:
- street lighting
- green infrastructure
- sustainable communities - greenfield and brownfield
- energy efficiency
- sustainable roads
- new technologies
- climate change mitigation and adaptation
- asset management
- stormwater – including drainage, WSUD and flood management
- sustainability rating tools.