Derek Harbison of renewable energy consultants Negawatt Projects is organising two hypotheticals – one in Melbourne and one in Sydney – to discuss the premise of
building a net zero aquatic centre.
The presenters will work through what that involves in relation to their particular disciplines and experience.
The information from each session will build into the final session, where the architects and engineers will flesh out what a centre like this will look like and what sort of energy performance it will have.
The premise
The fictitious regional town of Pax has committed to building a new aquatic centre. Pax has a population of 60,000 people and the new Splash Aquatic Centre will be the hub of the town. The pool committee in the town has committed to building the most energy efficient aquatic centre in Australia. In this event, the hypothetical Splash Aquatic Centre will be designed in one day, with input from council staff, centre managers, engineers and architects working at the cutting edge of these centres in Australia, NZ and the UK.
Information from the event will be used to produce a comprehensive guide for councils, engineers and architects who are planning to build high performing aquatic centres. The event is divided into four sessions which feed into the final design.
Presenters
Guest presenters are leading experts in their field from Australia, New Zealand and England, including:
• Sarah Bond, Climate Action Lead, Sustainable Environment and Facilities, Yarra Ranges Council
• Paul Elshaug, Recreation Planner, Surf Coast Shire
• Sean Keown, Senior Climate and Sustainability Officer, Surf Coast Shire
• Barry Harrison, General Manager Aquatic Facilities, WynActive
• Cameron Giles, Swim School, Sales and Services Manager, WynActive
• Alek Olszeski, Manager, Aquatic Industry Services, Life Saving Victoria
• Stephen Platt, Engineering Lead for the St Sidwell’s Aquatic Centre, Arup Manchester UK (TBC)
• Nick Yannakis, Technical Director and Business Director of Aquatics, BECA
• Alan Pears AM, Senior Industry Fellow at RMIT, Fellow University of Melbourne
• Tammy Beck, Executive Director, Williams Ross Architects
• Stephen Maxwell, Director, Williams Ross Architects
• Michael Cook, Principal, Hunt Architects, Sydney
• Sean Keown, Senior Climate and Sustainability Officer, Surf Coast Shire
• Paul Elshaug, Recreation Planner, Surf Coast Shire
• Barry Harrison, General Manager Aquatic Facilities, WynActive
• Rick Edwards, Founder and Director, Environmental Technology Solutions
• Andy Marlow Director, Envirotecture and Passivhaus Design & Construct
• Simon Duck, Senior Manager Aquatics and Recreation, Inner West Council
• Zak Irfan, Technical Lead, Hunt Architects, Sydney
Wednesday July 5, 10am to 4pm, The Independent Theatre, North Sydney
https://events.humanitix.com/aquatic-centre-hypothetical-sydney
Friday July 7, 10am to 4pm, Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School, Melbourne
https://events.humanitix.com/aquatic-centre-hypothetical-melbourne
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