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Blueprints to BIM:
Building a carbon-neutral campus
From improving socioecological outcomes to sustainability, decarbonisation, and state-of-the art learning, our aspirations for the campus of the future are ambitious and diverse.
The value of digital technology to optimise and improve planning and design though to sustainable operations of buildings and landscapes cannot be realised without:
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fit-for-purpose data about our campus and people,
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a digital culture to create, collect and share data, and
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easily usable technology to derive and use insights to design, implement and test sustainable solutions.
This event will bring together panelists to discuss the technology, people and processes we need for a successful digital campus, in order to enable a sustainable, carbon-neutral future.
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Meet the panelists
Prof Abbas Rajabifard (Associate Dean, Sustainability (FEIT), Uni Melb; Director, CSDILA)
Prof Abbas Rajabifard is Associate Dean, Sustainability at the Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology (FEIT). An internationally-recognised scholar, geospatial engineer and active leader in land administration system modernisation, sustainability and resilience, he also serves as Director of UniMelb's Centre for Spatial Data Infrastructures and Land Administration (CSDILA). Rajabifard leads the digital twin platform for smart cities and urban analytics, is a Board Member of the United Nations Academic Network for Global Geospatial Information Management to assist UN Member States for their sustainability, and is a member of the UN International Advisory Committee for UN Global Geospatial Knowledge and Innovation Centre.
Jade Germantis (Program Director, Digital Estate, UniMelb)
Jade Germantis leads the Digital Estate Program within Business Services, optimising the university's portfolio of buildings, infrastructure and asset data towards a digital by default approach – enabling next generation space and facilities management.
A/Prof Christhina Candido (Director, SHE Lab)
A/Prof Chris Candido directs the SHE (Sustainable and Healthy Environments) Lab within the Faculty of Architecture, Building and Planning (ABP). She leads a program of applied and interdisciplinary research aimed at leveraging end-user experience to improve design and performance of spaces across typologies and scales. An expert in Post-Occupancy Evaluation (POE), Candido’s work has been used to inform changes in design and operational practices around the world. She is a member of the International WELL Building Institute Global Research Advisory Board and WELL Faculty and received the 2023 Changemaker Award.
Dr Serryn Eagleson (Digital Advisory Lead, ARUP)
Serryn Eagleson has 20 years’ experience leading digital infrastructure programs for some of the largest city projects in Australia and beyond. With a PhD in Geomatics, her expertise lies in the design and delivery of systems for digital twin infrastructure, spatial planning, analysing movement and behaviour. Eagleson focuses on the data and digital infrastructure required to inform digital twins and information systems including population dynamics, transport planning and urban planning applications. She brings knowledge of how data can be extracted, transformed and accessed used to every project.
Mark Allan| Chair (Architect, Urban Planner and PhD Candidate at the University of Melbourne)
With a career spanning 30 years in sustainable urban development, Mark currently leads the team delivering the city-shaping Greenline Project set to transform the north bank of the Yarra River – Birrarung’. Mark has played key roles in the planning and design of Federation Square, Melbourne Docklands and the Queen Victoria Market Precinct Renewal. Mark has previously held senior roles in architectural practice at Mirvac, VicUrban and the former Melbourne Docklands Authority. He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Architects and the Planning Institute of Australia and a PhD Candidate at the University of Melbourne’s Infrastructure Engineering Department. Mark has expertise in urban renewal projects and the design of sustainable precincts.
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