2016 Western Australia Infrastructure Sustainability Conference
2016 Western Australia Infrastructure Sustainability Conference
Don Aitken Centre, East Perth, WA | Wednesday 4 May 2016
The Western Infrastructure Sustainability Conference showcased WA’s sustainability leaders and was a platform for international subject experts to share their knowledge. All industry stakeholders were invited to learn from and engage with industry leaders on key trends, developments and the future of infrastructure sustainability for Western Australia.
Proudly sponsored by
Main Roads Western Australia | Jacobs | ACCSR
Program
0900 Welcome to Country
Rev. Sealin Garlett
0910 Welcome and ISCA update
Antony Sprigg | CEO | ISCA
0930 Getting a Social Licence for Sustainable Infrastructure
Robert Boutilier | President | Stakeholder 360
Even with technically correct sustainability features and general public support, infrastructure projects often face opposition from stakeholders. The social licence is the support of stakeholders for an organisation’s activities. Dr Boutilier explains the levels of social licence, techniques for quantifying stakeholder concerns, and strategies for raising the social licence level.
1000 Main Roads – meeting challenges ahead
Steve Troughton | Managing Director | Main Roads Western Australia
Main Roads is responding to changes in technology and the fiscal climate with a range of sustainability initiatives that will position it for the future.
1030 Gateway WA IS rating presentation
ISCA CEO, Antony Sprigg will present the Gateway WA Perth Airport and Freight Access Project Team with an ‘Excellent’ IS As Built rating.
1040 Morning Tea
1100 Addresses from Shadow Ministers for Planning; Transport; Infrastructure and Environment; Climate Change
Rita Saffioti MLA | Shadow Minister for Planning; Transport; Infrastructure
Chris Tallentire MLA | Shadow Minister for Environment; Climate Change | Western Australian Parliament Member for Gosnells
1130 Gateway WA
Amy Elkington | Environment and Sustainability Manager | Gateway WA / GHD
Sustainable design and construction was a key component of the delivery of the State’s largest infrastructure project to date, the Gateway WA Perth Airport and Freight Access Project. Now having reached practical completion, the sustainability efforts put in place from the start have now been realised. Amy Elkington will present on the achievements and lessons learnt which lead to Gateway WA achieving an ‘Excellent’ IS As Built rating.
1150 Building our sustainability culture on the Bayswater Level Crossing Removal Project
Catherine Clarke | Alliance Management Team Stakeholder Design Coordinator | Bayswater Level Crossing Removal Alliance
The presentation will focus on the creation of a brand for sustainability on this multi-disciplinary project and how the ISCA rating tool is being translated into ‘plain English’ to ensure that every person working on the project has an understanding of what sustainability on our project means and has an involvement in achieving our sustainability targets.
1210 Sustainable infrastructure solutions – outcome focused operations & maintenance
Graham Widger | Director of Operations and Maintenance | AECOM
Infrastructure owners are recognising the benefits of less prescriptive ways of delivering projects, and shifting focus towards desired outcomes. There is now a need to take further guesswork out of infrastructure life expectancy and introduce greater emphasis on innovation and sustainability, ultimately delivering benefits aligned with the IS rating scheme.
1230 Lunch
1315 IS rating scheme version 1.2
Jessica Cairns | Case Manager | ISCA
The IS rating scheme has been improved through a number of amendments that increase efficiency and sustainability value. Version 1.2 reduces the effort and evidence burden on assessors focusing effort towards driving improved outcomes. IS v1.2 will be effective for all IS ratings registering from 4 May 2016 and optional for existing ratings.
1400 IS Materials Working Group Update
Ross Davies | National Sustainability Manager | BlueScope
Ross is the Chairman of the Materials Working Group and will be explaining revisions to the IS Materials Calculator, updates to the IS Materials Guideline and the inclusion of EPD’s into Mat-2. As well as explaining the changes Ross will also discuss implications for IS users.
1420 A Review of Sustainability Integration into Construction Stage Procurement
Great Northern Highway Upgrade Stage 2 – Muchea to Wubin
Lara Mist | Sustainability Lead Great Northern Highway Upgrade Stage 2 – Muchea to Wubin | Arup Jacobs Joint Venture (ASJV) and Jacobs
Louis Bettini | Principal Advisor Sustainability| Main Roads Western Australia
The context of the Great Northern Highway Upgrade Stage 2 – Muchea to Wubin (GNH) program delivery model will be reviewed as a basis for informing both the program IS rating application and the program approach for incorporating sustainability requirements into construction contracts.
The method and key considerations applied to identify a preferred procurement model will be discussed, along with key procurement opportunities that have been identified through the GNH program.
1440 Afternoon Tea
1500 Address from Parliamentary Secretary – Transport
Hon Jim Chown MLC | Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Food; Transport
Government’s plan for transport infrastructure construction and maintenance. Government’s commitment to productive, liveable and sustainable industries and communities.
1515 Integrating sustainability in design
Claire Hodgson | Environmental Consultant | Arcadis
Lara Mist | Sustainability Lead Great Northern Highway Upgrade Stage 2 – Muchea to Wubin | Arup Jacobs Joint Venture (ASJV) and Jacobs
This is your chance to learn about and influence the incorporation of sustainability early in project design and procurement! This interactive session will be facilitated by the ISCA Sustainability in Design Working Group. The output from this session will inform their current program of works relating to integrating sustainability into design, integrating sustainability into infrastructure procurement, how the impacts of sustainable design on the business case and education of how to incorporate sustainability into design of infrastructure projects.
1600 Be part of the solution in WA!
Janine Barrow | Technical Director Sustainability | Jacobs
This interactive session will give attendees the opportunity to change the legacy WA infrastructure will leave on future generations by improving sustainability today! Collectively attendees and members of the ISCA WA Working Group will identify barriers and actions to realising more sustainable practices in Western Australia. The output from this session will inform the WA Working Groups program for 2016 and beyond.
1650 Conference summary and closing remarks
Hayley Jarick | Membership and Marketing Manager | ISCA