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Keynote Speech 1:
CO2 Concrete using Optimal Mix Design


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This project invented CO2 Concrete using optimal mix design, which involves a new process for producing durable and high-strength recycled concrete. By injecting carbon dioxide into recycled aggregate to improve its bonding, recycled concrete’s performance has thus been improved. This benefits the environment in two ways: (1) Using carbon dioxide which would otherwise be released into the atmosphere, worsening global warming and climate change issues; and (2) Reducing landfill space by turning construction waste into construction material, i.e. recycled concrete whose performance is similar to virgin concrete. This process can bring direct benefits to concrete batching plants as recycled concrete can be effectively used. Many leading concrete suppliers have researched this capability but none have been successful.

Professor Vivian W. Y. Tam

Associate Dean (International) at School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Australia

Professor Vivian W. Y. Tam is the Associate Dean (International) at School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Australia and Honorary Professor at College of Civil Engineering, Shenzhen University, China. Her research interests are in the areas of environmental management in construction and sustainable development, focusing on life-cycle analyses, green building and recycled concrete. She is currently the Editor of International Journal of Construction Management. She has published over 3 books, 19 book chapters, 215 referred journal articles and 115 referred conference articles. She has been awarded thirty-four research grants (totalled AU$2.4 million), including the first Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Projects, awarded under FoR 1202 (Building).

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Keynote Speech 2:
Facilities Management Guideline for Elderly in the Care and Attention Homes


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According to an international database, there were globally 532.6 million people aged 65 or above (7.8% of the world’s population) in 2010 and it is anticipated that this figure will rise to 990.3 million (12.0% of the world’s population) by 2030 (United States Census Bureau 2010). The Asia-Pacific region accounts for 54% of the world’s elderly population; this region is projected to have an elderly population of about 500 million by 2030 (United Nations 2006). However, there is still lack of a guideline governing the facilities management (FM) in the C&A homes to ensure the quality of life (QoL) of the elderly. A systematic research study with multiple research methods and high-techwere applied, including on-site measurement, RFID system, questionnaire survey, and focus groups. As a result, a FM guideline, consisting of three main components (i.e., space management, building services and support facilities) was established for C&A homes. The established FM guideline can be used by construction professionals to govern the efficient and effective design and FM of C&A homes for the real needs and QoL of elderly in C&A homes throughout Hong Kong and the world in future. The work described in this paper was fully supported by a grant from the Innovation and Technology Fund of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (Project No. ITS/319/13).

Dr. Mei-yung Leung

Dr. Mei-yung Leung

Associate Professor, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Dr. Leung has more than twenty-five years practical/teaching experience in the construction industry/education. Her research areas include value management, stress management and facilities management. Dr. Leung has attracted over HK$20 million research projects including Competitive Earmarked Research, GRF and ITF grants from the Research Grants Council of HKSAR, and published over 150 research articles including international journals and conferences papers and book. Research areas covers value management, stress management, construction education, and facilities management for elderly. Some of the studies have been published a book with the title of ‘Stress management in the construction industry’ and ‘ An indoor FM guideline for care and attention homes in Hong Kong’. She has also received a number of international awards, including Tony Toy Memorial Award by the HKIVM, Thomas D. Snodgrass Value Teaching Award by the SAVE international in the USA, Academic Excellence Awards by the Pacific Association of Quantity Surveyors, Academia Best Paper Award by Miles Value Foundation in the USA, and Teaching Excellence Award by the City University of Hong Kong. Dr. Leung is also a senior Fulbright Scholar at the Pennsylvania State University and the University of Southern California in the USA in 2014-15.

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Invited Speech:
Responding to climate change – the next steps


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Dr Helen

Dr Helen Burnie

Senior Environment Officer, Blacktown City Council, Sydney, Australia

Dr Helen Burnie is a Senior Environment Officer with Blacktown City Council where she coordinates climate change policy and actions. Her approach is multi-disciplinary, pragmatic and focused on context. Blacktown City is one of the largest and fastest developing local government areas in NSW, with a high vulnerability to increased urban heat due Sydney’s weather patterns, climate change and rapid development. Helen’s policy work is underpinned by evidence. Her role includes maintaining a collaborative research partnership between Blacktown City Council and Western Sydney University. This partnership focuses on the effectiveness of specific potential emission reduction measures. Helen’s 2014 thesis investigated the motivations of Western Sydney adults when taking actions that help mitigate climate change.

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Keynote Speech:
Future Challenges of Built Environment and Design Education in NSW and Beyond


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The speed at which we are urbanising is phenomenal. In 1950 just 30% of the world’s population lived in cities. Just a hundred years later that will reverse with around 30% of the world’s population living outside of cities by 2050. Many of the most significant growth centres are in our own region of the Asia Pacific and this is where the infrastructure needs are greatest. Approximately half of the world’s investment in buildings, transport, energy and other infrastructure is expected to occur in this region in the coming decades. The greatest investment surge is expected in urban development, resulting from rapid urbanisation in the Asia Pacific region. The volume and focus of investment in cities - here and in the wider region - will define the next two decades. It’s forecast that US$20 trillion will be invested in urban infrastructure by 2050 - around half of that will be in our own region. Not only is there significant urban growth in our own backyard in the Greater Western Region but we are well positioned to contribute to the quality of the urban environment as Australian design and construction professionals are part of a globally respected knowledge based export market – designing and building cities, landscapes and infrastructure across the world; including transport projects, science and technology clusters, universities and market trading centres; advanced prefabricated modular buildings systems and more, using multi -disciplinary expertise through offices in Vietnam, Thailand, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Singapore, China, the middle Easter, UK and US.

Prof K London

Professor Kerry London

Professor Built Environment and Urban Transformation
Deputy Dean School of Computing Engineering and Mathematics, Western Sydney University, Australia

Dr Kerry London is Professor of Built Environment and Urban Transformation at Western Sydney University where she is also Deputy Dean of School of Computing, Engineering and Mathematics. She was the first female chair in construction management in Australia. She has an international research reputation and is considered a leader in construction supply chain theory and practice. Her work focusses on adoption of innovative technologies. She has published more than 160 peer reviewed publications, won over $3.5M in research grants and supervised 11 PhD students since 2003. She has delivered various international keynotes at both industry and academic conferences. She currently is a Chief Investigator on four ARC grants. Kerry is Chair of the NFP Australian International Group for Lean Construction and has held numerous leadership positions in academia. She is currently leading a national ARC Discovery Project on Digital Collaboration.

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Invited Speech:
Digital Asset Information Management for Effective Decision Making in the Lifecycle of Roads


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TAsset management in the built environment has been the subject of changing practice and research for years and is often complicated by inconsistency in measuring and monitoring the condition and performance of assets across the industry. Over the past a few years, there have been effort in developing digital asset management platforms to support the operation and maintenance of transport assets. This presentation addresses the recent developments in the BIM centre and the Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre on this important issue. The developments include the investigation of data formats, data integration and data exchange in the asset management area, as well as relevant decision making, such as predicting traffic volume and identifying contributing factors to pavement performance, using data analytics.

Dr. Peng Wu

Dr. Peng Wu

Discipline Lead of Sustainable Infrastructure in the School of Design and the Built Environment,Curtin University, Australia

Dr. Peng Wu is now the Discipline Lead of Sustainable Infrastructure in the School of Design and the Built Environment at Curtin University. He is also the Associate Director of the Australasian Joint Research Centre for Building Information Modelling for industry engagement and the research leader for a few projects funded by Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre at Curtin University. In the last three years, Dr. Wu has received approximately 1.5 million in external research funding, including one DECRA, one Discovery Project, three SBEnrc projects and a few industry-led research projects. His research interest includes sustainable construction, lean production and construction, transport asset management, life cycle assessment, etc.

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Invited Speech:
Automation for sustainability in construction via Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment and Building Information Modeling


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Several environmental issues arising from the construction sector require methodologies and tools to improve the energy performance, reduce the consumption of natural resources, and protect the built environment. Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) appears as a methodological concept that evaluates the environmental, social and economic impacts and empowers the decision-making process to produce more sustainable products during the course of the life cycle. Building Information Modeling (BIM) is defined as a virtual 3D building tool that integrates with a database of building components. The novelty of this presentation is to carry out a methodological analysis of the integration process between BIM and LCSA at an early designing phase of construction projects, focusing on the way that BIM tools can contribute to facilitate the data input, simplify the output results, and, consequently, conduct a step towards automation for sustainability in the construction sector. This work indicates that BIM tools are an optimal procedure towards empowering both sustainability and decision-making process in the construction sector. The results show the possibility to develop methods based on BIM tools for evaluating the environmental impacts and improve the consumption of energy in buildings based on LCSA. This includes templates and plug-ins for BIM tools and the integration of automated processes combining different data and software.

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Professor Assed N. Haddad

Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and head of the Department of Construction Engineering at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Brazil

Professor Assed N. Haddad is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and head of the Department of Construction Engineering at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro), Brazil. His research interests focus on construction management, sustainability; risk and life cycle assessment. Has published more than one hundred and eighty research documents, including books, high impact journals, book chapters and the like. Has received grants from national and international projects and was commissioned for several works for professional service for the university. Was a visiting Professor at the University of Florida in the USA; Universitat Rovira i Virgili and Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya both in Spain. He holds professionals registration as civil and safety engineer as well as ASQ Certified Reliability and Quality Engineer Certifications.

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