A panel of industry experts will come together on day one of the ARBS seminar program to discuss net zero and what it means for the HVACR industry.
The session is entitled Embracing Net Zero: Navigating Opportunities and Implications in HVACR.
Participants will discover the latest opportunities & technological innovations on the journey to net zero.
Speakers will identify strategies for optimizing energy efficiency and explore the role of building design and retrofitting in achieving NetZero objectives.
It will be an opportunity to delve into the implications of the regulatory landscape and reporting that affect energy efficiency and embodied carbon & emissions.
Speakers will outline the importance of lifecycle cost analysis as well as financial incentives and funding opportunities.
Panellists will discuss actionable steps to ease the transition to net zero.
The three person panel includes Dr Simon Bradwell, managing director, ebm-papst ANZ.
Bradwell is executive director at ARBS and the ARBS Foundation and is part of the executive management committee of AREMA.
He is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Simon works broadly with Australian federal and state governments on fan efficiencies and other motor related issues. His 25 years of fan industry experience and his engineering work spans Europe, Africa and Australasia. He is a Chartered Engineer with a Doctorate in Engineering from the UK. In 2015 he was recognised as Fellow of Engineers Australia.
The panel also includes Craig Roussac, co-founder and CEO of Buildings Alive, a leading provider of technology for grid-interactive efficient buildings.
He has a PhD in architectural science and psychology, and degrees in commerce, finance, construction management and environmental design.
He is the recipient of numerous awards in energy and environmental efficiency domains and is widely recognised for his work on the decarbonisation of buildings.
The final panellist is ASBEC executive director, Alison Scotland, who has a passion for the built environment.
The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC) is a body of peak organisations committed to a vision of more sustainable, productive and resilient buildings, communities and cities.
Her passion and expertise lies in collaborating with industry, government and third sector leaders to develop national policy and technical solutions that enhance the built environment.
Scotland’s experience encompasses public, private and non-profit organisations including Standards Australia and Sydney Water. She has served on several national policy/technical committees for the built environment, as well as on a non-profit board focussed on improving building resilience in the Asia Pacific.