TRANSFORM Online 2021 is an industry-leading event for sustainability in the built environment, driving change and action for healthy, resilient, and positive cities and communities across Australia. Join us for a 2-day conference followed by a 2-week series of immersive sessions, available to watch live or on-demand. Integral Group is proud to be 2021 Green Building Council of Australia sponsors, and will be represented at… Read more⇒

How can we enhance the patient experience through design? Design analytics tools are becoming increasingly powerful in shaping the form, orientation, and façade configuration of healthcare buildings to improve occupant amenity while maintaining focus on environmental performance. Join James Gungl and David Barker as they explore a patient-centered design optimizing the internal environment for a recent 80,000 m² hospital project. Gain leading-edge insights from recent… Read more⇒

Started in 2012, the Zak World of Façades conference series has grown to become a globally renowned event promoting new concepts, best practices, and current trends in the building envelope segment. Keeping the Australian architectural community connected with the latest trends in façade design and engineering, Zak World of Façades is pleased to announce the digital edition of their Australia series, with a series of… Read more⇒

In the future net-zero carbon buildings will be driven not only by social responsibility but by policy and changing codes and standards. Now is the time to take action. The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) ANZ Virtual Seminar – 2020 Vision for a 2030 Reality, brings experts from both sides of the Tasman to share exemplar case studies of regenerative and net-zero buildings… Read more⇒

Today’s designs pursue lofty performance goals for people, place, and planet. How can analytics support these goals while minimizing cost and complexity? Shaping the built environment involves a broad range of design considerations – from resource efficiency and green infrastructure to urban amenity and occupant satisfaction. Early intervention informed by targeted analytics can unlock high-performance design and protect stakeholders from costly retrofits, program delays, and… Read more⇒

Facility Management Association of Australia (FMA) is the nation’s peak industry body for facilities management. FMA serves and promotes the interests of those who create, operate, and maintain Australia's built environment. A primary focus of FMA is to ensure that the needs of facilities managers are understood and considered in government and business policy formulation and decision-making. FMA's annual conference Ideaction.2020 will be held on… Read more⇒

Around the world, companies are making pledges to rapidly decarbonize. Battery storage will help make those promises reality. While the building industry continues to strive for Net Zero Energy goals, recent policies requiring all-electric building design are shifting the focus away from energy and onto carbon emissions. It is now more important than ever to consider how buildings will integrate with the carbon emissions goals… Read more⇒

What does wellness in the workplace look like in a COVID-19 reality? The British Council for Offices sets the global benchmark for Class A Office Space. In 2018 it launched Wellness Matters - an outcomes-based roadmap to support health and wellbeing in the workplace. Its three lead authors - Ed Garrod, James Pack, and Will Poole-Wilson came together to revisit its guidance, providing unique insights into… Read more⇒

In celebration of Earth Day, Integral Group Chief Sustainability Officer Megan White broke down Integral’s mission driven approach towards environmental design and corporate operations. This presentation will include a review of Integral’s annual environmental reporting (CSER) and details into the World Green Building Council’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment. Additionally, Megan will highlight ways in which Earth is positively responding during the COVID-19 pandemic and… Read more⇒

The term Net Zero is gaining traction globally – but what does it mean to be truly Net Zero? Born from challenges of different local standards and approaches to this question, Elementa Consulting initiated the London Energy Transformation Initiative (LETI) in 2017 to change London’s Energy Policy, a system that was failing to keep up with a rapidly decarbonizing electricity grid. Through determination and collaboration,… Read more⇒