CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Green Roofs Australasia (GRA, FORMERLY called Green Roofs Australia) believes this is an opportune time to hold a Green Roof Conference in Sydney; conferences are keystones to the expansion of a green roof industry in host cities. As Vice President of GRA, I have the opportunity to offer you or a company spokesperson an invitation to speak at this conference. Speaker topics may include a case study, design practice, research projects or company policy / practices in reducing emissions with green infrastructure, green roof or green wall design & installation best practice.
The theme of the 2011 Conference is “GREENING CITIES”, so the intention is for topics to be relevant.
The National Green Roof Conference will be held in Darling Harbour on November 9 – 12, 2011. International and
National speakers will address the conference, either on November 10 or 11.
GRA (an incorporated not for profit organisation) has held National Green Roof Conferences in Brisbane 2008, Melbourne 2009 and Adelaide 2010. This 2011 conference offers exposure to new technologies, design practice and a chance to harness new ideas on implementing green infrastructure to the built form and urban planning.
The International Keynote Speakers are:-
Patrick Blanc. France. Leading international Botanist / Green Wall Designer.
Nigel (Dusty) Gedge. U.K. International leading authority on green roofs & ecosystem services. He has consulted to the City of London and was President of ‘LivingRoofs.org’(2004) & the European Federation of Green Roof Associations (2006).
Raphael Garcia. U.S.A. Landscape Architect, Ecologist, Environmental Engineer. He has project managed the largest green roof projects in North America at Rana Creek P/L and now works for RMC Water & Environment, a leading US company specialising in environmental engineering solutions for urban planning.
I look forward to your response in regards to a participation, at the 2011 Conference in Sydney. Regards,
Matt Dillon
Vice President, GRA. website: http://greenroofs.wordpress.com
Sunday 10 July, 2-5pm
Join the Australian Garden History Society exploring the site of the 1788 French garden at La Perouse, the nearby museum display on his expedition and nearby, Botany Cemetery’s old and new sections and adjacent Chinese market gardens.
$25, includes notes, light refreshments and museum entry.
Meeting place advised on booking.
Bookings essential: ph: (02) 9997 5995 e: Jeanne@Villani.com
• Are you a talented Landscape Architect/Designer ideally with a minimum of 3-5 years experience? If you have a passion for the design documentation and management of high quality residential landscape and swimming pool projects; ranging from urban courtyard rooftops to country estate and resort style projects, then this is the position for you!
• Would you enjoy working within a friendly dynamic team and spacious studio environment located in the inner city of Newcastle?
• Are you seeking a long term career position and defined career path in which your talents, experience and hard work will be acknowledged and rewarded?
Urban Exotic Landscape Architects, Designers and Horticultural consultants are a leading design practice.
We have established our reputation on design excellence, professionalism and exceptional service.
Our practice at present consists of five designers plus additional support staff.
Due to an increase in workload, we currently have one position available to commence as soon as possible.
You will need excellent design and documentation skills and be prepared to learn more.
We will expect to learn from you also.Experience in high-end residential and commercial projects,
a good understanding of construction methods and council requirements are required. Excellent hand drawing and
sketching skills are required. You will have a great attitude and excellent communication skills.
You must be well presented and be well spoken, a confident and energetic communicator and be able to think outside
of the square.You will be involved in all stages of projects, from initial briefings, design, development and documentation, tenders and contract administration. You will be comfortable liaising with clients,
contractors and councils on varying projects
Applicants must be experienced in Vector Works (our preferred design program) Photoshop, Google Sketch,
Illustrator and Microsoft. This is a long-term position with real career advancement opportunities for the successful applicant.
If this sounds like the position for you, then please forward your application along with your CV and
examples of completed works to the studio as detailed below:
Urban Exotic Studio
59 Bull Street, Cooks Hill NSW 2300
Phone: 02 4929 4796
Fax: 02 4929 4795
Email: admin@urbanexotic.com.au
All applications will be treated in the strictest of confidence.
When: Wednesday 22nd June
Where: Australian Brewery,
350 Annangrove Rd, Rouse Hill.
Time: Commencing at 6:30 pm
Cost: $25 per person (includes food).
All are welcome. Tables of 8 preferred, but there will be ample opportunity to create a table on the night.
Please contact me or any other committee members if you have any questions or queries.
Committee Members
Ben Grange ben@growingsolutions.com.au
Matthew Carroll matthew@hortiman.com;
Lilly Van Epen l.vanepen@gmail.com
Cheryl Hajje Cheryl.Hajje@kenthurstnursery.com.au
Maroun Maait sales@treemovals.com.au
or myself
Anthony Kachenko
Environmental & Technical Policy Manager
Nursery & Garden Industry Australia
TEL 02 8922 7006
FAX 02 9876 6360
MOB 0410 551 560
EMAIL anthony.kachenko@ngia.com.au
WEB www.ngia.com.au
MAIL PO Box 907 EPPING NSW 1710
OFFICE Level 1, 16–18 Cambridge Street Epping NSW 2121
Urban Exotic is offering a rare opportunity to get your hands on totally unique pieces for your house or garden
at unbelievable prices!
Items include pots (all sizes), water features, sculptures, outdoor mirrors, decorative screens,
light features, furniture, numerous tiles, pavers, stone and timber and lots of other artefacts
all at up to 90% OFF! Everything is priced TO CLEAR!
The Below Cost Warehouse Sale starts THIS Saturday.
Come along and grab yourself an ABSOLUTE BARGAIN!
Details
Opening
Saturday: 11th,18th and 25th
Sunday: 12th, 18th and 26th
8.30am – 3 pm (or by appointment)
Address
Britz Moving and Storage
CNR Chinchen and Clyde Street
Islington
Contact
0412 318 805 or 4929 4796
We look forward to seeing you there!
The Australian Nursery and Garden Industry has relaesed a Myrtle Rust Management Plan to assist the Australian Nursery Industry manage Myrtle Rust on ALL plants from the Myrtaceae family. To read more http://www.ngia.com.au/Section?Action=View&Section_id=38&Story_id=2026
We are delighted to announce that this year’s HeartKids Spring Garden Tour will be held on Friday 28 October.
We have a great new selection of gardens to visit this year.
Place this date in your diaries and we will send you more
information about the tour and how to register shortly.
Thanks for your support and we look forward to seeing you in
October.
Warm regards
Neil McWhannell
If you have not already done so, there is still time to book your seat for the ‘Houses for Flood-Prone Areas’ Seminar in Brisbane, June 16. Tickets are selling fast, reserve your place now.
About the seminar
The recent devastation flood events in South-East Queensland and parts of Victoria have brought into sharp focus the challenges of designing and building homes that can bettter withstand the impacts of flooding. This seminar will address those challenges and provide a range of solutions, including how Australia’s most practical, popular and economic construction approach – slab-on-ground – can be successfully adapted for flood-resilient design.
For more information about the seminar, download the brochure.
Speakers
Max Granger is an award-winning architect, a member of several Standards Australia committees and contributor to Australian building codes and standards. Max has a special interest and expertise in building design for extreme environmental conditions, including bushfire, earthquake, cyclone and flood-prone sites. He was a consultant on the Sydney Olympic Village project and is a past winner of the Prince Philip Design Prize, Design Australia Award, and various RAIA technical literature awards.
CCAA Construction Solutions Engineer, Steve Evans in Brisbane – will discuss concrete flooring systems with reference to economically raising them higher to minimise the risk and impact of flooding.
Why should I attend?
Get a better appreciation of the challenges of building homes in flood-prone areas
Gain an understanding of the flood-resilient design and construction solutions
Obtain a clearer picture of how exisiting concrete construction solutions can be easily and economically adapted for these sites.
Who should attend?
Anyone involved in the approval, design and construction of residential dwellings, including:
architects
designers
builders
engineers
council planners and inspectors
private certifiers.
Tickets are selling fast, reserve your place now
Book your seats now at www.ccaa.com.au/education/seminars.php
For more information please contact Steve Evans on (07) 3227 5207 or email steve.evans@ccaa.com.au.
“The Lost Craft of Plantsmanship”
Wednesday 22nd June 2011
Have we lost touch with some of the basic fundamentals of our profession?
We all purport to be landscape architects and designers but one would question if we haven’t lost some of the basic fundamentals of our profession. Designing with plants is an art form in itself as well as understanding requirements and what works in different climates, planting compositions, the myriad of different tastes and styles, mixing form, colours and textures and basic horticultural practice.
Craig Rich of Alpine Nurseries will be joined by experienced award-winning landscape designers and landscape architects to discuss their thoughts on unique and successful planting combinations and obscure cultivars, combining textures with colour, and seasonal colour combinations that can help set a design apart.
It’s time to move beyond our top 40 list and look to re-invigorate planting design as a core element of our craft.
Speakers include:
Nicholas Bray
Nicholas studied landscape architecture in Australia and Canada and horticulture at the Royal Horticultural Society’s garden at Wisley in the UK. He has also worked at the Hanbury Botanical Gardens in La Mortola, Italy and completed projects in Spain, UK, Singapore and Canada.
Living in the Southern Highlands in NSW, Nic specialises in country and estate gardens with an attention to designs that are innovative, practical and sustainable site-specific solutions which creatively balance the built and natural environments.
Christina Silk
Christina is a landscape architect with OCULUS and is extremely passionate about plants and design. With a background in the nursery industry she has a strong interest in exploring new and proven possibilities in planting design and its integration with hard landscape. She has a detailed horticultural and materials knowledge that is applied at all stages, from concept to documentation and construction supervision.
Craig Rich
Craig has been involved in the nursery and horticultural industry for over 30 years. He has worked in retail nurseries, landscaping companies and is currently Operations Manager at Alpine Nurseries. In this role Craig is responsible for stock procurement, production planning and plant trialling at Alpine. Craig is a passionate horticulturalist and has a strong interest in plants and how best to use them in the landscape. Craig will discuss plants that have been lost or overlooked more recently in garden design.
Michael Cooke
Michael Cooke’s designs are tempered and drawn in his garden studio north of Sydney. Michael writes for the (Sydney) magazine and his first book Time in the Gardenwas published in 2005. His company works primarily on high end residential projects and the gardens he designs are rich in plant diversity and this, he believes, empowers them with distinctive character. Recently native plants have piqued his interest – and rather than use endemic plants in naturalistic groupings he sees the way they are partnered with exotic plants to be a way unique Australian gardens are created.
Made Wijaya (Michael White)
Made is a Sydney-born landscape designer, writer and exotic dancer who has lived and worked in Bali since 1973. His book Tropical Garden Design is considered a classic and has been translated into 5 languages. Wijaya’s latest public garden project, the Lea Asian Gardens at the Naples Botanical Gardens, Florida, opened last year and has been drawing considerable praise. An impassioned champion of the ‘artful natural’ planting school, and poetic-romantic gardens, his lecture “Post Zen Depression” is guaranteed to raise eyebrows and touch nerves.
Workshop details
Wednesday 22nd June
8.45am to 1.00pm
venue
Tusculum
3 Manning Street, Potts Point
Pay online at:
www.aila.org.au/pay
Columbia University, the University of Maryland and the Smithsonian Institution
have pooled their expertise to create the world’s first plant identification mobile app using visual
search—Leafsnap. This electronic field guide allows users to identify tree species simply by taking a
photograph of the tree’s leaves. In addition to the species name, Leafsnap provides high-resolution
photographs and information about the tree’s flowers, fruit, seeds and bark—giving the user a comprehensive
understanding of the species. To read more click on link below
http://http://newsdesk.si.edu/releases/computer-science-and-biology-come-together-make-tree-identification-snap
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