Two hypotheticals will design Australia's most energy efficient aquatic centre
Derek Harbison of renewable energy consultants Negawatt Projects is organising two hypotheticals – one in Melbourne and one in Sydney – to discuss the premise of
building a net zero aquatic centre.
The presenters will work through what that involves in relation to their particular disciplines and experience.
The information from each session will build into the final session, where the architects and engineers will flesh out what a centre like this will look like and what sort of energy performance it will have.
The premise
The fictitious regional town of Pax has committed to building a new aquatic centre. Pax has a population of 60,000 people and the new Splash Aquatic Centre will be the hub of the town. The pool committee in the town has committed to building the most energy efficient aquatic centre in Australia. In this event, the hypothetical Splash Aquatic Centre will be designed in one day, with input from council staff, centre managers, engineers and architects working at the cutting edge of these centres in Australia, NZ and the UK.
Information from the event will be used to produce a comprehensive guide for councils, engineers and architects who are planning to build high performing aquatic centres. The event is divided into four sessions which feed into the final design.
Presenters
Guest presenters are leading experts in their field from Australia, New Zealand and England, including:
Sarah Bond, Climate Action Lead, Sustainable Environment and Facilities, Yarra Ranges Council
Paul Elshaug, Recreation Planner, Surf Coast Shire
Sean Keown, Senior Climate and Sustainability Officer, Surf Coast Shire
Barry Harrison, General Manager Aquatic Facilities, WynActive
Cameron Giles, Swim School, Sales and Services Manager, WynActive
Alek Olszeski, Manager, Aquatic Industry Services, Life Saving Victoria
Stephen Platt, Engineering Lead for the St Sidwell’s Aquatic Centre, Arup Manchester UK (TBC)
Nick Yannakis, Technical Director and Business Director of Aquatics, BECA
Alan Pears AM, Senior Industry Fellow at RMIT, Fellow University of Melbourne
Tammy Beck, Executive Director, Williams Ross Architects
Stephen Maxwell, Director, Williams Ross Architects
Michael Cook, Principal, Hunt Architects, Sydney
Sean Keown, Senior Climate and Sustainability Officer, Surf Coast Shire
Paul Elshaug, Recreation Planner, Surf Coast Shire
Barry Harrison, General Manager Aquatic Facilities, WynActive
Rick Edwards, Founder and Director, Environmental Technology Solutions
Andy Marlow Director, Envirotecture and Passivhaus Design & Construct
Simon Duck, Senior Manager Aquatics and Recreation, Inner West Council
Zak Irfan, Technical Lead, Hunt Architects, Sydney
Wednesday July 5, 10am to 4pm, The Independent Theatre, North Sydney
https://events.humanitix.com/aquatic-centre-hypothetical-sydney
Friday July 7, 10am to 4pm, Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School, Melbourne
https://events.humanitix.com/aquatic-centre-hypothetical-melbourne
