Green Building Day

Perth 23 May | Brisbane 31 May | Adelaide 6 June | Melbourne 15 June | Sydney 22 June | Virtual 22 June

Green Building Day is back for 2023! Join us in your capital city, or at our virtual event, for an immersive experience that will deep dive into key strategy areas through a local and national lens.  

Learn about the latest updates in Green Star and discover how they are working in practice, listen to the latest and most innovative case studies from around the country and hear from industry experts who will share their experience and learnings on key challenges in the built environment.  

From embodied carbon, electrification, nature and biodiversity and more, this is your chance to connect, engage and further your knowledge on all things Green Star. 

You will get 5-6 Green Star CPD points when you attend Green Building Day. 

Follow each city's link to view their full agenda.

Green Building Day

Perth | 23 May

WA Museum Boola Bardip

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Brisbane | 31 May

Queensland Museum

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Adelaide | 6 June

U City

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Melbourne | 15 June

Melbourne Museum

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Sydney | 22 June

Barney's

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Virtual | 22 June

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Why attend Green Building Day in 2023

  • Meet the Green Stars: Learn about leading Green Star case studies and hear from project leaders.  
  • Future Focus: Hear the latest details on how we are continuing to reshape Green Star rating tools.
  • Innovation: Discover new and inspiring examples of innovation in practice. 
  • In depth: Explore practical knowledge and insights to take back to your organisation.
  • Learn: Examine how we can tackle electrification, sustainable procurement and more
  • Network: Reconnect in person with peers and action collaboration.  

What's on the agenda?

We've curated an exciting agenda across all states to showcase plans and progress towards the race to achieving our climate goals and building a greener, more equitable future.

Panel: A net-zero health-check - challenges, realities and where are we now?

In conversation: New developments for reducing upfront carbon

Panel: Unpacking the role of products and design in circularity

Presentation: Buildings as batteries and managing energy loads

Green Building Day FAQs

Our in-person events will be held in Brisbane, Melbourne, Sydney, Perth and Adelaide. The Sydney event will also be live streamed nationally if you are unable to attend any of the local events in person.

Register for the virtual event

The early bird rate ends Friday, 28 April 2023, 5pm.

Green Building Day Supporting Partners: All states

Green Building Day Supporting Partners

Green Building Day Pit Stop Partner

Green Building Day Renewable Energy Partner

Green Building Day Production partner

Catch up on previous Green Building Days:

Twelve steps to net zero and beyond

The GPT Group is a 15-year member of GBCA and its net zero ambitions are clear and inspiring. GPT has saved an extraordinary $210 million in energy costs since embarking on its net zero journey and with carbon neutrality for its wholesale office fund squared away, GPT’s team has its sights set on a carbon positive future. How will the GPT team achieve this?

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Seven stories from Green Building Day to make you smile

Sustainability champions are natural optimists. But even the most positive among us need the occasional pep talk. Green Building Day gave us so many reasons to smile, but here are just a handful of great stories that you may have missed…

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Woolworths reaches a sustainability milestone

GBCA Senior Manager – Market Engagement, Jamie Wallis, spotlights the standout lessons from Green Building Day Melbourne, which includes an industry first for supermarket giant Woolworths.

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The pathway to Perth's green future

Perhaps one of the most exciting opportunities for property professionals to unlock is using technology to solve sustainability problems. This is a reality for James Eggleston, Senior Analyst at Power Ledger and Doctoral Researcher at CUSP Institute, who is exploring the role of technology in decarbonising our cities. According to James, the future is green for Perth.

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Tackling the Sustainable Development Goals

Ending poverty, fighting inequality and tackling climate change are challenges that many put in the too hard basket. When these wicked problems are so big and widespread, it can be difficult to know where to start, difficult to rally support and difficult to know if your efforts are making a difference.

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