Program

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Conference Program and Abstracts booklet

Download pdf (2.5Mb). Posted 25 October 2007.

Program by presentation order

Wednesday 31st October

Posted 26 October 2007.

9.00 am – 4.00 pm	Technical Tours: Tour 1: Kwinana Desalination Plant; ETC, Murdoch University Tour 2: Kwinana Industrial Area (ALCOA and CSBP); Sustainability House, Mandurah
5.30 pm – 7.00 pm	Welcome Reception, Perth Mint Opening Address by Jim Brown, President of the Western Australian Division, Engineers Australia Proudly sponsored by Shell

Thursday 1st November

Posted 25 October 2007.

7.30am	Registration Desk Opens
8.15am	Call to seats
8.30am	Introduction and Welcome to the SSEE 2007 International Conference Dr Raj Kurup, Conference Chair and Lorie Jones, National Chair of SSEE Golden Ballroom
8.40am	Welcome to Country Charlie Kickett, Noongar Elder Golden Ballroom
8.50am	Official Opening of the Conference Rolfe Hartley, National President Engineers Australia Does Australia Need A Sustainability Charter? Golden Ballroom
9.10am	Dr Donald Huisingh Senior Scientist in Sustainable Development Centre for Clean Products and Clean Technologies Energy, Environment and Resources Centre, University of Tennessee Sponsored by Kwinana Industries Council Golden Ballroom
9.50am	Greg Bourne Chief Executive of WWF Australia. National Advisory Committee for Environment Business Australia Climate Solutions – WWF vision for 2050 Golden Ballroom
10.30am	Morning Tea served amongst the Trade Exhibition - Grand River Ballroom
	Energy Stream (E1) Chair: Dr Thomas Brinsmead Golden Ballroom - North & Central	Social Stream (S1) Chair: Lara Harland Golden Ballroom - South	Theory Stream (T1) Chair: Dr Johannes E. Wajon Goldsworthy/Hamersley Rooms
11.40am	Matthew Daly Kellogg Brown, Aust Ocean Wave Energy Generation in Australia: Current and Future Trends	Liz Ampt Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust Sustainability and Society: The Role of Voluntary Behaviour Change in Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions	Andrew Arendsen Parsons Brinckerhoff, Aust Alliance Contracting – Building for Sustainability
12.00pm	Russell McKenna University of Bath, UK Engineering Sustainability: Energy Efficiency, Thermodynamic Analysis and the Industrial Sector	William Grace GHD Pty Ltd, Aust The Role of Personal Social Responsibility in Advancing Sustainability	Jim Brown Water Corporation, Aust Transforming the Water Corporation into a Sustainable Business
12.20pm	Dragan Zlatkovic Parsons Brinckerhoff, Aust Towards Zero Waste, Adelaide Brighton Alternative Fuels Project	Dr Lesley Jolly University of Queensland, Aust Reconceptualising Social Sustainability in Urban Development	Daniel Marsh Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust Why Should Project Managers Incorporate a Full and Rigorous SIA into Their Project and What are the Consequences if They Don’t? Case Studies of Major Infrastructure Projects to Highlight Benefits and Lessons
12.40pm	Dr Tim Dobbie Sinclair Knight Merz, NZ Forestry Biomass for Thermal Energy and Electrical Generation	Terence Jeyaretnam Net Balance Foundation, Aust Sustainability Disclosure in Australia's Largest Companies	Elena Alexandra Mamouni University of Western Australia, Aust Can Triple Bottom Line Approaches Reduce Systems Adaptive Capacity? Learnings from Socio-Ecological Systems Resilience
1.00pm	Lunch served amongst the Trade Exhibition and Poster Displays - Grand River Ballroom
2.00pm	Professor Daniella Stehlik Foundation Chair, Stronger Communities and Inaugural Director, Alcoa Research Centre for Stronger Communities Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia
	Transport Stream (TR1) Chair: Caroline La Fontaine Golden Ballroom - North & Central	Social Stream (S2) Chair: David Gamble Golden Ballroom - South	Clean Stream (C1) Chair: Patrick Coffey Goldsworthy/Hamersley Rooms
2.40pm	Assoc Prof Kim Hassall University of Melbourne, Aust Potential Impact of Performance Based Standards as the 3rd Pillar Initiative for Road Freight Transport	Dr Johannes E. Wajon Wajon Publishing Company, Aust Private Nature Conservation for a Sustainable Future	Lorie Jones Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust The Kwinana Industrial Area: The Environmental, Social and Economic Value of an Integrated Industrial Zone
3.00pm	Peter Zahnleiter Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust The Contribution of Brisbane’s Road Tunnels to Sustainable Urban Form	Julia Lamborn Swinburne University of Technology, Aust Prescribed Waste Containment Facilities: Issues with Siting, Public Opinion and Approvals	Adrian Piani Hyder Consulting, Aust Implementing Resource Efficiency Activities at Small To Medium Enterprises
3.20pm	Antony Missikos Main Roads Western Australia, Aust Roe Highway Stage 7: Integrating Project Alliancing and Resilience Thinking for Outstanding Results	Janine Barrow Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust Successful Integration of Stakeholder Engagement and Sustainability Assessment into a Linear Infrastructure Corridor Planning Study	Dick Van Beers Curtin University of Technology, Aust Update on Regional Synergy Development in the Kwinana Industrial Area
3.40pm	Afternoon Tea served amongst the Trade Exhibition - Grand River Ballroom
	Transport/Water Stream (TR/W2) Chair: Phiip Gibbs Golden Ballroom - North & Central	Theory Stream (T2) Chair: Alica Turnbull Golden Ballroom - South	Clean Stream (C2) Chair: Lorie Jones Goldsworthy/Hamersley Rooms
4.00pm	Melanie Landamore Newcastle University, UK Applying Stakeholder Consultation to the Identification of Sustainable Technologies for Inland Leisure Craft	Zachariah Couper KBR, Aust Climate Change – Can the IPCC Reports be used for Civil Engineering Design?	Raj Kurup Worley Parsons, Aust Engineering Sustainability Concepts in Industrial Pollution Abatement Projects
4.20pm	Paul Sciberras Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust Impact of Liquid Fuel Availability and Price on Australian Transport and Supply Chain Activities	Paul Hardisty Worley Parsons, UK The Economics Of Climate Change: Implications for Decision-Making and Sustainability	Holly Thomas Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust Cleaner Production in Design: Development of a Tool and Application to a Test Case in Mining.
4.40pm	Scott Elaurant Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust Transport and Climate Change	Dr Gavin Mudd Monash University, Aust Sustainability Reporting in the Gold Mining Industry : The Need for Continual Improvement	Chris Gwynne GHD Pty Ltd, Aust Better Use of Environmental Data to Improve Environmental Protection
5.00pm	Karen Corr GHD Pty Ltd, Aust Implementation of Sustainable Water Management Plans for Local Government	Hjalmar Philipp Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust STOp – The Next Steps in Corporate Sustainability Assessment and Reporting	Prof Dalia Streimikiene Vilnius University, Lithuania Sustainability assessment of energy technologies for cleaner production
7.00pm	Guests arrive at the venue, Government House Ballroom Conference Dinner including an Address by His Excellency, The Governor of Western Australia, Dr Ken Michael, AO Proudly sponsored by GHD Pty Ltd

Friday 2nd November

8.30am	Registration Desk Opens
8.45am	Meg Taylor Compliance Advisor/Ombudsman, International Finance Corporation, Former Ambassador of Papua New Guinea to the United States, Mexico and Canada Sponsored by International Finance Corporation Golden Ballroom
9.25am	Anita Roper Director – Sustainability, Alcoa Inc New York City, N.Y. Sustainability: Going Beyond the Metrics Sponsored by ALCOA Golden Ballroom
10.15am	Morning Tea served amongst the Trade Exhibition - Grand River Ballroom
	Water Stream (W1) Chair: Shan Sureshan Golden Ballroom - North & Central	Theory Stream (T3) Chair: Karen Lane Golden Ballroom - South	Built Stream (B1) Chair: Dr Martin Anda Goldsworthy/Hamersley Rooms
10.35am	Giselle Degebrodt Worley Parsons, Aust Status of Sustainable Water Use Feasibility in Industrial Applications, Kwinana (Western Australia), 2006	Scott Losee Maunsell Australia Pty Ltd, Aust Agile Sustainable Development – A Method for Practical Application of Sustainability to Heavy Engineering Projects	David Galloway Ferart Design, Aust Sustainable Design of an Eco-tourism Resort on the Ningaloo Coast of Western Australia
10.55am	Dr Nicholas Fleming Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust Sustainability In Practice – Scoping the Water Futures for Northern Adelaide	Dr Gavin Mudd Monash University, Aust The Sustainability of Uranium Mining: The Growing Implications of Known Mineral Resources and Eco-Efficiency	Craig Jones University of Bath, UK Benchmarks for Embodied Energy and Carbon: Domestic Buildings
11.15am	Michelle Rhodes 360 Environmental, Aust Perth Seawater Desalination Plant – Blazing a Sustainability Trail	Assoc Prof Ian Thomas RMIT University, Aust Implementing Sustainability Education Across Universities	Ian Jones Vipac Engineers, Aust Natural Ventilation and Comfort: Heritage Houses in Dubai
11.35am	Dr Michael James Tumbare Zambezi River Authority, Zambia The Threats and Challenges of Managing Lake Kariba Sustainably	Dr Johannes E Wajon Worley Parsons, Aust Selection of Water Treatment Process using Sustainability Criteria	David Niven Murdoch University, Aust Future-Proofing Perth Housing for Climate Change: An Integrated Model on Retrofitting Housing for Sustainability
11.55am	Lunch served amongst the Trade Exhibition and Poster Displays - Grand River Ballroom
	Water Stream (W2) Chair: Dr Raj Kurup Golden Ballroom - North & Central	Tools Stream (TO1) Chair: Dr Anas Ghadouani Golden Ballroom - South	Theory Stream (T4) Chair: Tanya Astbury Goldsworthy/Hamersley Rooms
12.50pm	John Ashworth Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust Potable Tank Water for Urban Households	Dr Thomas Brinsmead University of Newcastle, Aust Integrative Design Methods Applied to Sustainable Urban Development Research	Philip Bangerter Hatch Associates, Aust A Consulting Engineer's Role in Sustainable Development
1.10pm	Dr Stewart Dallas UNEP-IETC Environmental Technology Centre, Aust Towards a Zero Emissions Development Approach to Water and Nutrients in Urban Villages	Glenn Hedges Thiess, Aust Australian Green Infrastructure Council: Building the Tool to Deliver Sustainable Infrastructure Solutions	Dr Tim Clune North East Water, Aust Demystifying Sustainability – Tapping into the Workplace
1.30pm	Alice Micenko Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust Does bottom-up design lead to sustainable development? A rural water supply case study from Tenganan, Indonesia	Dr Abdullah Hasna Central Queensland University, Aust The Engineering Design Process With Sustainability	Caroline La Fontaine 360 Environmental, Aust The Sustainability Professional: From Surviving to Thriving!
1.50pm	Dr David Horn GHD Pty Ltd, Aust Sustainable Water Supply For Gracetown	Dr Krishna Srivastava Golder Associates Pty Ltd, Aust Mathematics of Triple Bottom Line in Water Infrastructure Projects	Susanne Cooper Water To Water Alliance, Aust Brave New World: Sustainability, Alliances and Infrastructure
2.10pm	Afternoon Tea served amongst the Trade Exhibition - Grand River Ballroom
	Water Stream (W3) Chair: Dr Davin Horn Golden Ballroom - North & Central	Waste Stream (Waste1) Chair: Dr Julia Lamborn Golden Ballroom - South	Social Stream (S3) Chair: Dr Alice Micenko Goldsworthy/Hamersley Rooms
2.30pm	Saskia Noorduijn University of Western Australia, Aust Assessing Agroforestry as a Tool For Sustainable Water Resources Management in Western Australia	Dr Tim Dobbie Sinclair Kinght Merz, NZ Sludge Drying and Biosolids Combustion Trials – The STERM™ Process	Madangarli Parameswaran Kerla Sastra Sahitya Parishad, India At Cross Roads: Liberation Or Extinction?
2.50pm	Josh Byrne Murdoch University, Aust A New Water Budgeting Tool for Sustainable Urban Landscapes	David Gamble GHD Pty Ltd, Aust Sustainability And The Waste Debate – Good Versus Evil?	Jo Bourke GWM Water, Aust Wimmera Mallee Pipeline Project – A Partnership in Regional Sustainability
3.10pm	Ana Cangahuala Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany Decision Support for Water Loss Management in Water Distribution Systems in Developing Countries	Dr Jaya Nair Environmental Technology Centre, Aust Onsite Solid Waste Management of An Urban Village – A Case Study	Amzab Hossain Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy, Aust Engineering Sustainability through Islamic Education
3.30pm	Vikki Wardley Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust Beachridge Estate – A Case Study in Sustainable Water Management	Chris Purchas Sinclair Knight Merz, NZ Taking a Strategic Approach to Waste Management in New Zealand	Dr Kuruvilla Mathew Murdoch University, Aust Demand Responsive Services in Desert Settlements: Water and Wastewater Services for Martu Communities in the Western Desert of Western Australia
3.50pm	Rolfe Hartley National President, Engineers Australia Concluding Session: The Way Forward Golden Ballroom
4.10pm	Closing Ceremony Dr Raj Kurup, Conference Chair and Lorie Jones, National Chair of SSEE Golden Ballroom
4.30pm–6.00pm	Public Debate – Hosted by the SSEE WA Chapter Welcome by Dr David Horn, Chair of the WA Chapter The panel consists of Keynote Speakers Prof Peter Newman, Meg Taylor and Prof Don Huisingh Invited Speakers and Key Industry Representatives. Golden Ballroom
6.30pm	Travelling Dinner to Fremantle

Poster presentations

Posted 26 October 2007.

Poster Number	Presenter/Author
1	Dr Stewart Dallas UNEP-IETC Environmental Technology Centre, Aust Case Study of a Constructed Wetland as a Sustainable Environmental Engineering Solution to the Treatment of Industrial Stormwater Runoff
2	Marcia Dawson WorleyParsons, Aust Integrated Water Cycle Management: Been There, Doing That
3	Rex Greenland WorleyParsons, Aust Perth Desalination Plant Reverse Osmosis Building Ventilation Design
4	Lara Harland EnviroEngineering Solutions Sustainability—It is up to all of us
5	Dr Petra Hnat’uková Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic Assessment of chemical status and heavy metal distribution in urban streams affected by urban drainage
6	Amzad Hossain Institute for Sustainability and Technology Policy, Aust Orality for sustainability education in populous Bangladesh
7	Dr M. Sarwar Jahan University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh Sustainable Management of Drinking Water in Bangladesh: A Case Study in Rajshahi City Area
8	Peter James Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust The Case for Direct Current Supply and Distribution in the Built Environment
9	Paul James Sinclair Knight Merz, New Zealand Conservation House
10	Dr Ghulam Jilani University of Arid Agriculture, Pakistan Management of Organic Municipal Wastes through Enhanced Biological Processing
11	Assoc. Prof. Somjai Karnchanawong Chiang Mai University, Thailand Effects of Soil Cover Type on Characteristics of Leachate Generated from Landfill Lysimeter
12	Abdul Jabbar N. Khalifa Al-Nahrain University, Iraq Design and Performance Evaluation of a Solar Air Collector for Different Air Flow Rates
13	Anish PK Kumar Bejo Sheetal Seeds Pvt. Ltd, India Biotechnology—A Tool For Sustainable Development
14	Dr Graham Moore University of Melbourne, Aust An experimental investigation of waste water treatment in a grease interceptor trap
15	Lidia Rozman-Jones Connell Wagner, Aust Energy Management in Existing Buildings—One size does not fit all!
16	Sophie Wallis Sinclair Knight Merz, Aust Synergies in travel behaviour change
17	Wai Kean Yap University of Tasmania, Aust Regenerative Control System for Plug-in Hydrogen Fuel Cell Scooter

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