Forest Stewardship Council Certified Building Materials: Why, Where and How?

Join us for an evening discussing FSC Certified Building Materials in Australia: Why, Where and How? Our hope is to provide a roadmap for practitioners - architects, designers, engineers, sustainability consultants and others to better understand best practices for incorporating sustainable wood products, particularly FSC certified, into their projects.

We will be discussing:

• What is FSC and its application in Australia? What does the label represent for building projects seeking to use sustainable wood products?
• What is the FSC certification process and how does the Chain of Custody process work?
• How do you verify that the sustainable wood procured is what arrives on site?
• What has been the experience of manufacturers in using FSC?
• What is the best way to specify, cost and procure sustainable wood?
• What are the challenges and opportunities associated with using sustainable wood materials in architectural and structural elements of a building?

Our diverse panel of speakers will offer insights from industry and as practitioners, including:

• Stefan Jensen, Policy and Standards Manager, FSC Australia and New Zealand
• Nick Capobianco, Regional Affiliate of SCS Global Services for Oceania, SCS Global Services
• Joe Ballester, Country Manager Australia, Abodo Wood
• Ed Bond, Principal, Robert Bird Group
• William Cassell, Associate, Cox Architecture

We hope to see you there in person but if you are participating on-line please use the following link to join the Zoom Meeting

Zoom Meeting Link

This event is part of an on-going series run by Melbourne Regenerative Design Forum, a collective or organisations seeking to bring people together to catalyse conversations on how we can bring regeneration to the built and natural environment.