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.