Saturday, 1 November 2025
Minyama Room, Novotel Sunshine Coast Resort
Strap in for day two of insight, learning and collaboration at the National Festival of Design Conference 2025. With housing affordability continuing as the central theme, Day 2 will spotlight timber, energy efficiency, concrete solutions and alternative living solutions
8:00 AM - 8:45 AM Registration
Registration Mandatory Only Once.
If you registered and collected your lanyard on Day 1, you do not need to register again. For new attendees, please register on arrival to collect your lanyard - required for entry. Goodie bags will be available at registration.
9:00 AM MC Welcome
Darren Evens
President
Building Designers Association of Australia
Timber
9:15 AM Keynote Address
Rob Pradolin
Executive Director, Housing All Australians
Co-Founder, Quipex Pty Ltd
Keynote Topic: Australia's Timber Future: Mid-Rise Construction and Australia's First 5 Story Timber Framed Building. Could this been of the solutions to Australia's Housing Crisis?
9:45 AM Keynote Address
Pete Morrison
Chief Operating Officer
Green Timber Tech
Keynote Topic: Precision, Scale and Speed: Affordable, high quality Housing Delivery Through Advanced flat pack delivery models
10:15 AM Keynote Address
Adam Dawson
Engineering & Builder Solutions Manager
ITW Construction Products - Asia Pacific
Keynote Topic: Framing the Future: Affordable Prefab Frame and Truss Solutions
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM Morning Tea
Energy Efficiency
11:15 AM Keynote Address
Andrew Pickard
Founder and Director
Powerhaus Engineering, Powerhaus App
Keynote Topic: Reimagining how energy data can be used to design homes that are comfortable, efficient, and climate-ready.
11:45 AM Keynote Address
Janine Strachan
Chief Executive Officer
Insulation Council of Australia and New Zealand (ICANZ)
Keynote Topic: Designing Resilient Homes: The Power of Quality Insulation & Installation
12:15 PM - 1:15 PM Lunch
Concrete Solutions
1:15 PM Keynote Address
Paige Gercovich
Lead Designer & Operations Manager
Dune Build
Keynote Topic: Layer by Layer - How 3D Concrete Printing is Transforming Homebuilding and Innovating Affordability.
1:45 PM Keynote Address
Clare Tubolets
Chief Executive Officer
SmartCrete
Keynote Topic: Pathways to Sustainable Materials for Australia’s Future Housing Sector
2:15 PM - 2:45 PM Afternoon Tea
Alternative Living Solutions
2:45 PM Keynote Address
Tone Wheeler
Principal
Environa Studio
Keynote Topic: Resilient and Efficient: Why 3-Storey Brick Walk-Ups are the Future of Housing and a Practical Solution to the Missing Middle
3:15 PM Keynote Address
Jorge Chapa
Chief Impact Officer
Green Building Council of Australia
Keynote Topic: Setting the scene: Embodied carbon, waste and nature
3:45 PM Conference Day 2 Conclusion
6:30 PM Awards Cocktail Reception
7:00 PM Awards Gala Dinner
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