Computers and green architecture

Kevin Miller, Architect at the ACS Green IT Special Interest Group, 17 October 2007. Talks about the difficulties of balancing environmental and business requirements for a building.

Australian Computer Society

Green IT Special Interest Group

Second Canberra Meeting

Topic: Computers and green architecture

Speaker: Kevin Miller, Architect and Director, Collard Clarke Jackson Canberra Pty Ltd

Venue: Australian National University, Room N101, Computer Science Building, North Road, Canberra
Date: Wednesday 17 October 2007
Time: 5:30pm drinks/nibbles for presentation 6pm-7pm
Event Prices: Free.
Registration: Not required
Announcement: http://education.acs.org.au/mod/resource/view.php?id=3635

Summary

Australian Ethical Investment's refurbishment of their Canberra office was designed to achieve environmental benefits and resource efficiency as well as increased staff comfort and productivity. Kevin Miller, architect for the project, will talk about the difficulties of balancing environmental and business requirements for a building. He will look at the compromises which have had to be made with green buildings and progress made since his design of the ANU's IAN Ross engineering building. Kevin will suggest how architects and IT professionals can work together for sustainable buildings.

About the Speaker

Kevin Miller, Architect and Director, Collard Clarke Jackson Canberra Pty Ltd.

About ACS Green IT

The ICT Environmental Sustainability Group ("Green IT") brings together professionals interested in balancing economic and environmental aspects of information technology and telecommunications. It is a special interest group of the Australian Computer Society. The group aims to hold joint meetings with other professional bodies interested in technology, the environment and sustainability. Sign up now to get updates on ICT and the environment.