University of Melbourne Events Calendar

Melbourne Connect Innovation Week enters its fourth year, poised to celebrate and showcase groundbreaking interdisciplinary collaboration among researchers, technologists and creative innovators. With over 35 events across five exciting days, The University of Melbourne’s annual innovation festival is curated to explore novel solutions for global challenges and advancement in immersive technologies.

From artificial intelligence and biomedical breakthroughs to engaging panels and world-leading orations, join us from 2-6 September 2024 to uncover the latest discoveries in Australia’s innovation sector.

Stay informed at The Retrofit Forum...

The Retrofit Forum, co-hosted by The Retrofit Lab (The University of Melbourne) and the University of Technology Sydney, serves as an open platform to discuss the opportunities and challenges of retrofit in Australia. Held on the first Tuesday of each month beginning in May, this forum brings together industry, government, academia, and the public to share knowledge and stay updated about retrofitting practice and research.

These forums aim to drive the sector forward by fostering a collaborative community dedicated to sharing best practices and insights. Each session will feature presentations by retrofit academics and industry professionals. By facilitating connections, these sessions will address key retrofit challenges and opportunities such as;

• Commercial Buildings: How do we engage with developers, building owners and other stakeholders to make retrofit ‘business as usual’ for commercial entities?
• Housing: The majority of Australian housing is ill-equipped to deal with unfolding climate, health and affordability challenges. What role does retrofit play in improving the existing housing stock in an equitable and sustainable way?
• Landscapes: How does landscape retrofitting contribute to the development of more resilient, low-carbon cities by enhancing various ecosystem services?
• Skills: What steps are necessary to equip the Australian workforce with the skills required for retrofitting?
• Digital: How can digital technology contribute to promoting the retrofit agenda, including the use of technologies like digital twins?

Date: Tuesday 7th of May
Location: University of Melbourne + Online
Time: 4:00 – 5:00pm
Theme: Commercial Buildings

• Walter van der Linde, Associate, Buildings Mechanical, Aurecon
• Dr Dominique Hes, Chair of the Board of Greenfleet, M.AIRAH, M.AICD, GIA(A
• Maria Panagiotidou, Zero Carbon Buildings Lead, The City of Melbourne

Chair: Professor Brendon McNiven, Enterprise Professor, Architectural Engineering, The University of Melbourne