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DIVERSIFIED EXHIBITIONS AUSTRALIA
Editorial Item
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Designbuild 2007 champions green building
Friday 29th June 2007
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Designbuild Australasia, staged at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre 3rd - 6th June 2007, was a landmark event for the building and design industries in Australasia, according to organisers Diversified Exhibitions Australia. The event was not only the largest trade exhibition for the industry ever held in Sydney, but it was also the most eco-friendly, with a major focus on sustainability and green building. The exhibition occupied an impressive 20,000m2 of floor space and hosted 460 exhibitors from 17 countries including major groups from Canada, China and Malaysia.
The Designbuild Green Building Seminars were staged with support from the Green Building Council of Australia, the Australian Architecture Association and BCI Australia. They were appreciated by a total audience of over 800 delegates, with most sessions being presented to a full house. The program included two fully-subscribed Australian Architecture Association tours of environmentally sustainable buildings in Sydney, led by respected environmental architect Tone Wheeler.
ASSOCIATED INDUSTRY SEMINARS
In addition to the Green Building Seminars, industry conferences and seminars running in conjunction with Designbuild included: 2007 National Plumbing Forum, Green Plumbers Seminars, Plumbing Supply Forum 2007, National Precast Concrete Association Seminars, Connected Home Conference and Tile & Stone Seminars.
Another important initiative saw over 80 international buyers, brought to the show in conjunction with Austrade to foster export opportunities for Australian businesses. The buying groups came from China, Fiji, Hong Kong, India, Lebanon, Malaysia, New Zealand, PNG, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Korea, Thailand, USA and UAE.
DESIGNBUILD AWARDS
Dean Perry presented the Architecture Media Product Network Best New Product award to Silenceair International for the 240mm Passive Acoustic Wall Vent.
The finalists for this award were Balustrades Australia for the Vertical Wire Balustrading Systems and Smart Roof Australia for Smartbreeze.
The Australian Innovation Award was judged by Damian Schroder, Australian Made Campaign and John Power, Connection Magazines. Ian Harrison, Chief Executive, Australian Made Campaign presented the award to Balustrades Australia for the Vertical Wire Balustrading Systems. Smart Roof Australia was Highly Commended for Smartbreeze. Commended Awards were presented to Ronstan International for the Compact Adjuster, Silenceair International for the 240mm Passive Acoustic Wall Vent and Stormtech Architectural Grates and Drains.
The Environ / Designbuild ESD Product Awards were judged by environ, BPN and InfoLink Magazines and presented by Michelle Grady, Associate Publisher.
The Winner of the ESD Best Water Saving Product was Watersave Australia for their Shower Monitor. Clearwater Technology with their Aquacell Water Recycling Systems was the runner-up.
The Winner of the ESD Best Energy Saving Product was Robert Bosch (Australia) for their Highflow Continuous Flow Hot Water Systems. Rinnai Australia with their Dry-Soft Gas Clothes Dryer was the runner-up. The Winner of the Most Innovative ESD Product was URIMAT® for their Waterless Urinal. Dux Manufacturing with their Readyhot Water Recirculation System was the runner-up.
BEST STAND AWARDS
The Best Shell Scheme was awarded to Regupol (Australia). The finalists were Tasman Access Floors and Winkler Technik GmbH.
The Best Free Design 36m2 & under was won by ALSPEC (Aluminium Specialities Group) with the finalists being Stoneplus & Bamstone and Vinidex.
The Best Free Design Over 36m2 Award was presented to Crane Copper Tube. The finalists were Centor Architectural, Pilkington Australia and Vetrostone.
Designbuild will be staged for the first time in Perth at the Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre 12 - 14 October 2007. In 2008 Designbuild will be at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre, Southbank.
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Source: Selector.com. - Friday 29th June 2007
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