Industry to excel from educational seminars; DesignBUILD Sydney

Design, building and construction industry trades and professionals will gather at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre 11 - 13 May to attend the DesignBUILD expo but they're not there just to see, touch and trial the latest tools and products, they will also learn from and be inspired by industry leading speakers.

The 2011 DesignBUILD seminar speakers will cover everything from building future ready homes, providing an update on sustainable housing and calculating carbon tax for your business to figuring out your dollar value as a tradie or contractor.

Exhibition Director Danielle Fischer said that the seminars covered need to know topics in the building and construction industries.

"DesignBUILD Sydney combines the opportunity to see the most innovative and sustainable building products along with hearing from industry leading seminars - all under one roof," she said.

WEDNESDAY 11TH MAY

11:00am - 12:00pm Designing Integrated Future Ready Homes Clare Ward, Director Avarnti, CEDIA Outreach Chair

1:00pm - 2:00pm Now and the Future - An Update on the Sustainable Housing Industry Cameron Rosen, Director Australian Living

3:00pm - 4:00pm Green Star® Materials Calculators and Life Cycle Analysis: The New Frontier David Baggs, CEO ecospecifier Global

THURSDAY 12TH MAY

11:00am - 12:00pm Designing Integrated Future Ready Homes Clare Ward, Director Avarnti, CEDIA Outreach Chair

1:00pm - 2:00pm Designing Business Strategies that Prepare your Organisation for a Carbon Constrained Future Rob Cawthorne, Managing Director, The Carbon Reduction Institute

3:00pm - 4:00pm What Are You Worth? Paul Lawrence, Training Manager Master Builders NSW

5:00pm - 6:00pm How Can The ABCC Help You? Julie Siciliano, Team Leader - Field Operations, Australian Building and Construction Commissioner

FRIDAY 13TH MAY

11:00am - 12:00pm Natural pools and green walls - Taking inspiration from nature Phillip Johnson, Director, Phillip Johnson Sustainable Landscapes

2:00pm - 3:00pm What are you Worth? Paul Lawrence, Training Manager, Master Builders NSW

3:30pm - 4:30pm How can the ABCC help you? Gerard Hogan, Team Leader - Field Operations, Australian Building and Construction Commissioner

Builders attending the expo won't leave empty handed - they can earn 1 CPD point* for every hour at the expo (maximum of 2 CPD points) simply by visiting the expo and calling into the Master Builders NSW stand.

The leading design, building and construction expo will open at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre Wednesday 11 - Friday 13 May, including a late night opening until 8pm on Thursday.

There is also a host of prizes and competitions including a chance to win a Hot Lap with Russell Ingall and a tour of the Supercheap Auto V8 Supercar Factory just by visiting the Performax Builder's Bar.

DesignBUILD guests also have the opportunity to win a $1900 Milwaukee Heavy Duty Kit simply by visiting the What Tradies Want Magazine stand, courtesy of Milwaukee and they can also trial the latest tools in the VEK Power Tools Pavilion.

Those interested in attending can now view the full exhibitor list, new product listings, competitions and seminar timetable on the DesignBUILD website, while attendance to the expo is free for those who register online prior to the event at www.designbuildexpo.com.au

*Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points will only be provided pursuant to the CPD Guidelines provided by the Office of Fair Trading. This will require participants to attend seminars and participate in the technical components offered by display providers.