Passionate professionals from across the construction industry are building up to celebrate the nation’s greenest home builds and designs.
The HIA Future Homes Forum and GreenSmart Awards take place in Hobart on Friday, recognising those behind Australia’s best environmentally-friendly homes.
A whose-who of industry decision-makers, sustainability leaders, construction innovators and Australia’s leading construction news platform, Build-it, will come together for a day of inspirational education and awards, now renowned as one of the sector’s most must-attend networking events.
Hosted by Gardening Australia star and Logie award-winner Costa Georgiadis, organisers hope the forum will help drive a more sustainable, energy-efficient future for the Aussie home-building industry with a range of eco-friendly topics discussed at length throughout the day.
Eight key subject areas will be discussed during the conference, with a panel of experts weighing in on the drivers and challenges of sustainable home design and construction.
HIA Future Homes Forum topics
- 1.2 Million Homes Over the Next 5 Years – Can It Be Delivered?
- The Economics of Green Building
- International Conferences Chart a Course on Future Homes
- The Role of AI in Building & Construction
- NCC 2025: What Changes Are in the Pipeline?
- A Revolution in Real Estate – Our Smart Future
- New Tools to Design, Rate and Compare Homes
- Solving the Construction Workforce Skills Conundrum
One area which will be discussed is the role of AI within the industry. University of Technology Sydney Data Science Institute executive director Fang Chen reveals how developing and deploying innovative AI solutions can help solve complex problems within the build process.
Meanwhile, futurist and technology innovation specialist Steve Sammartino will discuss the latest innovations and cutting-edge technologies, such as prefab and 3D printing, that are revolutionising the property industry and how these tools can help boost sustainability and affordability for home construction.
The day will be capped off with the presentation of this year’s coveted HIA Australian GreenSmart Awards, with nominees and winners recognised for leading the way in environmentally friendly and energy-efficient residential building methods.
GreenSmart Award Categories
- Custom Built Home
- Display/ Project Home
- Energy Efficiency
- GreenSmart Professional
- Multi Dwelling Development
- Renovation/ Addition Project
Past winner returns for more?
One nominee to watch is Blue Eco Homes, who scooped up a double victory at the 2023 awards, walking away with the HIA GreenSmart home of the year and the Custom Built home awards for their ‘Yellow Rock Passive House’.
The eco-friendly construction company could even go better this time round after being nominated as a finalist in the Professional, Custom Built Home, Energy Efficiency and Sustainable Home categories.
“We’re thrilled to announce that we’ve been selected as Finalists in the 2024 HIA GreenSmart Awards in several categories,” A Blue Eco Homes spokesperson said.
“We’re so proud of our team and the incredible work that’s brought us to this point.”
