MECLA Past Events
MECLA hosts several types of events, stimulating embodied carbon conversations across the constructions supply chain. These events include Spotlights, Deep Dives, Briefings, and Nutcrackers.
Spotlights are 1.5 hour long presentations from professionals about a particular part of the construction ecosystem. Deep Dives are tours of manufacturing and research facilities. Briefings are shorter presentations by a single industry or government representative. And Nutcrackers are facilitated daylong systems mapping exercises with particular supply chain representatives to identify solutions. You can access information about all of MECLA’s past events below.
September 2024 [Deep Dive]
MECLA Members toured UNSW Civil & Environmental Engineering laboratories to learn about cutting edge research in materials.
September 2024 [Roundtable]
Engineered Living Materials are third horizon innovative materials with major potential for the Australian marketplace.
July 2024 [Nutcracker]
MECLA & the Industrial & Logistics Sustainability Collaboration brought together the supply chain to deliver low concrete slabs.
August 2024 [Spotlight]
Manufacturing, design, and work with wood continues to develop in Australia alongside methods in forest management & regeneration.
July 2024 [Briefing]
Members of the MECLA Subgroup who created the Low Carbon Concrete Guide present on how the guide can be used.
June 2024 [Spotlight]
Design has a crucial role to play in delivering lower carbon projects. 40% of a project’s carbon can be saved if considered in design phase.
June 2024 [Briefing]
The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council present an update on their embodied carbon project to MECLA.
April 2024 [Spotlight]
Building services are often missed in the embdoied carbon conversation. HVAC is 15% of the upfront carbon in commercial buildings.
March 2024 [Briefing]
The Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council seek MECLA feedback on the start of their embodied carbon project.
December 2023 [Spotlight]
Local councils have a unique role to play in driving embodied carbon reductions through planning approvals and procurement.
November 2023 [Spotlight]
There are a lot of misperceptions around timber use and fire risk. MECLA members dispell myths and educate on use cases for timber.
August 2023 [Spotlight]
What is considered in and out of the bounds of Scope 3 reporting? MECLA dives into Scope 3 boundaries and how to map them.
August 2023 [Competition]
MECLA brings together representatives of innovative material companies to learn how they can save embodied carbon.
June 2023 [Spotlight]
MECLA visits Western Australia to discuss the unique challenges and opportunities for the state in addressing embodied carbon.
June 2023 [Briefing]
MECLA Chairs report back to the wider network on the various activities in the MECLA Working Groups.
May 2023 [Spotlight]
Low embodied carbon materials continue to be clouded by myths, which prevent large scale uptake in the built environment.
March 2023 [Spotlight]
Digital technologies have a crucial role to play in the pathway to net zero in construction. This event explores some of them.
February 2023 [Spotlight]
Measurement and benchmarking is in a dynamic state, and a critical goal for the sector is to evolve consistent measurement approaches.
December 2022 [Spotlight]
Regenerative materials are now entering the Australian market, and have exciting implications for the construction sector.
November 2022 [Spotlight]
QLD wants to deliver a Climate Positive Olympics 2032 in Brisbane. What does this procurement opportunity mean for the state?
November 2022 [Spotlight]
Investors are increasingly looking beynd financial value in assets to understand ESG, and the carbon profiles of assets is key.
October 2022 [Spotlight]
Government and industry present on the role of policy in driving embodied carbon emission reductions for the sector.
October 2022 [Spotlight]
Low carbon concrete is available in the marketplace today. MECLA covers how these materials can be used as well as new research.
September 2022 [Spotlight]
Pre-design and design strategies are key to lowering embodied carbon, including exploring where you can avoid builds.
June 2022 [Spotlight]
Aluminium is the most emissions intensive of the major building materials. MECLA discusses the secondary aluminium sector.
March 2022 [Spotlight]
Cement manufacturing accounts for approximately 7% of global emissions. Experts present on the state of play in the industry.
December 2021 [Spotlight]
Learn how the industry can decarbonise and about the existing local and international initiatives like Responsible Steel.
June 2021 [Spotlight]
Aluminium is a critical material for the modern world. Momentum is growing to drive decarbonisation and recycling.
