TRANSFORM | Green Building Council of Australia

TRANSFORM is the Green Building Council of Australia’s annual flagship conference, pioneering thought leadership on sustainability.

Transform 2025 will be:

19 - 20 March: main conference – Hilton, Sydney

21 - 27 March: additional online breakouts

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Why attend TRANSFORM?

Quality curated content - delve into more than 30 hours of provocative discussions you won't find anywhere else through keynotes, panels, breakouts and conversations.
Topic deep-dives - explore the industry’s most pressing challenges in more detail with our breakout streams.
Thought leaders - Thought leaders - hear from industry-leading speakers from Australia and across the globe who will bring unique perspectives, insights and experiences to challenge and inspire you
Networking - whether attending in person or tuning in virtually, meet other sustainability professionals through dedicated networking sessions and opportunities for dialogue.
On-demand content - you’ll have access to recordings of all of the sessions for six months after the event, so you can catch up on sessions you missed or re-watch content that inspired you.
CPD points - with so much to learn, you'll help maintain your GSA or GSAP accreditation by earning 8 CPD points for attending the event.

Partnerships

TRANSFORM is a unique opportunity to put your brand in front of the influencers and the decision-makers in the property and construction industry. Now in our 6th year, TRANSFORM has an impressive track record of partners who have been part of this leading event. Our partners receive prominent exposure and opportunities to contribute meaningfully to the conference and breakouts. Ensure to maximise your opportunities and position yourself as a leader in industry.

Contact Amalia Izhar, Partnerships Coordinator for partnership opportunities in 2025.

Email Amalia here

With thanks to our 2024 partners

TRANSFORM Gold partners

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TRANSFORM Drinks partner

TRANSFORM Lunch partner

TRANSFORM Bronze partners

TRANSFORM Associate partners

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TRANSFORM Production partner

TRANSFORM Media partner

TRANSFORM Renewable electricity partner

Previous years

TRANSFORM 2024

On the big takeaways from Transform 2024

By The Fifth Estate: There’s so much happening. The dominant mood or word that surfaced from the Green Building Council’s annual Transform conference (we attended both days for once!) was maturity.

Nature is not something we can ‘solve’

By The Fifth Estate: The nature positive agenda was top of mind at last week’s Transform Conference, the annual get together of industry leaders held by the Green Building Council of Australia.

Charging ahead: designing precincts for an all-electric future

On day 2 of TRANSFORM, the Green Building Council of Australia today released a new guide, “The future is electric: A practical guide for grid-optimised precincts,” to assist on this critical journey.

Industry to shape Australia’s nature roadmap

The Green Building Council of Australia is seeking industry input on its upcoming Nature Roadmap, which will shape the future of environmental management and nature regeneration in and around our buildings and communities.

Meet the Future Green Leaders of the year award finalists

Green Building Council of Australia is delighted to share the stories of the Future Green Leader of the Year Award finalists for 2024 — which, in its 10th year of running, had a record number of applicants.

TRANSFORM 2023

Fairness for a just transition

How do we make the massive leap to net zero without leaving anyone behind? Start with a philosophy of “nothing about us without us” said speakers shining a spotlight on social sustainability at TRANSFORM.

Everything, everywhere, all at once

Two days before TRANSFORM 2023 kicked off in Sydney last week, the world’s leading climate scientists released the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s latest report with a “final warning”.

The breakfast of sustainability champions

If “culture eats strategy for breakfast,” how are Australia’s biggest property companies driving cultural change to accelerate and amplify climate action? TRANSFORM 2023 brought together a powerhouse panel to find out what can fuel fast and furious change.

Four reasons to join us in the room where it happens

The conference, which kicks off in Sydney on 22 March, is the epicentre of thought leadership and trendspotting for the green building ecosystem. But it’s what happens off stage and in the breaks that interests TRANSFORM 2023 Chair, Jeff Oatman.

TRANSFORM 2022

Bill Reed on the power of place

Bill Reed, a world leader in regenerative development, had us transfixed during TRANSFORM 2022. How did he distil a lifetime devoted to regenerative development into lessons for working with the power of place?

Find out more >

Electrifying new buildings today for the future

At TRANSFORM 2022, it was with much excitement, energy (and other bad puns), that we launched our new resource, A practical guide to electrification for new buildings.

Watch now >

Time for radical collaboration

It’s time for “radical collaboration”. This was the challenge laid down by Nigel Topping, the UN’s High-Level Climate Action Champion for COP26, in the first session of TRANSFORM 2022.

Find out more >

Seven ways to scale up sustainability

To go further and faster, we need sustainability at scale. Here are seven examples showcased at TRANSFORM that have gained awards and applause.

Read on >

Brew better: five steps 4 Pines are taking to reduce their environmental impact

Here we speak to Ttobie Arowobusoye, Sustainability and Social Impact Advisor and Resident Green Kween at 4 Pines to find out how they are making sure they brew better for you, the community and the planet.

Learn more >

TRANSFORM 2021

Five transformational projects from TRANSFORM

From a lush, vertical garden perched high in Brisbane’s skyline through to a tech giant’s plans to bring workspaces to the great outdoors. we’re shining the spotlight on our favourite transformational projects from TRANSFORM 2021.

Read on >

Podcast: what does tangible circular economy look like?

The age of the circular economy is coming. How do we move on from the theoretical to the practical and how do we turn actions into results? NSW Circular’s Lisa Mclean and her guests examine this in a special recording from TRANSFORM.

Listen to the podcast >

Celebrating our 2021 Green Star Champions

First launched in 2020, the Green Star Champion Award recognises the vision, passion and commitment of leaders across our industry who work tirelessly to deliver a more sustainable built environment through our Green Star certification program.

Meet the Green Star Champions >

Top 10 TRANSFORM takeaways

TRANSFORM is known for driving action for healthy, resilient and positive places and selecting the key TRANSFORM moments is hard, but we’ve done it for you.

Keep reading >

How an epic story of endurance can help us tackle climate change

Tim Jarvis AM had our TRANSFORM audience sitting on the edge of our seats as he told an adventure story with important lessons for sustainability leaders. If you missed TRANSFORM, here’s your chance to catch up…

Be inspired >

TRANSFORM is back for 2021

Our flagship event for sustainability in the built environment is back for 2021 and while the events of this year saw us bring TRANSFORM online, we are closely monitoring the COVID-19 situation in Australia with the hope to add state-based, face-to-face events linked to our online program.

Learn more >

TRANSFORM 2020

TRANSFORM conference highlights

See the highlights from our 2019 conference.

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Five minutes with a member: Lendlease’s Simon Wild

Around the world, businesses are thinking more about how to respond, and adapt to climate change. Simon Wild, Head of Sustainability Transformation at Lendlease, shares some insights into the work that Lendlease is doing to build resilience to climate-related uncertainties.

TRANSFORM 2020: Driving change with decisive action

TRANSFORM 2020 is no talkfest. With echoes of Elvis, we’re offering a little less conversation, a little more action.