Chair: Jason Marriott (AECOM)
The Construction & Property Working Group exists to create a dialogue amongst building, construction, property, and allied professionals within Beijing. It positions Australian business and AustCham members as major participants in the Construction and Infrastructure segments in China to create opportunities to introduce their products, services and capabilities to leading Chinese construction and/or infrastructure authorities.
The group has regular meetings, special presentations and one-off events, attracting a range of attendees from varied industries. Topics include project management in China, the commercial viability of solar power, how to measure a building's value and how developments are funded in China. Recent gatherings have included a briefing from Ivan Kinsella, Austrade, on how AustCham members in the design, property and construction fields can work with Austrade.
Working Group members also have strong relationships with counterparts in other foreign business chambers' operating in China. Through this relationship, common positions on systemic issues can be developed and presented where such actions are in the best interests of members.
Austrade China Wanwu Eco-Country Directory
Austrade is developing a Chinese language directory to showcase the capabilities of Australian environmental, clean energy and green-building companies. The directory will be marketed to Chinese organisations pursuing major projects in relevant industry sectors, organisations such as urban and rural local authorities, state-owned conglomerates, energy generators and property managers. The directory will also be disseminated through selected trade shows (including the 2010 Shanghai World Expo). For information, please download a fact sheet here.
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Hassell ranked number 1 in Australasia and 25 in the 2010 World Architecture Top 100
Past Events
May 21 2010 - ImagineArchitecure - Austrailan Architectural excellence in China. The ImagineArchitecture exhibition was designed to showcase projects by Australian architects and architectural practices that have made significant impact in the creation of China's new urban landscape.
29 October 2009: Construction and Property Working Group Luncheon - to coincide with the Cities Beyond Olympics conference, the Working Group hosted a multi-speaker event, where speakers addressed the latest regarding green building trends in Australia and how the different ratings systems are impacting on the way Australian companies are working in overseas markets and how the economic situation in Australia (and globally) is affecting Australian architectural companies approach to working overseas. More information on the event can be found here.
