A future that thrives – the role of the Engineer

Keynote by Mary Casey from the recent CIBSE ANZ virtual seminar – 2020 Vision for a 2030 Reality

Mary Casey leads our Social Infrastructure Sector for Advisory in Oceania. The team specialises in education, affordable housing, aged care, and healthcare, with a passion for helping clients achieve sustainable outcomes. With a background in architecture and sustainability consulting, Mary is a design thinker, capable of distilling clarity from complex parameters. Recently invited as a keynote speaker at the CIBSE ANZ virtual semiar (2020 Vision for a 2030 Reality), Mary draws on her experience to set a Vision for sustainable future, outlining how living system design can be applied to the built environment and beyond.

Our relationship to the ecosystems upon which we depend sit at a unique point in human history. This is humanity’s moment to reclaim our responsibility as stewards of the places where we live. This talk establishes the baseline for where we are and sets a vision for where we could be. As professionals in the built environment we are in a unique position to help manifest the successful transition to a more sustainable and thriving future.