The Timber Advantage: Inside Treasury Theatre
23 April @ 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm AEST
Free
Proudly sponsored by WoodSolutions, The Timber Advantage: Inside Treasury Theatre is a complimentary face-to-face learning and networking event for quantity surveying and construction professionals.
Visit Melbourne’s iconic Treasury Theatre and hear from industry experts on where timber delivers value in modern projects. Topics of discussion will include lifecycle costing, design and performance considerations, and timber’s role in reducing embodied carbon through carbon sequestration. You’ll also gain insights into how Development Victoria is incorporating the use of mass timber across its project pipeline.
Connect with peers, ask questions directly of presenters, and leave with actionable takeaways you can apply to estimating, procurement, and whole-of-life maintenance decisions.
CPD: 2 points
NOTE: If you are booking tickets on behalf of other people, please provide the names and email addresses of these other people during the ticket booking process.
Price: Complimentary
Disclaimer: The information presented at this event is accurate to the best of the speaker’s knowledge at the time of the event. AIQS does not independently verify the content and accepts no responsibility for any errors, omissions, or changes that may occur. Attendees are encouraged to exercise their own judgement and seek professional advice where appropriate.
Our speakers
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- Bianca Christensen
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Bianca is a Senior Associate QS at RLB with extensive experience delivering cost advice across education, residential and commercial projects. Since 2016, she has worked across the full project lifecycle, building a strong foundation in both pre and post contract cost management.
Bianca specialises in developing robust cost plans, managing financial risk and providing clear reporting to support decision making. Her work on over 60 school projects across Victoria demonstrates her ability to handle complex programmes and stakeholder environments.
With a strong interest in innovation and data driven insights, Bianca brings a practical and informed perspective on whole of life costings, including the evolving role of timber in construction.
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- Karl-Heinz Weiss
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Karl-Heinz Weiss is a director, consultant, and Professor of Practice known internationally for pioneering the use of engineered timber in the UK and Australia.
A Master Timber Craftsman and award winning industrial designer, Karl-Heinz delivers insights across design, manufacture, logistics, and delivery.
As co founder of KLH UK and later a leader at Lendlease, he helped enable landmark timber buildings and advanced DfMA and modern construction methods globally.
Karl-Heinz has also shaped major research collaborations, supported sector capability building, and continues to influence innovation through academic roles at Monash University and the University of Melbourne.
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- Max Barrows
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Max Barrows is a Senior Project Manager at Development Victoria with extensive experience delivering complex public-sector projects across Victoria.
Max has played key roles in the delivery of major mass timber developments, including the Bendigo GovHub (Galkangu) and Ballarat GovHub, and is currently involved in the Albert Park Pit Building Redevelopment.
With a background spanning construction, contract administration and development management, Max brings a practical, delivery-focused perspective to material selection. His experience working closely with government, consultants and contractors provides valuable insight into how and why timber is being adopted on large-scale civic projects.
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- Anthony Lieberman
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Anthony is the Brand and Engagement Manager at AIQS and will be the MC for this event.
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