This free seminar will assist designers and development assessors of private and public carparks to achieve better WSUD outcomes for their next project.
Overview
Each time a commercial or industrial development occurs using conventional approaches to stormwater management, we miss another opportunity to relieve the pressure on our green spaces for the provision of stormwater treatment and storage services. Our grey infrastructure needs to work just as hard as the green infrastructure to deliver benefits to the community in terms of stormwater pollution reduction, control of peak runoff volumes and rates, and delivering amenity in our urban landscape. Turning “grey to green” is never more relevant than in our city and town carparks.
Presentation topics
Feasibility assessment of WSUD in commercial developments in Alberta, Canada – Eugene Pivnev
Eugene will share the journey of how Alberta, Canada is shifting from historical stormwater management standards for design-construction, operations and maintenance of stormwater infrastructure to a WSUD (or low impact development – LID) approach, including a cost comparison and analysis of conventional versus WSUD solutions.
WSUD in commercial developments. The City of West Torrens case study – Andrew King
Andrew will provide examples of successful integration of WSUD within private commercial developments within the City of West Torrens, achieved through determination and a cooperative approach to engagement with the development industry.
Who should attend
- Local government, NRM and consulting practitioners with a role in planning, design and construction of WSUD in commercial developments or the public realm.
Sponsor
Thank you to our sponsor
Biographies
Eugene Pivnev, Project Manager/Civil Engineer, CARDNO, Canberra, ACT
Eugene is a Professional Civil Engineer with a proven ability to plan and execute diverse land development projects, delivering exceptional results in municipal engineering. Expertise in managing all phases of complex projects, with accountability for efficiency, health and safety, quality control and regulatory compliance. He is a skilled leader and consultant engineer with a talent for identifying and resolving complex issues quickly and accurately.
Eugene has demonstrated success managing, engineering and consulting on international and diverse municipal and land development projects involving roadways, storm water management facilities and services, sewage systems, water supply infrastructure, BMP leadership in energy and environmental design (LEED), and low impact development engineering strategy.
Andrew King, Coordinator Engineering Services, City of West Torrens
Andrew is a Civil Engineer with experience in all levels of Government and private practice, currently employed as a senior engineer with the City of West Torrens. He considers himself lucky to have been mentored and influenced by some of South Australia’s most respected and passionate water professional and academics.
As long standing Chair of Stormwater SA and a member of many of the stormwater reference committees, working groups and networks established over the past decade, Andrew is consistently pushing for better practices, capacity building, guidelines and legislation in relation to stormwater management, Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) and related fields.
Andrew has been involved in the development of a cultural change within the City of West Torrens, to the point where this council is thought to be the most progressive inner urban council in South Australia with regards to the adoption WSUD measures. The change of daily practices in the management of the cities infrastructure has seen the city now heading towards the installation of 200 individual ‘Rain Gardens’ and the adoption of best practice WSUD into a substantial number of private developments through influence in the development process.