Design, building and construction industry trades and professionals who gather at the Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre 11 - 13 May to attend the DesignBUILD expo are being promised inspirational messages from a host of speakers.

The 2011 seminar speakers will cover everything from building future ready homes, providing an update on sustainable housing and calculating carbon tax for your business to figuring out your dollar value as a tradie or contractor.

Exhibition Director Danielle Fischer said that the seminars covered need to know topics in the building and construction industries.

WEDNESDAY 11TH MAY

11:00am - 12:00pm Designing Integrated Future Ready Homes

Clare Ward, Director Avarnti, CEDIA Outreach Chair

1:00pm - 2:00pm Now and the Future — An Update on the Sustainable Housing Industry

Cameron Rosen, Director Australian Living

3:00pm - 4:00pm Green Star® Materials Calculators and Life Cycle Analysis: The New Frontier

David Baggs, CEO ecospecifier Global

THURSDAY 12TH MAY

11:00am - 12:00pm Designing Integrated Future Ready Homes

Clare Ward, Director Avarnti, CEDIA Outreach Chair

1:00pm - 2:00pm Designing Business Strategies that Prepare your Organisation for a Carbon Constrained Future

Rob Cawthorne, Managing Director, The Carbon Reduction Institute

3:00pm - 4:00pm What Are You Worth?

Paul Lawrence, Training Manager Master Builders NSW

5:00pm - 6:00pm How Can The ABCC Help You?

Julie Siciliano, Team Leader — Field Operations, Australian Building and Construction Commissioner

FRIDAY 13TH MAY

11:00am — 12:00pm Natural pools and green walls - Taking inspiration from nature

Phillip Johnson, Director, Phillip Johnson Sustainable Landscapes

2:00pm - 3:00pm What are you Worth?

Paul Lawrence, Training Manager, Master Builders NSW

3:30pm - 4:30pm How can the ABCC help you?

Gerard Hogan, Team Leader — Field Operations, Australian Building and Construction Commissioner

Those interested in attending can now view the full exhibitor list, new product listings, competitions and seminar timetable on the DesignBUILD website www.designbuildexpo.com.au