Workshops
TEFMA hosts an annual program of workshops, with content tailored to the specific needs of members working in higher education property and facilities management.
TEFMA Sustainability Workshop
Monday 22 June, 2026 - Tuesday 23 June, 2026
Driving Decarbonisation and Biodiversity Outcomes for the Next Generation of Learning Environments.
Join us in Perth, Western Australia for the TEFMA Sustainability Workshop, a two-day immersive experience taking place in June 2026.
| Registration Type | Eary Bird Rate | Standard Rate |
| Member Workshop | $950.00 | $1,050.00 |
| Non-Member Workshop | $1,150.00 | $1,250.00 |
WORKSHOP CALL FOR PAPERS
This workshop focuses on the critical areas of Resilient Campus Planning, Operational Decarbonisation, Integrating Sustainability Leadership, Biodiversity and Regeneration in Learning Environments; offering insights into the challenges and successes of delivering initiatives in these areas, while providing tools and strategies to create greener, more efficient, and future-ready campuses.
Through expert-led sessions, site visits, innovative showcases, and hands-on workshops, attendees will explore how to align sustainability strategies with institutional goals, reduce carbon footprints, and adapt to evolving trends in climate resilience, renewable energy, and smart building technologies.
Come and present at the Sustainability Workshop in 2026. Presentation topics may include themes like the following suggestions:
Resilient Campus Planning
- Planning for Uncertainty: Embedding Climate Risk into Campus Masterplans
- Climate Risk & Resilient Assets: Building Effective Sustainability Roadmaps
- Balancing Compliance and Innovation: Planning for Net Zero and Beyond
- Reuse: Adaptive reuse, building health and embedding circular economy
- Digital Engineering: Lifecycle assessments, BIM and digital twins
Operational Decarbonisation
- Electrification in Action: Practical Strategies for Campus Transition
- The Responsive Campus: Adapting Energy Systems for Dynamic Use Patterns
- Optimising Energy Performance: Using Analytics to Drive Reductions
Integrating Sustainability Leadership
- Leading Change: Building Capacity across Campus Teams
- Embedding Sustainability: Integrating Sustainability Strategy into Core Decision-Making
- Turning Metrics into Action: Linking Emissions Data to Operational Change
Regeneration in Learning Environments
- Integrating Nature: Campuses as Living Labs for Climate and Nature
- Nature-positive Design: Enhancing Biodiversity in Built Environments
- Scaling Regeneration Initiatives: From Pilot to Campus-wide impact
- Green Spaces: Indigenous knowledge, internal and external
SUBMISSION OF ABSTRACTS
Abstract details: No more than 150 words to be received.
Abstract submission deadline – Thursday 30 April 2026
Notification of abstract acceptance – Friday 15 May 2026
SELECTION CRITERIA
The workshop organising committee will review all abstracts received only by the submission deadline. Abstracts will be reviewed and judged relative to the themes listed above, suitability to the audience, technical content, and practical application. The quality and content of the abstract presentation will be considered as an indication of the quality expected in the presentation.
GUIDELINES
- Authors notified of selection will be sent guidelines to assist in the formatting of their final paper. Final acceptance into the program will be conditional upon receipt of the final manuscript by the due date. Reasons for rejection of abstracts will not be provided.
- Note that all presentations must include one presenter who is currently employed by a tertiary education provider.
PRESENTATION FORMAT
Each presenter will have 30 minutes per session, including time for questions. A microphone, computer and large screen will be available for visual displays. No other audio-visual equipment is available.
SITE TOURS
We’re pleased to invite you to join us for an afternoon of exclusive site tours, on Tuesday 23 June 2026.
Murdoch University Campus Tour
Join us for a walkthrough of Murdoch University's Boola Katitjin (‘lots of learning’ in Whadjuk Noongar), one of Australia's most ambitious sustainable education buildings.
Starting at the Welcome Space and travelling through all four levels, the tour traces how sustainability is woven through every aspect of the building. We'll get up close to Western Australia's largest Mass Engineered Timber structure and discuss the integrated solar, passive ventilation, rainwater harvesting, and responsive native landscaping that settles the building into Murdoch University's bushland campus.
Along the way we'll explore the building's Connection to Country and what it means to design a space that genuinely reflects the land it stands on, which has been a place of learning for tens of thousands of years.
Curtin University Campus Tour
You are invited to join a site tour of the Curtin Exchange Precinct, a transit‑oriented development within a vibrant student environment, located on Curtin University’s 6 Star Green Star Communities rated campus on Whadjuk Noongar Country.
Designed as a medium‑density, mixed‑use urban heart, the precinct demonstrates a place‑led approach that supports walkability, low carbon travel and long term future proofing, anchored by the Curtin Central Bus Station, extensive end‑of‑trip facilities and one of the largest bus interchanges in the Perth metropolitan area. The tour will highlight key sustainability outcomes and how the development has transformed the campus through the delivery of a hotel, on‑campus accommodation, partnership opportunities, vibrant academic spaces and the recently refurbished geodesic dome, as well as discuss the artwork celebrating Country at the intersection of twin songlines.
*Please note: attendees may select one tour only at registration
PARTNER WITH US
We have some exciting and exclusive opportunities for you to align your brand with, and to support the Sustainability Workshop in June. Visit the link HERE to view the prospectus with opportunities including the prime Workshop Sponsor package, Keynote Speaker Sponsor and more.
To discuss the variety of sponsorship opportunities available to you, please reach out to Matthew Phelps at events@tefma.com.
For any additional information, please contact the TFEMA Event Partners at events@tefma.com.
