David W. Baggs

Description of Role

·         Technical Director, Ecospecifier International & Ecospecifier Consulting

 

·         Principal Consultant & Architect, Building Sustainability Assessor and Nominated Architect (Australia-NSW, ACT & QLD)

 

Qualifications

Green Star Accredited Professional 2006

Accredited Building Sustainability Assessor  #200047–National

Chartered Architect, Board of Architects, NSW 1980, QLD 2003

Bachelor of Architecture (Hons), NSW Institute of Technology 1979

 

Affiliations

 

Fellow of the Royal Australian Institute of Architects (FRAIA) – since 1979 #847

Independent Chair – Green Building Council of Australia Current - 2007

Member- US Green Building Council- Current - 2007

Member Alternative Technology Association, Current - 1993 

Member, Royal Society (NSW) for Advancement of Science, Current - 1990

Member, Passive Solar Buildings Group of ANZSES, Current - 1984

Member, Australian & New Zealand Solar Energy Society, Current - 1980

 

Personal Awards Summary:

HIA National GreenSmart Professional of the Year 2003/2004

HIA National Partnerships Awards 2004/2005 

University of Technology Sydney Special Award‘Excellence in the Field of Energy Conservation in Buildings’. 1999

 

 

 

Bio

David Baggs CA FRAIA ABSA GSAP M RoySoc, is Technical Director of Ecospecifier International, an industry leading multidiscipline sustainable development consultancy as well as operators of the internationally renowned online knowledge and database of life-cycle based verified information on eco-and health preferable products. He is an award winning chartered architect, sustainability and energy-efficiency consultant with nearly 30 years experience in Green Buildings.

 

He was sustainability, energy and eco-product and materials consultant to 10 Olympic projects in the Sydney 2000 Olympics ‘Green Games’ including the Olympic Village and the Olympic Arena and more recently Brisbane City Council’s new Headquarters fitout as well as Sydney’s new Green Square Town Centre and AMP Global Headquarters. David and the Ecospecifier team were the 2003/2004 Housing Industry of Australia’s National GreenSmart Professionals of the Year.

David is a regular Educator and speaker Nationally and Internationally on Sustainability, Green Building Design and Rating Schemes including Green Star™ and LEED™.  He is also an author and co-author on several books on Green Building Design and Materials selection.

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