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Volume 4 Number 2
June – August 2010
Ofcial magazine o the Facility Management Association o AustraliaPrint Post Approved 340742 00155 $9.95 inc GST
Sam Walsh, Rio Tinto
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FACILITY PERSPECTIVES
VOLUME 4 NUMBER 2
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Regulars + News

Chairman Steve Taylor reflects
on ideaction10, and considers
the FMA’s future challenges.
CEO David Duncan elaborates
on the success of this year’s
conference, and addresses
impending greenhouse emissions
targets.

Cover Story and
ideaction10

The keynote address by Rio
Tinto’s Sam Walsh was a fitting
launch to ideaction10.
Continuing the mining theme,
Jody Finsen reports on the
increasing focus on
environmental sustainability of
mine camps.

Refurbishment +
Retrogreening

The building industry is faced
with a number of environmental
challenges, and some properties
are leading the way with best
practice examples of retrofitting
and refurbishment.

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Chairman’s Message
5
CEO’s Address
6
Fast Facts + News
12Improving
sustainability of mine
camps and facilities

With sustainability becoming a
buzzword in mining, mine sites
need to look at whole-of-
operation solutions.

16Keynote address: Sam
Walsh, Executive
Director Rio Tinto

Rio Tinto’s Executive Director,
Sam Walsh, gave a keynote
address to ideaction10,
providing insight into Rio Tinto,
leadership, and how best to
seize opportunities.

20ideaction10– a state
of excitement

ideaction is over for another
year, and we have the run-down
on the events of another
successful conference.

22FMA Australia takes

its national
conference to
Western Australia for
the first time

25ideaction10– Gala
dinner and branch
awards
29Green retrofits: using
less will save you
more

Reducing the environmental
impact of the built environment
isn’t just about building green –
changing what’s already there
can also make a huge impact.

36WA case study: Perth
GPO project a winner
for HBO+EMTB

Perth’s 90-year-old GPO building
has been refurbished into a
vibrant office and retail complex.

42Government grant
helps cut building’s
energy costs

How a Green Building Fund
grant helped to decrease an 18-
year-old building’s energy
consumption by 32 percent.

48Certification schemes
to quell rising tide of
‘greenwashing’

New guidelines for the
environmental certification of
building products recognise best
practice of suppliers to the
building industry.

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Facility Perspectivesembraces
Green Printing Initiatives

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Vegetable based inks and recyclable
materials are used where possible.

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