The Resilient and Sustainable Development Committee recognises the importance of the smart city agenda in the longevity of city planning. All levels of government have embraced ‘smart’ and ‘sustainable’ principles in various dimensions. The committee aims to take a leadership and innovation role in the promotion of excellence and best practice in smart cities and sustainable urban development outcomes, seeing how it can be applied to the NSW context.
The UDIA Resilient and Sustainable Development Committee members for 2025 are:
Nathaniel Bavinton, Urbis (Chair)
Angelo Di Marco, Cottee Parker Architects (Co-Vice Chair)
Jan van der Bergh, Mulpha (Co-Vice Chair)
Borris Boschman, ADP Consulting
Terence Leckie, Altogether Group Pty Ltd
Marc Kefford, Arcadis
Lew Short, Blackash Bushfire Consulting
Stuart Greville, Bushfire Planning Australia
Luke Walton, Coronation Property
Kieron McIlvin, Essence Project Management
Georgie Hunt, Ethos Urban
Harry Karadimas, Factor PM
Kaylee Hussain, Frasers Property Australia
Anthony Kazacos, Gyde
Kit Ku, Hayball
Emily Hou, Landcom
Ben Maddox, Maitland City Council
Michelle Lee, Milijo Developments
Mohan Lakshman, OneWiFi & Infrastructure
Christopher Scholes, Orion Group
Sophie Quinn, SMEC
Anu Pandey, Stantec
Will Laurantus, Stockland
Phillip Birtles, Sydney Water
Daniel Rajabi, The APP Group
Ehsan Noroozinejad Farsangi, Western Sydney University
Key Policy Issues
Key Agenda Items
- Championing innovation and new thinking around the smart, sustainable growth of our cities and regions.
- Explore emerging solutions and strategies in both urban infill and greenfield development.
- Deliberating the ways that sustainability controls can be realistically incorporated into urban development – exploring how to remove time and cost delays while producing net social benefits and understanding customer behaviours.