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JANUARY 2010
Atlantis Water Management Report
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Green Cities Expo Melbourne
Atlantis will be participating in Green Cities Expo 2010 from the 21st till 23rd of February in Melbourne at the Convention Centre. The conference and expo is organized by the Green Builders Council Australia, a related body of the US Green Builders Council (USGBC) of which Atlantis was the first Australian member. Green Cities is the largest and most influential green building conference in the Asia Pacific region. They are pioneers in sustainable buildings, forging connections and launching new products and technologies. Atlantis will be at booth 10 and 11.
www.greencities.org.au
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GiNA Seminars
Atlantis is proud to be hosting a half day seminar for the Green Infrastructure Network of Australia (GiNA) on the 8th of February. The seminar will be held in the Atlantis Auditorium at 1/19-21 Gibbes St., Chatswood, NSW 2067. GiNA is organizing a series of seminars throughout Australia visiting the major cities from the 4thtill the 19thof February. Atlantis will be presenting on the 8th in Sydney and also at the same series of seminars in Melbourne on the 12th.
Felipe Kovacic, our newly promoted Director of Atlantis will be presenting the following topic: ENVIRONMENTALLY NEUTRAL DESIGN “integrating water, carbon and thermo neutral technologies and dissecting sustainability, showing real projects from around the world.
To the participants that attend the seminars on the 8th in Sydney or 12th in Melbourne, Atlantis will be giving away by draw, three prizes of Gro-Wall kits, a retail value of $250!
www.gina.org.au
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Participation in Australia Trade
Mission to the US
G’DAY USA Water Forum – January 14 to 15th, 2010
www.australia-week.com/los-angeles-events/water-policy-forum Atlantis with our Business Development Manager for North America, Linda Maley, participated in the Australian Water Trade Mission to the US. Among the various events was the Australia-USA Water Sustainability and Management Forum.
The presentations, panels and interactive dialogue focused on water scarcity issues relevant to Australia and the US, with a strong exchange of possible methods and policies to respond to water sustainability and management. Points raised:
- Exchange old “1930” rate perimeters (not priced to volume) for efficient use perimeters;
- Foster interdisciplinary work that builds cohesive public / private partnerships with the end-user community in land use, water supply, eco-system protection and socio-economic vitality.
Increase water source diversity and recycled water interconnectivity for climate resilient supply: - Build a trustworthy, reliable anchor for recycled water that ties in quality treatment, measurement and metering, optimized with limited energy use;
- Educate on the water quality cascade that shows how recycled water is the cleanest water supply apart from potable water;
- Suite the level of treatment to the need; based on contaminant source removal and treatment process
- Educate on the agriculture ecological footprint backed by high value, opportunistic crops that are weather based and less water intensive;
- Encourage “Green Build” to be Blue and Green.
- Educate consumer perception that water is abundant and cheap
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Green Cities Seminar in Bangkok
Thailand
Atlantis has been invited by our distributor for Thailand, L-Tag Technologies to participate in a Green Cities seminar in Bangkok on the 18th of February. Our Founder Humberto Urriola, together with Felipe Kovacic, our Director, will be sharing our vision of how cities should be built in order that they may be truly sustainable and in harmony with the environment. www.ltagtech.com 
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Costa's Garden Odyssey
Our very good friend has had an amazing success with his hit series Costa’s Garden Odyseey on the SBS channel in Australia. To see the edited episode where Costa speaks to Humberto where he explains how the Drainage Cell was invented visit our Sustainable Atlantis YouTube Channel. We are also very pleased to tell that Costa will be coming with a new series and we are already working with him starting on SBS on March 18th.
The DVDs for the full series can be bought in the following places.
Buy Costa’s DVD at SBS Shop, ABC Shop, Dymocks
CLICK HERE TO PLAY VIDEO
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New Staff Member in Sales for NSW
From the end of last year Atlantis is very proud to have among it’s team member a very valuable new addition. Edward Sanchez is Atlantis’ NSW Sales & Market Development and has been providing for one of the most challenging markets our Atlantis environmental and sustainable solutions. Born in Chile and arriving at the tender age of 11, Edward was educated in Melbourne Vic.
Deciding to move to Queensland at the age of 18 to attend further studies in Sales Management and Marketing at Ithaca College. All whilst also working for the then Besser Roof Tiles.
At the age of 22 he joined Epirez Australia (Engineering Construction Products) in Brisbane, later to be promoted and transferred to NSW to take on a national role. Where Edward took on further studies in Civil Engineering at UTS.
Returning to Queensland after 5 years, Edward then took on the role of State Manager for Scancem Materials (Steel Fibres and Concrete additives).
A move to NSW for Fibrecon (Steel Fibres) was inevitable for the 2000 Sydney Olympics construction boom. Later to be appointed by Welded Mesh (Smorgan Steel), to the position of Major Accounts Manager.
Edward was headhunted by James Hardie FRC Pipes to take on the NSW/ACT Territory Management role, which he held successfully for 5 years before joining Atlantis in October 2009.
Edward’s background in Civil and General construction, allows us to have a hands on knowledge of what is required to achieve successful outcomes.
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