Design Confidence: Making Better Decisions Before Documentation Begins

Great projects begin with great decisions. This webinar explores how early design choices influence compliance, constructability and project success. Through practical examples and PSA case studies, designers will learn how to recognise potential compliance triggers, understand when Performance Solutions may be appropriate, and preserve their design intent by making smarter technical decisions from concept stage.
1 CPD

Design Confidence: Making Better Decisions Before Documentation Begins

20/08/2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

OVERVIEW:

Great projects begin with great decisions. This webinar explores how early design choices influence compliance, constructability and project success. Through practical examples and PSA case studies, designers will learn how to recognise potential compliance triggers, understand when Performance Solutions may be appropriate, and preserve their design intent by making smarter technical decisions from concept stage.

SPEAKERS:



Mick Jackson, Building Code Consultant, PSA

Mick Jackson is a Building Code Consultant with extensive experience in building surveying across residential, large-scale commercial, retail, education and industrial developments.



Toby Wilkin, Director, PSA

As a registered building surveyor, having worked with leading building surveying firms before joining Performance Solutions Australia, Mick specialises in applying the National Construction Code to deliver practical, compliant solutions that support innovative design and efficient project delivery. Toby Wilkin is a Director of Performance Solutions Australia with almost two decades of experience in building thermal performance, energy assessment and innovative building solutions. His expertise spans residential, commercial, industrial, medical, retail, education and aged care projects, where he helps design teams achieve practical, performance-based compliance outcomes while maintaining design intent.


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When
20/08/2026 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
AUS Eastern Standard Time
Where
Online AUSTRALIA

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