21 JUL CoLab 1 Dispensary Lane, Warrnambool 5:00 PM Registration closes Today! Warrnambool Members' Meet-up - Masonry Mastery: Detailing, Sustainability and NCC 2025 with Think Brick An evening catch‑up for DMN members proudly supported by Think Brick Australia. This regional meet‑up is your chance to sharpen your masonry detailing, get ahead of NCC 2025 changes and strengthen the way you specify bricks in residential projects. |
22 JUL Anther Geelong Distillery PH3 Federal Mills, 33 Mackey Street, North Geelong 5:00 PM Hurry! Limited Places Remaining Geelong Members' Meet-up - Masonry Mastery: Detailing, Sustainability and NCC 2025 with Think Brick An evening catch‑up for DMN members proudly supported by Think Brick Australia. This Geelong meet‑up brings a focused technical update on brickwork and masonry to your region, helping you design more durable, sustainable and NCC‑ready residential projects. |
28 JUL Federation TAFE – SMB Campus 107 Lydiard St South Ballarat Central, VIC 5:00 PM 7 day/s till Registration closes Ballarat Members’ Meet-up – with Krause Bricks at Federation TAFE An evening catch-up for DMN members in Ballarat, with a presentation by Krause Bricks, at Federation TAFE’s SMB Campus – the historic home of Federation University. This regional meet-up is a chance to connect with fellow building designers and energy assessors, hear directly from local suppliers, and strengthen your understanding of current masonry and external materials options. |
5 AUG Home Base – Subiaco 55 Salvado Rd, Subiaco, Subiaco,, WA 8:00 AM Registrations Closing Soon! DMN City Event Series: WA Breakfast & Live Online #2 We’re excited to launch the new DMN City Event Series, bringing technical presentations, industry insights, and networking opportunities to our members and the wider built environment community through face-to-face events in Perth and Melbourne, complemented by live streaming for those unable to attend in person, and we’re delighted to announce the first event in the Perth series, and the second City Event. |
5 AUG Bondor 6 Dunmore Drive, Truganina 10:00 AM Registrations Closing Soon! Smart Building Starts Here: See inside Bondor's SIPs factory Join us to discover the innovation behind Australia’s leading insulated panel solutions and gain insight into advanced manufacturing processes, sustainability practices, and cutting-edge building materials designed for the future of construction. |
8 AUG Online (AEST) 8:30 AM Registrations Closing Soon! Contract Administration Workshop Presented by Geoff Hoare for Building Designers who are interested in confidently offering Contract Administration as an add-on service. Learn to manage and administer standard form building contracts. Develop administrative and reporting system to manage a building contract on behalf of a client. |
20 AUG Online 12:00 PM Registrations Closing Soon! 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. |
20 AUG ONLINE (AEDT) 3:00 PM Registrations Closing Soon! Window Film: A retrofit efficiency solution - Functional application of Window Films for Energy Efficiency 1 EHA Technical or 1 TPA NatHERS technical CPD points - Discover how window film can improve building energy performance and contribute to achieving energy efficiency targets. This session examines the role of window film in energy assessments, covering key performance metrics including U-value, TSER, SHGC, and the influence of site-specific conditions. Through practical case studies, participants will see how these principles translate into real-world energy savings and learn to confidently interpret WERS for Film rating tables—the Australian Government-endorsed energy rating system for windows and window film—to support informed specification and energy assessment. |
21 AUG Diagora Events 46 Straker St, North Melbourne, Victoria 6:00 PM Registrations Closing Soon! True Zero Carbon Challenge 2026 Awards Join the built environment sector for the True Zero Carbon Challenge 2026 Awards, an evening showcasing the next generation of carbon-conscious residential design in Australia.The event brings together emerging and established professionals across design, sustainability, and building performance to explore how residential projects are responding to energy efficiency. Across the evening, participating teams will present their True Zero Carbon Challenge projects live, followed by the announcement of the 2026 winners. |
27 AUG Online (AEST), Online (AEST) 9:00 AM Upskill MORE Masterclass 5 + 5 NatHERS technical CPD. Two-storey dwellings prove to be a significant source of QA and compliance challenges for assessors – and due to limited access to targeted, small-group live training, many assessors remain unaware of the common pitfalls that can result in non-compliant NatHERS reports for 2-storey projects. Join the most recent addition to DMN’s Upskill stable, the Upskill MORE Masterclass where our respected Upskill team will help refine your skills. |
2 SEP The Commons QV 3 Albert Coates Ln Melbourne, Victoria 6:30 PM DMN City Event Series: VIC After Hours & Live Online #3 An evening technical session focused on what matters to Building Designers and EEAs. This event brings together three complementary experts. Each will deliver a focused 20‑minute presentation tailored to Australian residential design, with practical detailing tips you can apply immediately in your documentation to meet or exceed NCC and NatHERS requirements. This will be the third in-person and live-streamed City Event, alternating between Melbourne and Perth, featuring three technical presentations, networking and refreshments. |
3 SEP AWS Showroom Unit 3, 100–104 Hayward Avenue, Torrensville, SA 9:30 AM DMN x AWS Adelaide Design & Wine Day DMN and AWS are teaming up for a special Adelaide design + wine day on Thursday 3 September 2026 – and all DMN members are invited. |
Building Practitioner Pre-Registration Course for BPC This course is aimed at those building designers who plan to seek registration with the Building and Plumbing Commission either now or in the near future. |
Upskill Now Masterclass (Thermal) 3 + 3 NatHERS technical CPD points. In this four hour, live and interactive online course hosted by some of the best in the industry, participants will refine their skills in efficiently interpreting the 2022 Technical Note and identifying, extracting and modelling elements of a typical contemporary dwelling with ease and efficiency. |
7 OCT Home Base – Subiaco 55 Salvado Rd, Subiaco, Subiaco,, WA 8:00 AM DMN City Event Series: WA Breakfast & Live Online #4 We’re excited to launch the new DMN City Event Series, bringing technical presentations, industry insights, and networking opportunities to our members and the wider built environment community through face-to-face events in Perth and Melbourne, complemented by live streaming for those unable to attend in person, and we’re delighted to announce the fourth event in the Perth series. |
16 OCT Optus Stadium 333 Victoria Park Dr, Burswood, WA 6100 6:00 PM DMN Annual Celebration + Building Design Awards Celebrate Western Australia’s standout building design projects at one of the state’s most iconic venues, Optus Stadium.Join us for an elevated evening bringing together designers, industry leaders and guests for a night of connection, recognition and celebration across the WA building design community. Expect great food, flowing drinks and a vibrant atmosphere as we wrap up the year and recognise the projects and people shaping excellence in building design. |
FirstRate5 LIVE: Model Class 2 Multi-Dwellings Seven hours and 6 NatHERS techncial CPD points of small group interactive FirstRate5 training... live online. Learn how to ace NCC 2022 compliance modelling for multi-dwelling projects in FirstRate5 v3.22 in this two part live online masterclass with QA Master, David Canciello. |
24 OCT Showtime Events Centre South Wharf Melbourne, Victoria 6:00 PM DMN Annual Dinner + Building Design Awards Join us for Design Matters National's premier event of the year as we celebrate the people, projects and achievements that have shaped 2026.
After another incredible year for our industry, it's time to come together for an unforgettable evening of recognition, great food, entertainment and celebration. Whether you're a finalist, entrant, sponsor, member or industry supporter, this is your opportunity to celebrate alongside colleagues, reconnect with peers and recognise the outstanding building design projects that have set the benchmark for excellence. |