JUDGES
FRANK PAVAN
DR PHILIP ALVIANO
RUSSELL BATES
CHIEF JUDGE
Sustainable Building Advisor Master Builders Victoria
Russell is a highly experienced construction professional. He has over 40 years experience in the construction industry and has worked for major builders and project management consultancies.
Frank Pavan is Managing Director of Pavan Consultants, a Melbourne based, multi-disciplined firm of project managers, building designers, engineers and interior designers. Frank is a civil/structural engineer with post-graduate qualifications in building design, project management and commercial and domestic estimating. He has worked in many and varied industries including mining, petrochemical, commercial, retail, educational, defence, industrial, judicial, local, state and federal governments including multi-unit developments. Frank has 38 years of experience in the building and construction industry and has worked in Saudi Arabia, Italy and in many Australian capital and regional cities. He is a Fellow of Engineers Australia (NPER), Fellow of the Australian Institute of Building and a member of the Building Designers Association of Victoria, Master Builders Association of Victoria, and the Green Building Council of Australia. He is also a VCAT building expert and a member of the Australian Society of Building Consultants. Pavan Consultants has won three project management awards in 2014 and 2017, that latest being a National Award in project management. The firm also won three design awards in 2011. He has worked on projects valued up to $30Million. Frank is the immediate past President of the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Building and is an on-going industry representative with the Victorian Building Authority.
Philip has been employed as the Sustainable Building Advisor at Master Builders Victoria for the past 16 years and on building and construction related projects and research for the last 18 years. Phil’s extensive experience in education and training has informed the development of nationally recognised sustainable construction training programs and the national roll out of the accredited Master Builder Green Living program. He has provided advice on sustainability solutions and onsite environmental management on projects ranging from large infrastructure developments to small residential building companies. Phil has also spent time working for the Environment Protection Authority Victoria, Melbourne Water, local government and as an academic. In 2014 he received a fellowship from the International Specialised Skills Institute which enabled him to travel to Germany in 2015 to investigate job skills in the prefabricated construction industry. He has presented at forums and conferences both nationally and internationally on sustainability, modular construction and emerging industry trends.
Russell first joined Johnstaff in 2005. Russell has also been a judge for the MBAV Construction Building Awards since 2007.and (NAWIC ) the National Association of Women in Construction Awards since 2008. Russell has extensive experience at all levels of project developments and directs multiple projects from all construction phases through to commissioning. He has successfully delivered all types of projects including hospitals; complex laboratories; clean rooms; bio containment facilities; correctional facilities; unit developments; nursing homes; educational facilities; shopping centres; and multi-storey developments, to name a few. He has a Associate Diploma in Building and is also registered as a Building Surveyor, Building Inspector, Commercial and Domestic Builder. Russell has also developed and facilitates risk management workshops on complex building projects to ensure successful outcomes for both all parties.
Philip has a PhD in Ecology and land management, Masters of Environmental Science and is a Certified Passive House Consultant.
10 MASTER BUILDERS VICTORIA EXCELLENCE IN CONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2021
DAVID BLANCHE B ARCH (MELB), FRAIA
David Blanche is the former chair of the Building Advisory Council which is an industry wide group that advises the Victorian Minister for Planning on issues relating to the building industry. David is an architect, and is currently managing director of a design management organisation and a property investment company. The design management company, Property Consultant Services, is responsible for the design and construction of a number of major projects in Victoria. Prior to that, David was director of Godfrey and Spowers, and was responsible for the design and administration of more than 20 major buildings in Melbourne and other parts of Australia. He was involved in the planning and development of the Southbank and Docklands precincts as new urban spaces in the City of Melbourne, and in the retention of the heritage environment in inner Melbourne. He has a passionate desire to use his planning skills to ensure that Melbourne remains a highly liveable city. He has been president of the National Gallery Society of Victoria, and maintains a close relationship with the arts, the National Gallery of Victoria, and in the collection of art. He was also on the board of the Property Council, and a member of the Heritage Council. Life outside of work is important. David plays competition squash, and is an enthusiastic, but somewhat erratic golfer. He is married and has two daughters, who share his interest in property and the arts.
