The conversation around sustainable material selection is gaining real momentum in the Australian construction industry – and Safetyline Jalousie is part of it.

Australian louvre window manufacturer Safetyline Jalousie will be represented on the Sustainable Material Selection panel at Sydney Build 2026 this month by co-founder and director Leigh Rust, taking to the Building Solutions & Materials Stage at ICC Sydney on 29 April from 3:00pm to 3:50pm. He will be joined by industry leaders from COX Architecture, Living Future Oceania, BVN Architecture, GECA, and Rebuilt.

Safetyline_Jalousie_Sydney_Build_2026 (1).jpg — *Leigh Rust presenting at ProductAware National Symposium*

Rust will be speaking in his capacity as co-founder of Suppliers Declare, a global sustainability movement established in Australia in 2021. Created alongside initiatives such as Architects Declare and Construction Declares, Suppliers Declare is both a public declaration of the climate and biodiversity emergency and a commitment to take meaningful action – raising awareness, driving accountability, and rethinking how the manufacturing and supplying industries approach sustainable practice.

“There’s a real shift happening in how the industry thinks about material selection – and it’s not coming from regulation alone, it’s coming from architects, specifiers, and manufacturers who want to do better. Being part of that conversation, at events like this, with people who are genuinely driving change – that’s what this is about,” says Rust.

The panel reflects a broader shift in how the industry approaches material selection – moving beyond cost and performance alone, towards a more considered view of lifecycle impact, supply chain integrity, and long-term sustainability outcomes.

Sydney Build 2026 runs 29-30 April at ICC Sydney and is Australia’s largest construction and design expo, drawing over 28,000 attendees across 16 conference stages.

If you’re attending, we’d encourage you to come along to the session and hear Leigh Rust speak alongside some of the leading voices in sustainable design.

View the full program: Building Solutions & Materials Stage

Main image: Sydney Build Expo, ICC Sydney

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