CQUniversity has been invited to stage research exhibitions during the Capricorn Innovation Festival open days, scheduled for Friday May 25 and Saturday May 26.

CQUniversity has been invited to stage research exhibitions during the Capricorn Innovation Festival open days, scheduled for Friday May 25 and Saturday May 26 at the Chameleon Group site, 3.8km south of the Rockhampton roundabout.

This event is being organised through a collaboration between Capricorn Enterprise, the CQ Innovative Regions Centre, CQUniversity, the Australian Institute for Commercialisation, state and local government, and the generosity of local businesses - especially Chameleon, which has offered to host the festival at its premises, just south of the Rockhampton Roundabout. CQUniversity will showcase its:

• 'Sustainability Precinct' concept;
• Renewable Energy research;
• Cement-fibre Boards, and
• Biodiesel Initiatives.

The festival business lunch and workshop is being sponsored by the Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Health (SEH) and the Institute for Resource Industries and Sustainability (IRIS), and will be dedicated to forming iBEN - the Innovative Built Environment Network. At CQUniversity, it's not just about education; it's about connecting, partnering and building relationships with local people to achieve great things.

Festival visitors are being invited to explore innovations across renewable energy, water, construction and R&D, to witness cutting-edge building, design, construction and sustainability services, to tour the Chameleon site and meet local innovators, to discover products and services, and to learn about government assistance programs.

The FREE festival will be hosted by Chameleon Research & Development (Australia) Pty Ltd. It will run from 10am-4pm on the Friday and from 9am-2pm on the Saturday.

This event will attract those interested in displays on green living, renewable energy, low-carbon products, sustainability research and recycling.

On the day, visitors can:

• Get a guided tour of the ‘Chameleon' construction site - an award-winning local business that designs and manufactures modular concrete buildings;
• Test drive an electric car - with the added novelty of having this powered from the wind turbines on the property! Organisers hope to have not one, but two vehicles available for the public to view and get hands-on with;
• See displays of new research being conducted by CQUniversity staff and students;
• Get information about the products and services available from local businesses to help make our built environment more sustainable.