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Project 3.1 Industry Brochure (1.61 Mb)
The aim of this project is to improve industry productivity by extending the current paradigm of computer-aided design (CAD) libraries to support the design, construction, facilities management and demolition/re-use information across disciplines and throughout the building lifecycle.
A fundamental problem faced by industry is that CAD library objects created and included in electronic models are duplicated by each discipline and most cannot be effectively shared between practices and projects. The CAD library objects are expensive to create and the current position significantly compromises interoperability and efficiency of the industry.
The problem affects all areas of infrastructure and building construction. It is most acute for building projects, where design professionals rely on software libraries to maintain standardisation of object definitions, to increase productivity, and improve quality throughout the development lifecycle thereby reducing costs and improving delivery times for projects.
Each construction project uses libraries of products and processes. These capture information about the project that is used across multiple projects (industry wide) or within a single project (project specific). The current range of computer softwares used for design and analysis each address these libraries in individual ways, with no indication from the vendors of a neutral approach to libraries. This:
The efficiency of digital modelling processes will improve enormously if it becomes possible:
This project will:
The following documents provide additional detail regarding this current research, including project outcomes to date:
Project 3.1 Fact Sheet 2011 (363.08 Kb)
Virtual Design and Construction (VDC) for Australian Infrastructure Projects – Brochure (420.19 Kb)
Project 3.1 Collaborative Object Library Final Report (May, 2013 – 891 kb)
Object Libraries Basic Tutorial
Object Libraries with CostX Tutorial
Object Libraries Revit Tutorial
Project 2.7 Industry Report – Dec 2012 (4 Mb)
Project 2.7 Industry Brochure – Dec 2012 (1 Mb)
The overarching goal of this project is to better match funding strategies to industry needs to maximise the benefits of R&D to Australia’s infrastructure and building industry.
Project partners are: Queensland Department of Public Works; Queensland Transport and Main Roads; Western Australian Department of Treasury and Finance; John Holland; Queensland University of Technology; Swinburne University of Technology; and VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland (Prof Göran Roos). This project has been endorsed by the Australian Built Environment Industry Innovation Council (BEIIC) with Council member Prof Catherin Bull serving on this project’s Steering Committee.
This project seeks to: (i) maximise the value of R&D investment in this sector through improved understanding of future industry research needs; and (ii) address the perceived problem of a disproportionately low R&D investment in this sector, relative to the size and national importance of the sector.
This research will develop new theory built on open innovation, dynamic capabilities and absorptive capacity theories in the context of strategic foresighting and roadmapping activities.
Four project phases have been designed to address this research:
The project team also acknowledge the important contribution of Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage funding from 2011-2104. This funding enabled this project to leverage SBEnrc funding to both broaden and deepen research outcomes. In particular this funding: enabled a fourth case study of Private sector R&D investment in Australia to be undertaken; and facilitated the ongoing international collaboration of the 36 members from 17 countries in the CIB Task Group 85 Research Investment and Impact. This activity which has led to the forthcoming Taylor and Francis publication R&D Investment and Impact in the Global Construction Industry (due June 2014) – http://www.routledge.com/catalogs/building_and_construction_catalog/1/6/
The following documents provide additional detail regarding this current research, including project outcomes to date:
Project 2.7 Fact Sheet 2011 (371 Kb)
The Built Environment Sector in Australia – Dr Thomas Barlow – June 2012 (09.12 – 804 Kb)
Progress Report – October 2011 (10.11 – 694 Kb)
Progress Report – May 2012 (2 Mb)
Presentation to Built Environment Industry Innovation Council (BEIIC) – 6 July 2012 (1 Mb)
Case Study Overview – Final Report (16.04.12 – 951 Kb)
Road Construction Safety Case – Final Report (16.04.12 – 792 Kb)
Green Buildings Case – Final Report (16.04.12 – 761 Kb)
CADD BIM IPD Case – Final Report (652 Kb)
QTMR Presentation 12 June 2012 (1 Mb)
Private Sector R&D Investment: A Case Study (1.12.13 – 758Kb)
Construction 2030 – Report (4 Mb)
Construction 2030 – Executive Summary (2 Mb)
Foresight Workshops – Scenarios – Brisbane, Sydney, Melbourne (13.12.11 – 640 Kb)
Foresight Workshops – Scenarios – Perth (29.11.11 – 691 Kb)
Foresight Workshops – Surveying Future Landscape (23.11.12 – 811 Kb)
Policy Guideline (02.02.16 – 615Kb)
Hampson K.D. and Kraatz J.A. “Leveraging R&D investment for the Australian built environment” 6th Nordic Conference on Construction Economics & Organisation, 13-15 April 2011, Danish Society of Engineers Conference Centre, Copenhagen, Denmark, p. 517-528. (16.04.11 – 124 Kb)
See also related Copenhagen Presentation (16.04.11 – 1 Mb)
Hampson K.D. and Kraatz J.A. 2011 “Leveraging R&D to advance digital modelling practice in Australian construction.” Modern Methods and Advances in Structural Engineering and Construction, ISEC-6, 21-26 June 2011 Zürich. (22.06.11 – 88 Kb)
See also related Zurich Presentation (23.06.11 – 320 Kb)
Hampson K.D. and Kraatz J.A., “Retrospective evaluation and prospective value-add: a review of R&D investment in Australia.” SB11 World Sustainable Building Conference, October 18-21 2011, Helsinki. (28.07.11 – 325 Kb)
See also related Helsinki Presentation (18.10.11 – 899 Kb)
Hampson K.D. and Kraatz J.A., ‘R&D investment in green building initiatives in Western Australia’, Healthy Buildings 2012, 8-12 July 2012, Brisbane, Australia. (12.07.12 – 216 Kb)
See also related Healthy Buildings Presentation (1 Mb)
This project has also formed the basis for a new CIB Task Group, TG85 R&D Investment and Impact, which held its first meeting at SB11 Helsinki World Sustainable Building Conference on 19th October 2011.
CIB TG85 Investing for Impact: Constructing a Better Built Environment” (Industry-focussed booklet) (24.06.13 – 3 Mb)
CIB TG85 R&D Investment and Impact – Task Group Charter (01.06.11 – 130 Kb)
CIB TG85 Inaugural Meeting – 19th Oct 2011 – Helsinki Invitation (29.09.11 – 129 Kb)
CIB TG85 members receiving CIB Programme Committee commendation for the most remarkable contributions to the CIB from amongst all the Commission and Theme Group Coordinators and Members at the World Building Congress 2013 (Brisbane, 7 May 2013).
Antonio Lucio Gil, Ex-Vice-President of Green Building Council España and Keith Hampson, CEO of SBEnrc during launch of the book R&D Investment and Impact in the Global Construction Industry, Barcelona, World Sustainable Building Conference, 30 October 2014. Antonio Lucio was responsible for the “Global Vision” at the WSB14.
CIB TG85 Notes of Meeting – 18th Oct 2011 – Helsinki (18.09.11 – 84 Kb)
CIB TG85 -Presentation by G.Dewulf – ‘Managing Public-Private Innovation Programs’- 07th February 2012 (17.04.12 – 587 Kb)
CIB TG85 Notes of Meeting – 7th Feb 2012 (17.04.12 – 440 Kb)
CIB TG85 Notes of Meeting – 27th March 2012 (29.03.12 – 335 Kb)
CIB TG85 – Notes of Meeting – 12th June 2012 (835 Kb)
CIB TG85 – Presentation by F. Bougrain – R&D and Innovation in Construction – 12th June 2012 (12.06.12 – 479 Kb)
CIB TG85 Notes of Meeting – 7th Aug 2012 (13.08.12 – 844.08 Kb)
CIB TG85 – Presentation by K. Haugbølle – Construction R&D investments in Denmark – 10th October 2012 (11.10.12 – 602 Kb)
CIB TG85 Notes of Meeting – 10th Oct 2012 (11.10.12 – 990 Kb)
CIB TG85 – Presentation by G. Shen – R&D Funding in Hong Kong- 27th November 2012 (28.11.12 – 1 Mb)
CIB TG85 – Notes of Meeting – 27th Nov 2012 (29.11.12 – 922 Kb)
CIB TG85 – Presentation by A. Staub – Germany: Researching Sustainability – 5th February 2013 (07.02.13 – 942 Kb)
CIB TG85 – Notes of Meeting – 05th Feb 2013 (09.02.13 – 399 Kb)
CIB TG85 – Notes of Meeting – 07th May 2013 (29.05.13 -540 Kb)
CIB TG85 – Notes of Meeting – 25th Jun 2013 (15.07.13 – 835 Kb)
CIB TG85 – Presentation by A. Robinson Fayek – NSERC Industrial Research Chair in Strategic Construction Modeling and Delivery: Overview of Program – 16th October 2013 (16.10.13 – 1Mb )
CIB TG85 – Notes of Meeting – 16th October 2013 (16.10.13 – 505 Kb)
CIB TG85 – Notes of Meeting – 26th February 2014 (26.02.14 – 415 Kb)
CIB TG85 – Notes of Meeting – 18th June 2014 (18.06.14 – 352 Kb)
Chapter Abstracts – Book: R&D Investment and Impact in the Built Environment – published June 2014 (09.04.13 – 825 Kb)
Book – R&D Investment and Impact in the Global Construction Industry (Published June 2014)
Leveraging Global Innovation Networks (16.10.14 – 7Mb)
Project 2.2 OSM Readiness Tool: Assessing Off-site Manufacturing – Industry Report (Dec 2012 – 7 Mb)
Project 2.2 OSM Knowledgebank (Dec 2012 – 70 kb)
Project 2.2 Offsite Fabrication and Links to Product and Process Innovation – Industry Brochure (Dec 2012 – 742 kb)
The goal of this project is to find ways to improve supply chain confidence in off-site manufacturing (OSM) and its associated technologies, and to develop better supply-chain processes to support increased technological adoption for OSM.
This project will tackle three complementary issues:
Project partners Queensland Departments of Public Works and Western Australian Department of Treasury and Finance have used OSM as a component of individual projects. However, the up-take of OSM has been limited. They are working with Swinburne University of Technology and Queensland University of Technology to increase client confidence in having OSM as a principle infrastructure project component; assist with connectivity of project knowledge for integrated OSM projects; and identify supply-chain processes for increased OSM productivity interventions and value creation.
The following documents provide additional detail regarding this current research, including project outcomes to date:
Project 2.2 Fact Sheet 2011 (387.36 Kb)
Project 2.1 Industry Brochure (588.27 Kb)
The overarching goal of this project was to enhance the safety of all workers engaged in the Australian infrastructure and building construction workforce by reducing the risk of accidents resulting from impaired performance caused by the use of alcohol and other drugs.
A nationally consistent collaborative approach across the construction workforce – involving employers and employees, unions, clients, con- tractors, and sub-contractors was required to engender a cultural change in the construction workforce – in a similar manner to the on-going initiative in securing a cultural change to drink-driving in our society where peer intervention and support is encouraged.
Project partners include: John Holland, Queensland University of Technology, Swinburne University of Technology, and Curtin University. This project had active participation from leaders in applied research in the evaluation of drugs and alcohol impacts in mining, energy, aviation and rail sectors: Professor Jeremy Davey, Centre for Accident Research and Road Safety – Queensland (CARRS-Q, QUT) and Professor Steve Allsop, Director of the National Drug Research Institute (NDRI, Curtin).
The challenge was to build safer workplaces through working together on this key national project. The project was led in a strategic sense by an Industry Steering Committee chaired by a high-profile industry leader, with membership comprising representatives from:
This project will fundamentally contribute to a greater understanding of the impact of alcohol and other drugs in the Australian infrastructure and building industry and, critically, bring together the employer, employee, and representative groups nationally. Never before has this level of collaboration been possible at a national level. Project outcomes will include:
The aim of the website is to introduce the participant to the options to prevent and reduce alcohol and other drug related risks and problems in the workplace. It is aimed at managers, supervisors and health and safety staff.
The following documents provide additional detail regarding this current research, including project outcomes to date:
2.1 Final Industry Report – Dec 2012 (369.25 Kb)
Project 2.1 Fact Sheet 2011 (369.25 Kb)
Project 2.1 Industry Brochure ‘Project Update: Safety Impacts of Alcohol and Other Drugs in Construction’ (4.43 Mb)
Website Launch Presentation, May 2015 (412 Kb)
Journal Article: Biggs, H.C., Williamson, A.R & Davey, T. ‘The role of education and awareness in workplace alcohol and drug use in the Australian construction industry: proposed program of research and preliminary results‘. Vulnerable Groups and Inclusion. Accepted for publication 19 Mar 2012.
Refereed Conference Paper: Biggs, H.C., Williamson, A.R. (2011). ‘Alcohol and other drugs in construction: safety impacts and roads to the right approach‘. Proceedings of The 1st International Conference on Safety and Crisis Management in the Construction, Tourism and SMEs Sectors, Cyprus, 24-28 June 2011.
Constructing new tools to tackle alcohol and drugs at work, May 2015
Project 1.8 Industry Brochure (726.30 Kb)
The community’s concern with environmental cost of the built environment is growing, so there is a pressing need for industry to identify and reduce the environmental cost of production. One significant contributor to greenhouse gases including CO2 is the handling and haulage of mass materials such as earth and rock on road and rail projects.
Project partners Queensland Department of Public Works, Western Australian Department of Treasury and Finance, Parsons Brinckerhoff, and John Holland are working with Swinburne University of Technology and Queensland University of Technology to find better ways to plan and manage infrastructure construction to reduce the environmental impact of mass material movements.
This project will add value for clients and producers (designers and contractors) of infrastructure by, for the first time, identifying rigorous methods for measuring, minimising and controlling the environmental cost of mass haul.
The following phases have been designed to deliver valuable outcomes from this research:
This project was leveraged into ARC Linkage project: Greening Procurement of Infrastructure Construction: Optimising Mass-haul Operations to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (LP110200314).
This project addresses three specialist topics: mass-haul and reduction of fuel usage; greening procurement processes; and process optimisation. Through mass-haul interviews, simulation modelling, knowledgecapture workshops and the development of process maps, the research team is providing industry recommendations on addressing these challenges. An Industry Report has been produced providing a step-by-step procurement process to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The report confirms fuel reduction as a proxy for reduced greenhouse gas emissions.
Using the recommended process to reduce fuel consumption for mass-haul will reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This non-price factor assists road authorities meet their GHGE targets.
This research fills an important gap between environmental research and production efficiency research, and targets an emerging need for optimisation to reduce environmental impact of infrastructure construction.
The following documents provide additional detail regarding this current research, including project outcomes to date:
1.8 Final Industry Report – Dec 2012 (356.63 Kb)
Project 1.8 Fact Sheet 2011 (356.63 Kb)
Lehtiranta, L., Hampson, K. & Kenley, R.(2012) Evaluation of Green Public Road Procurement in Australia: Current Practices and Gaps to Fill. Sao Paolo, 4th CIB International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environments. SASBE12. (Conference Presentation – Award for Highly Commended Paper) (947.53 Kb – 05.07.2012)
SASBE12 Highly Commended Paper Award Certificate (45.00 Kb – 25.07.2012)
Kenley R and Harfield T (2011) Greening Procurement: A Research Agenda for Optimizing Mass-haul During Linear Infrastructure Construction, paper presented at Sixth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-VI), Construction Challenges in the New Decade Conference, 5-7 July 2011, Kaula Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kenley R and Harfield T (2011) Greening Procurement of Infrastructure Construction: Optimising Mass-Haul Operations to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions, paper presented at CIB W78 W102 2011 Joint Conference, Computer Knowledge Building, 26-28 October, Sophia Antiplois, France.
Tan, SY, Harfield, T, Kenley, R and Pirzadeh, P (2012) Australian Carbon Calculator Initiatives: Fuel Consumption as a Proxy for Mass-Haul Greenhouse Gas Emission during Road Construction. In D Kashiwagi and K Sullivan (eds.) (2012). Proceedings of the Construction, Building and Real Estate Conference, 11-13 September 2012, Las Vegas, US, pp. 945-52.
Kenley R, Hampson K, Bedggood J, Harfield T and Sanchez A (2014) Sustainability Non-price Incentives and Rewards: A Collaborative Procurement Perspective, in Proceedings of the International Conference on Construction in a Changing World, in Kandalana, Sri Lanka, CIB – International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction, 4-7 May, Kandalama, Sri Lanka.
Lehtiranta L, Hampson K and Kenley R (2012) Evaluation of Green Public Road Procurement in Australia: Current Practices and Gaps to Fill, paper presented at International Conference on Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 28-29 June, Sao Paolo, Brazil.
Sanchez A and Hampson K (2012) Sustainable Road Infrastructure Procurement in Australia, in Procurement, Innovation and Green Growth: the Story Continues, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Winnipeg, Canada, pp. 33-37.
Burdett, RL and Kozan, E (2013) A dynamic approach for evaluating earthwork hauls in construction. In Proceedings of Abstract and Papers of 14th Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Systems Conference 2013, Asia Pacific Industrial Engineering and Management Society (APIEMS), Cebu, Philippines, 11pp.
Burdett, RL and Kozan, E (2013) Improved Earthwork Allocation Planning for Fuel Consumption and Emissions Reduction in Linear Infrastructure Construction-Case Study Data.
Burdett, RL. and Kozan, E (2013) Earthworks planning for road construction projects: a case study. In SL Kajewski, K Manley and KD Hampson (eds.) Proceedings of the 19th CIB World Building Congress 2013, 5-9 May 2013, Brisbane,14pp.
Sanchez AX, Lehtiranta LM, Hampson KD and Kenley R (2013) Sustainable Infrastructure Procurement in Australia: Standard vs. Project Practices, in Proceedings of the 19th International CIB World Building Congress, Brisbane 2013: Construction and Society, 5-9 May, Brisbane, Australia.
Kenley, R and Harfield, T (2013) The Complexity of Greening Procurement in an Open System. Proceedings of the Future Build Conference, 4-6 Sep 2013, Bath, UK, pp. 59-66.
Sanchez AX, Lehtiranta LM, Hampson KD and Kenley R (2014) Evaluation Framework for Green Procurement in Road Construction, Smart and Sustainable Built Environment, 3(2), pp. 153-169
Sanchez AX, Lehtiranta LM and Hampson KD (2014) Use of Contract Models to Improve Environmental Outcomes in Transport Infrastructure Construction, Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, p. In Press.
Burdett, RL and Kozan, E (2014) An Integrated Approach for Earthwork Allocation, Sequencing and Routing. European Journal of Operational Research 238(3) 741-59.
Burdett, R., Kozan, E and Kenley, R (2015) Block Models for Improved Earthwork Allocation Planning in Linear Infrastructure Construction. Engineering Optimisation 47(3) 347-69.
Sanchez A and Hampson K (2014) Analysing Green Australian Procurement Practices, Worldhighways.com
Sanchez A and Hampson K (2014) Green Australian Procurement, World Highways Magazine, November/December Issue, pp 16-17.
Kenley, R., Harfield, T. & Bedggood, J. (2015) Public data re-use policy, but not for road construction in Australia. Proceedings RICS COBRA2015. 8-10 July 2015, Sydney, Australia, 11pp.
Project 1.5 Final Industry Report – Dec 2012 (1.14 Mb)
Project 1.5 Industry Brochure – Dec 2012 (809.81 kb)
The concept of ‘Biophilic Urbanism’, championed by Tim Beatley and Peter Newman for decades, has been used widely to create more liveable and vibrant cities. This field is about to get a significant boost in activity as the realisation grows that natural features can be used as design elements in cities to help respond to climate change. The concept of biophilic urbanism is inspired by E. O. Wilson’s concept of ‘biophilia’ that suggests we have an innate affinity with nature and that increasing nature in cities can lead to many benefits. Studies show that a connection with nature tends to lead to reductions in depression, anger, tension and fatigue.
Having been applied to a number of aspects of psychology and interior design, the concept is now receiving strong interest as an urban design principle, not only for the human well-being benefits, but a range of direct and indirect economic and environmental benefits. Biophilic urbanism has the potential to make significant contributions to a range of national, state and local government policies related to climate change mitigation and adaptation: reducing urban energy consumption, enhancing urban biodiversity, improving resilience to natural disasters, improving worker productivity, and responding to pressures related to densification and revitalisation of cities.
Project partners include: Parsons Brinckerhoff, Western Australia Department of Finance, Townsville City Council (CitySolar Program), and PlantUp.
The research team was led by Professor Peter Newman (Curtin), Charlie Hargroves (Curtin), and Dr. Cheryl Desha (QUT), and included: Angie Reeve (QUT), Omniya Baghdadi (QUT), Megan Bucknum (Curtin), Jana Soderlund (Curtin), Mariela Zingoni (Curtin), and Rob Salter (Curtin), with advice from Professor Tim Beatley (University of Virginia, USA), a world leading biophilic urbanism expert and author of the new book ‘Biophilic Cities’
A series of stakeholder meetings and discussions have been held along with the facilitation of two stakeholder workshops involving over 25 participants, in Perth and Brisbane. The workshops were based on the methodology of ‘Collective Social Learning’, created by Emeritus Professor Valerie Brown, to guide participants through a process to consider first their vision for a biophilic (nature loving) city and the aspects that enable and disable achieving such vision. Following this a brainstorm was undertaken with each workshop group, to inform the research team’s consideration of the various elements of an economic consideration of both direct and in-direct economic benefits and costs of the use of biophilic elements in cities and other urban areas.
Project 1.5 Stakeholder Engagement Report – 2011 (333 kb)
The team is mid-way through a case study investigation of key biophilic urbanism examples in Australia and overseas, to consider both the economic and policy considerations that can inform future use of biophilic elements in Australian cities. This investigation is informed through a number of policy and economic analysis related questions that will ensure a consistent evaluation of what is possible and what precedents can inform future development in Australian cities.
The following documents provide additional detail regarding the research:
Project 1.5 FactSheet – 2012 (391.62 kb)
Project 1.5 Briefing Report – Considering the Application of Biophilic Urbanism – May 2012 (458.68 Kb)
Project 1.5 Briefing Note: ‘Considering Costs and Benefits of Biophilic Urbanism’ (132 kb)
Project 1.5 Briefing Note: ‘Investigation of the potential for the Queensland Building Code to encourage Biophilic Urbanism in Queensland cities’ (169 kb)
‘Biophilic Urbanism with Professor Peter Newman’ (4:10 YouTube)
‘Singapore: Biophilic City’ (44:06 YouTube)
Academic Publications, Presentations, and Posters
Reeve, A., Hargroves, K., Desha, C., Newman, P., and el Baghdadi, O. (2013) “Biophilic Urbanism: Harnessing natural elements to enhance the performance of constructed assets” CIB World Building Congress, 5-9 May 2013, Brisbane, Australia.
See also related SBEnrc – Project 1.5 CIB WBC 2013 Presentation Slides CIB WBC Presentation (2.3 Mb)
Australian Green Development Forum Green Speed Learning Session Presentation (4.6 Mb)
Project 1.3 Final Industry Report – Dec 2012 (998.99 Kb)
Project 1.3 Industry Brochure – Dec 2012 (792 Kb)
In the coming decades the design, construction, operation, and maintenance of roads and transport infrastructure will face a range of new challenges and as such will require a number of new approaches. Such challenges will result from a growing number of interconnected environmental, social, and economic factors, which are set to apply significant pressure on the future of roads. For instance, Environmental pressures will include the impacts of climate change on rainfall patterns and temperature profiles; Economic pressure will be affected by materials and resources shortages, along with predicted increases in energy and resource prices globally, and Social pressures will include potential shifts to lighter vehicles, reduced use of cars due to higher fuel costs, and political pressure to respond to climate change.
To inform the response to such challenges this project focused on three key areas:
The findings inform a range of actions for moving forward, namely: capacity building to identify short term options to ‘reduce greenhouse gas emissions’ during construction, design, maintenance and operation on existing and future road projects; enhancing ‘sustainability reporting’ efforts, such as to AGIC and the GRI; and ongoing strategic consideration of the ‘risks and opportunities’ associated with current and future trends. Benefits to industry include: improving strategic positioning; providing guidance on areas of specialisation; and understanding market gaps and arising business opportunities.
Benefits to government include: informing policy and management decisions; providing insight into changing roles and leverage points for action; providing a scenario planning framework; and informing further research areas. Both will need transparent and strategic reporting mechanisms to show how the new challenges for road delivery and operations are being addressed.
Project partners include: Parsons Brinckerhoff, John Holland, Queensland Transport and Main Roads, Main Roads Western Australia, Australian Green Infrastructure Council.
The research team was led by Professor Peter Newman (Curtin), Charlie Hargroves (Curtin), and Dr. Cheryl Desha (QUT), and included: Dr. Anne Matan (Curtin), Kimberley Wilson (QUT), Luke Whistler (QUT), Annabel Farr (QUT), Justine Beauson (Curtin), and Leon Surawski (Curtin), with advice from Professor Arun Kumar (QUT).
A series of stakeholder meetings have been held along with the facilitation of two stakeholder workshops involving over 25 participants, in Perth and Brisbane. Participants were asked to review selected outcomes from the literature review related to reducing the environmental pressures from road building, and then asked to identify critical indicators for roads in the future based on a discussion of potential future considerations, risks and pressures. The final session then focused on how scenarios might be developed to deliver tangible benefit to stakeholders.
Project 1.3 Stakeholder Engagement Report 1 – July 2011 (489 kb)
Project 1.3 Stakeholder Engagement Report 2 – April 2012 (329 kb)
Based on the findings of the literature review and stakeholder engagement (which identified climate change and resource shortages as key trends), the team, led by Dr Annie Matan developed a series of 10 trend summaries that were explored in the above stakeholder engagement process in April 2012, including a focus on:
Project 1.3 Trend Summaries for Stakeholder Workshop (191 kb)
The following documents provide additional detail regarding the research:
Project 1.3 Fact Sheet – 2012 (390.87 Kb)
Project 1.3 Literature Review – 2011 (636 kb)
Project 1.3 Key Case Studies Listing (138 kb)
Project 1.3 Briefing Paper: Navigating the Future of Roads – Responding to the Imperative of Sustainable Development – 2012 (180 kb)
Project 1.3 Briefing Report – The Future of Roads: Reducing environmental pressures and the management of carbon – May 2012 (340.16 kb)
Project 1.3 Briefing Report: Reducing the Environmental Impact of Road Construction (1.17 Mb)
Project 1.3 Briefing Report: Scenario Planning and Emerging Global Trends for the Future of Roads and Automobile Transport (835 kb)
Article: CCF Qld Insights, August 2011 – A Bright Future for Roads and Sustainability (103.96 Kb)
See also related CCF Presentation Slides – Roads to Success Conference March 2012 (1.53 Mb)
Article: New Building Materials and Construction World Magazine, India, February 2012 – Emerging Issues for Road Construction and Maintenance: A Futuristic View (2.55 Mb)
Industry Paper – Understanding Pressures on the Future of Roads: A Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre Discussion paper, Qld Dept of Tranpsort and Main Roads Engineering Technology Forum, Brisbane, Aug 2011 (168.04 Kb)
See also related Qld Dept of Transport and Main Roads Presentation Slides – 2011 (1.2 Mb)
Climate variation, resource depletion and increasing urbanisation are converging global issues that are challenging the way we design, construct and operate buildings.
The residential construction sector faces multi-faceted issues affecting the delivery of more sustainable housing. This project will address barriers to the sustainability performance of Australia’s housing stock and the ability of the housing construction industry to provide high performance housing. This project will provide initial data on simulated thermal performance as designed, and actual performance as constructed, of a number of houses in subtropical and tropical Queensland. It will also provide some insight into the impact of housing sustainability performance on occupants.
The purpose of the project is to expand and deepen industry engagement and to develop further data to enhance and refine a re-submission of an ARC Linkage Project proposal in the next available ARC call for proposals:
Australian Housing 2025: Maximising the competitiveness of the residential construction sector and housing sustainability performance
This project will deliver:
Data on actual housing sustainability diagnostics of approximately 25 homes (Gold Coast / Brisbane and Townsville) including:
The following document provides additional detail regarding this research, including project outcomes to date:
Final Report – Housing Sustainability Performance – Dec 2012 (206.44 Kb)