Dear Colleagues The Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre has been awarded the prestigious Ashley Goldsworthy Award for Sustained Collaboration Between Business and Tertiary Education at the 2016 Business/Higher Education Round Table (B/HERT) Awards dinner on 15 November 2016 in …
Read MoreDear Colleagues At SBEnrc we seek to maintain a constant sense of renewal and relevance. We have again undertaken our process of travelling around Australia to talk to our industry partners, prospective partners and industry associations to drive forward our …
Read MoreAt the recent CIB World Building Congress in Tampere, Finland on 2 June 2016, two awards recognising international achievement were made. The CIB awarded Honorary Membership to John V. McCarthy AO, SBEnrc’s Governing Board Chair, while SBEnrc’s CEO, Dr Keith Hampson …
Read MoreDear Colleagues Leveraging SBEnrc Innovation Network I’m thrilled to announce we have been successful with two of our recent Australian Research Council (ARC) Linkage program funding applications with a total award of $629,000 cash from the ARC. These two …
Read MoreDear Colleagues In our September newsletter I mentioned that we planned to embark on seven new projects within the housing, building and infrastructure portfolios. These have now all commenced and are progressing well. The projects are: Valuing Social Housing …
Read MoreDear Colleagues Industry research continues I’m pleased to announce the SBEnrc has confirmed a major funding package to continue its unique partnership – now six years after the end of Australian Government funding through our predecessor, the CRC for Construction …
Read MoreDear Colleagues As mentioned in our last newsletter, I am now a regular contributor to the on-line industry newsletter Sourceable. My latest article considers how we can leverage from international learnings in infrastructure. I talk about planning for the Ferryfree …
Read MoreDear Colleagues Some of you may be aware that I am now a regular contributor to Sourceable, an online magazine that delivers Architecture, Construction, Engineering and Interior Design news and analysis from Australia, Canada and around the world.My latest contribution …
Read MoreDear Colleagues Industry consultation for industry value In an increasingly globalised construction industry, creating stronger connections and sharing knowledge between industry and researchers nationally and internationally is critical if we are to improve economic, social and environmental outcomes. At the …
Read MoreBuilding Information Modelling (BIM) promises to transform the Australian property, design, construction and asset management supply chain. The SBEnrc ran a very successful BIM for Business Industry Seminar and cocktail event at Curtin University on 25 November 2014, attended by …
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