Program B : Sustainable built assets

Your Building[Stapledon, CSIRO]2005-015-B

Your Building is a web-based information portal that is under development. Once on-line in mid 2007, it will be a one-stop-shop for answers to the...

Learning system for life prediction of infrastructure[Corrigan, CSIRO] 2005-003-B

The project will further develop the software tools created in previous case-based reasoning in construction and infrastructure for lifetime prediction of metallic components projects, to...

Indoorair quality estimator[Tucker, CSIRO] 2004-033-B

A model for estimating indoor air quality in commercial buildings will be developed by combining existing indoor air measurement, product emission and ventilation/filtration knowledge into...

SpecNotes and viewer extension[Egan, CSIRO] 2004-014-B

The SpecNotes component of the project was envisioned as a way of linking a building specification with components of a building model, and then leveraging...

Code Checking – Phase 2 [Ding, CSIRO] 2004-011-B

The successful completion of the 2001-014-B [Drogemuller] Automated Code Checking: Feasibility Study has demonstrated that automating sophisticated code checking on building projects is feasible and that focussed...

Microclimateimpacts on the built environment[Warner, CRC for Construction Innovation] 2004-003-B

Presently, there are individual tools available for the assessment of shading, thermal, radiation and wind flow characteristics of a proposed design that require assessment by...

Regenerating Construction to Enhance Sustainability [Paevere, CSIRO] 2003-028-B

This current project is designed to assist in the delivery of demonstrably superior green buildings in respect of: eco-efficient re-design: achieving a smaller ecological footprint...

Sustainable Subdivisions -Ventilation [Delsante, CSIRO] 2002-077-B

The aim of the research is to determine the relationship between Bureau of Meteorology monitoring stations and a variety of dwelling types through monitoring of...

Integrated Sustainable Housing Development [Yang, QUT] 2002-075-B

With a long term goal of promoting the integration of smart and sustainable features in Australian housing development, the DISCOVER project aims to bring together...

Sustainable Subdivisions: 1 – Energy & Water Efficient Design [Ambrose, CSIRO] 2002-063-B

This is an investigative study which brings an integrated team together to identify the energy-efficiency demands of dwellings from a sub-division viewpoint as well as...

Parametric Building Development During Early Design [Crawford, CSIRO] 2002-060-B

This research project plans to investigate leading edge software tools and develop, as necessary, interfaces to promote the rapid optimising of architectural layout and structure...

Case Based Reasoning in Construction and Infrastructure Projects [Cole, CSIRO] 2002-059-B

The project has two major objectives being to develop an engine that uses Case Based Logic (CBL) to link together process modules to form tailored...

Right-Sizing Airconditioning Systems [Moller, CSIRO] 2002-051-B

Over designed environmental control systems indicate inefficient use of capital in terms of initial cost, increased outgoings to purchase energy for heating, cooling and ventilation...

Smart Building for Healthy & Sustainable Workplaces [Foliente, CSIRO] 2002-043-B

In this project, the primary focus is the drive towards improved social (e.g.health), economic (e.g. worker productivity) and environmental (less energy and water use, improved...

Team Collaboration in High Bandwidth Virtual Environments [Maher, University of Sydney] 2002-024-B

Recent developments in networked 3D virtual worlds and the proliferation of high bandwidth communications technology have the potential to dramatically improve collaboration in the construction...

Component Life: Delphi Approach to Life Prediction of Building Material Components [Cole, CSIRO] 2002-010-B

This project builds on state of the art practice and research in Australia and Internationally. One notable development is the property condition index (PCI) of...

Noise Management in Urban Environments [DeSilva, RMIT] 2002-004-B

The main focus of this research is to conduct a comparative cost/benefit assessment of noise amelioration by means of alternative treatments outside the road reserve...

Automated Code Checking [Drogemuller,CSIRO] 2001-014-B

This project is a scoping study to assess the capacity of object-based CAD systems to support automated checking of designs for compliance against requirements and...

Sustainability and the future Building Code of Australia [Ashe, ABCB] 2001-013-B

The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) is currently developing a Future Building Code that will replace the 1996 Building Code of Australia. The purpose of...

Environmental Assessment Systems for Commercial Buildings [Tucker, CSIRO] 2001-006-B

The principal drivers for building design in Australia continue to be short-term cost related not lifetime environmental factors. Most developed countries, including Australia, have now...

Indoor Environments: Design, Productivity and Health [Bell, QUT] 2001-005-B

A buildings occupants productivity and health is influenced by conditions of the indoor environment, particularly the indoor air quality, thermal comfort and lighting. In the...

Life Cycle Modelling and Design Knowledge Development in Virtual Environments [Gero, University of Sydney] 2001-002-B

This project examines the development of a modelling tool within a 3D virtual environment that will enable facility planners and managers to visually simulate and...