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ARC Industry Fellowship – Novel modular panel system for multi-hazard resistant construction

Australia faces increasing risks from natural hazards such as cyclones, earthquakes and wind‑borne debris. Current prefabricated construction systems struggle to deliver affordable, rapidly deployable, and...

ARC AI powered design co-pilot for reimagining Australian single-family homes

Australia’s housing delivery system is under significant pressure, with extended residential design timeframes and limited capability to incorporate supply chain, cost, and sustainability considerations early...

History of SBEnrc – Summary of Achievements

The achievements outlined in these history of publications reflect the collective effort, expertise and commitment of the Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBEnrc) Australia...

ARC Damage Detection and Quantification using Infrastructure Digital Twins

This project develops a scalable, data-driven structural health monitoring framework that fuses computer vision, vibration testing, and physics-based modelling within a 3D digital-twin environment. Field...

2.11.5 Sustainable Procurement for Modern Methods of Construction

The Australian construction industry faces growing pressure to deliver housing, buildings and infrastructure that are higher quality, more sustainable and more productive. Modern Methods of...

2.11.2 Improving Productivity, Carbon and Resilience Through Interoperable Built Environment Data

The Australian built environment industry is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by increasing demands for efficiency, sustainability and data‑informed decision‑making across the full lifecycle of buildings...

2.10.5 Procuring Buildings and Infrastructure: Unlocking the value of ESG

The building and infrastructure sectors are under significant scrutiny from regulators, investors, and the public to demonstrate their commitment to sustainability and social responsibility. This...

2.10.2 Transforming Life Cycle Carbon Accounting using AI

In the era of climate change awareness and sustainable development, accurate carbon accounting has become imperative for businesses and governments alike. However, traditional methods often...

2.92 Smarter and Greener Built Assets through Digitalisation and Artificial Intelligence

Built assets are responsible for 50% of resource consumption, 36% of energy consumption and 38% of energy-related carbon emissions. This project aims to systematically investigate...

2.96 Achieving Decarbonisation by Reducing Embodied Carbon Through Procurement

This project aims to drive reductions of embodied carbon in the Australian built environment by leveraging organisations’ purchasing power and enhancing their procurement processes and...

P2.67ARC Constructing Building Integrity: Raising Standards Through Professionalism (LP190110218)

Australian Research Council (ARC)Linkage Project This project is funded partially by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council. June 2021 – June 2024 This...

2.82 Digitally-Enabled Asset Life-Cycle Management

Digital engineering in the built environment has been the subject of changing practice and research for years and life-cycle consideration of the usefulness of the...

2.86 Developing Sustainable and Resilient Supply Chains

This project aims to develop sustainable and resilient construction supply chain capabilities, especially for SMEs in Australia to bridge the gap between supply chain capabilities...

P2.51ARC Asset Intelligence: Maximising Operational Effectiveness for the Digital Era (LP180100222)

Australian Research Council (ARC)Linkage Project This project is funded partially by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council. October 2019 – September 2022 The...

2.72 Leveraging an Integrated Information Lifecycle Management Framework – Building and Infrastructure Sectors

Digital engineering in the built environment has been the subject of changing practice and research for years and is often complicated by inconsistency in data...

2.76 Sustainable Procurement

There is an increasing community expectation to support sustainable products and practices through the billions spent by government and industry in their commercial operations. It...

2.56ARC Improving Road Network Operations under Non-recurrent Events (LP170100341)

Australian Research Council (ARC)Linkage Project This project is funded partially by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council. September 2018 – August 2021 The...

2.64 Unlocking Facility Value through Lifecycle Thinking

This research was partially supported by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council’s Discovery Project (Project No. DP180104026) This research was partially supported by...

2.33ARC CONie: Open Standards Design for Improved Road Network Information Exchange (LP160100524)

Australian Research Council (ARC)Linkage Project This project is funded partially by the Australian Government through the Australian Research Council. SBEnrc’s research Project 2.33 New project management structures:...

2.51 Developing a Cross Sector Digital Asset Information Model Framework for Asset Management

Asset management in the built environment has been the subject of changing practice and research for years and is often complicated by inconsistency in measuring...

2.46 Whole-of-life Value of Constructed Assets through Digital Technologies

In the coming decades Australia and other countries will be facing challenges as a result of a changing climate and rapid technological progress. Throughout the...

2.33 New project management structures: Infrastructure modelling (BIM) and Location (GIS)

At a very broad level, productivity measures are often used to indicate the capacity of a nation to harness its human and physical resources to...

2.24 Integrated Project Environments – Leveraging Innovation for Productivity Gain through Industry Transformation

This research will contribute to realising productivity benefits of digital modelling and integrated project delivery for the Australian construction industry through a focus on the...

2.34 Driving Whole-of-life Efficiencies through BIM and Procurement

In 2013, the Australian Department of Industry identified lifting productivity and economic growth as one of the most important challenges that Australia is facing. In...

2.32 Challenges for the FIFO/DIDO Workforce: Impacts on Health, Safety, and Relationships

Australia is experiencing a rising trend in the use of fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) or drive-in, drive-out (DIDO) workers within the construction sector associated with the...

2.21 New Project Management Models for Productivity Improvement in Infrastructure

This research will develop new project management models for productivity improvement in infrastructure, including enhanced approaches to project management systems, data structures and construction management...

2.2 Offsite Fabrication and Links to Product and Process Innovation

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...

2.7 Leveraging R&D Investment for the Australian Built Environment

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...

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