SBEnrc Newsletter – September 2017 – Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre

Moving Forward

Many of you have participated in our national industry workshop process, which enables us to identify industry research gaps. These workshops across Australia allow us to have a rapid project development gestation. The workshops we ran in August 2016 led to the commencement of five new projects in April 2017. These projects are now well underway, with the completion of the initial project steering group meetings that have aligned our industry, government and research partners around the project objectives and expected industry outcomes.

Completing projects

Concurrently, we have been finalising the communication outcomes for six recently completed projects. The final industry reports are available to read via our website, as linked below to each project. All of these projects also have a project video that you can access via our YouTube channel.

Valuing Social Housing

A critical challenge for those delivering social housing infrastructure is how to effectively demonstrate the value of investing…

Innovative Industrialised Buildings

Accelerating the growth of building manufacturing in Australia presents significant opportunities for the building sector. Not only will it create highly coveted jobs, increase profits…

Retrofitting Public Buildings for Energy and Water Efficiency

Governments occupy over 25% of Australia’s commercial building stock and collectively spend over $1 billion annually on energy and water…

Scenario Planning Transport Futures

New data suggests Perth and Brisbane are likely to reach a population of 5 million, whilst Sydney and Melbourne will be 8 million by 2050…

Big Data, Technologies and Transportation

A key focus for the management of main roads is to consistently deliver users decent travel times, safe higher speed travel and reduced interruptions…

Sustainable Asset Management

It is critical to ensure that asset management plans represent the reality of current conditions and the prediction of road performance…

Upcoming events

We are looking forward to hosting, for the first time in WA, the International Board of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) in Perth during the week of 13 November 2017. On Wednesday 15 November, we will be profiling our industry research outcomes and future industry initiatives at an international symposium held at Curtin University.

The program includes international and national keynote speakers, including an outline of CIB initiatives with the SBEnrc activities. The symposium, followed by networking drinks, is free to attend; however registration is required. For information and to register your place, go to the symposium webpage.

Dr Keith Hampson, Chief Executive Officer
Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre

Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
k.hampson@sbenrc.com.au

Our challenge is to continue growing the value and impact of our applied research more deeply and broadly across Australia. The Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBEnrc) is acknowledged as an excellent example of a CRC that has graduated into an independent organisation delivering unique industry, government and research collaboration.