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Banks urged to ease lending rules for flat-pack homes

Prof. Mathew Aitchison (Building 4.0 CRC) welcomes the Commonwealth Bank’s change to lending rules that make it easier to get homes loans for prefabricated houses.

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HOMES NSW MMC PROGRAM

The Homes NSW Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Program is a partnership between Homes NSW and Building 4.0 CRC, focused on developing strategies and methods to utilise MMC to deliver quality social housing faster.

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BOLD REFORM REQUIRED TO TURN PRODUCTIVITY AROUND AND GET HOUSING BACK ON TRACK

The Federal Treasurer’s announcement of the new $900 million National Productivity Fund could prove to be the most impactful housing initiative of 2024.

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INNOVATION NECESSARY IN BUILDING

Prof. Mathew Aitchison explains why investment in innovation is crucial for the building and construction industry.

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BUILDING CIRCULARITY 4.0: WHAT ARE THE FIRST STEPS FOR YOUR INDUSTRY?

This framework aims to promote circularity and sustainability in buildings and construction. It suggests actions each player in the building supply chain can take to embed circular economy principles in their operations.

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Building 4.0 CRC Annual Conference 2024 – Making it happen

Building 4.0 CRC’s third annual conference delivered a compelling vision for the future of the building industry

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ABOUT BUILDING 4.0 CRC EDUCATION & TRAINING

The building sector is the largest employer of Australians with more than 1.4 million jobs, and the training of 50,000 apprentices each year*, and is of vital importance to the nation’s social and economic prosperity.

Our Education & Training strategy addresses current skill shortages, demographic change from a retiring workforce, and new skills demanded by this digital age, preparing for and leading sector-wide change.

Our industry-led programs will forge strong partnerships between VET, universities and industry partners, delivering the next generation of highly-skilled and innovative building professionals and transforming the culture of construction together.

*https://campaign.propertycouncil.com.au/our-campaign/australias-property-industry

Goals

What education & training opportunities will Building 4.0 CRC deliver?

The CRC will deliver:

PROJECTS

The following projects explore ways to build the skills and capabilities of the next generation of building industry practitioners.

#12 VR/AR technologies in vocational education and training (scoping study)

#49 Implications of Industry 4.0 technologies on work practices

#56 Accelerating B4.0CRC Translation and Impact

#66 Future of construction education

Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration

PHD STUDENTS

Round 1

Dr Brandon Johns

Dr Fereshteh Banakar

Fernando Pavez

Karen Tanfield

Kaveh Mirzaei

Marko Radanovic

Mohaimeen Islam

Nazli Soltanmohammadlou

Peyman Jafary

Rebecca Dickson

Rinu Ann Sebastian

Sajjad Eini-Zinab

Son Tung Vy

Thais Goncalves Sartori

Tobias Kramer

Round 2

Ali Pakdel

Cheng Zhang

Dilshi Dharmarathna

Fucai Ke

Dr Mohammad Sadegh Aslanpour

Nghia Phuc Tran

Dr Rajendra Prasad Bohara

Rozi Karimi

Dr Richard Nero

Shahed Khan

The Son (Tyson) Kieu

Round 3

Abdurrahman Beg

Aidan White

Darcy Zelenko

Duc Minh Le 

Fatheen Hisham

Gihan Ranasinghe

Hafedh Al-Mashgari

Hamidreza Rafizadeh

Hesong Jin

Lalita Lama

Mahdi Valitabar

Miyami Dasandara

Sara Rashidian

Shabnam Lotfian

Sumit Saha

Tanghan Jiang

Kiran Tattukolla

Udathara Damsari

Yimin Li

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