A.G. Coombs is the leading Australian provider of specialist building services. We offer an integrated range of technical services for all systems in buildings – from advice and design through to installation, commissioning, asset management, maintenance and ongoing operation. Our expertise is in air conditioning and mechanical services, fire protection, hydraulics, electrical services and lighting, and building control technologies. With over seventy-five years’ experience, A.G. Coombs has built an enviable reputation for quality, service and innovation.
Projects
- #1 ePlanning and eApprovals – Scoping Study
- #3 Projects to Platforms: Investigating New Forms of Collaboration – Scoping Study
- #9 Implementing DfMA and Lean in Construction: Best Practice Guidelines through a Study of Building Services and Structure
- #21 Regulatory Reform for Industrialised Building
- #38 Victorian Government Digital Build – Translating theory into practice
- #48 Scoping Study for Building the Future – Circular Economy – Shared Interest Project
- #49 Implications of Industry 4.0 technologies on work practices
- #56 Accelerating B4.0CRC Translation and Impact
- #58 The Retrofit Housing Atlas
- #66 Future of construction education
- #71 Automated decision making for interdisciplinary coordination during early-stage building design
Research themes
- Platforms and Process (3)
- Building Design and DFMA (3)
- Construction Management (2)
- Change Management (2)
- Future of Work & Industrial Relations (2)
- ePlanning and eApprovals (1)
- Planning, Uses and Zoning (1)
- Business Model Innovation (1)
- Policy and Regulation (1)
- Circular Economy (1)
- Energy (1)
- Environmentally Sustainable Design (1)
- Indoor Environmental Quality (1)
- Sustainable Materials & Products (1)
- Building Operation and Performance (1)
- Building Materials & Systems (1)
- Prefabrication & Advanced Manufacturing (1)
- Culture and Diversity (1)
- Computational Design (1)
- Structural Optimisation (1)
Platforms and Process
Theme coordinator

Dr Duncan Maxwell
Projects
#112 Flexible wet cores for volumetric housing construction
#90 Evaluating the effectiveness of roofing work inspection using remotely piloted aircraft systems
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#53 Process Engineering, and Design and Estimating Automation of Fleetwood’s Product Platform
Building Design and DFMA
Projects
#112 Flexible wet cores for volumetric housing construction
#71 Automated decision making for interdisciplinary coordination during early-stage building design
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
Construction Management
Theme coordinator

Dr Mehrdad Arashpour
Projects
#104 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 2 Numerical and experimental investigation
#68 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 1 feasibility study
#21 Regulatory Reform for Industrialised Building
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
Business Model Innovation
Theme coordinator

Robert Moehler
Projects
#112 Flexible wet cores for volumetric housing construction
#70 Building Circularity 4.0: First Steps to Adoption
#80 Why are insolvencies so high in the Construction industry and what can be done about it?
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
Policy and Regulation
Theme coordinator

Dr Eric Windholz
Projects
#80 Why are insolvencies so high in the Construction industry and what can be done about it?
#55 Towards smart contracts and smart finance in construction – Phase 1
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#21 Regulatory Reform for Industrialised Building
#33 Evaluation of emerging technologies for remote inspections of building work
Energy
Theme coordinator

Dr Victor Bunster
Projects
#58 The Retrofit Housing Atlas
#76 Thermally active floor panels for cost effective space cooling
#105 Blockchain-powered peer-to-peer energy trading: Advancing sustainability and affordability in smart residential communities
#50 Development of Artificial Neural Network and Automated Life Cycle Assessments for Cloud Based Residential Energy Estimations
#36 Academic validation of performance gap research in energy rating systems
Indoor Environmental Quality
Theme coordinator

Dr Jenny Zhou
Projects
#58 The Retrofit Housing Atlas
#76 Thermally active floor panels for cost effective space cooling
#100 IEQ Monitoring of Aboriginal Housing Office 3D Printed Houses
Light House Project #1: Monash Smart Manufacturing Hub (mSMH) – A Digital Twin Living Lab
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
Sustainable Materials & Products
Theme coordinator

Dr Philip Christopher
Projects
#58 The Retrofit Housing Atlas
#70 Building Circularity 4.0: First Steps to Adoption
#76 Thermally active floor panels for cost effective space cooling
#104 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 2 Numerical and experimental investigation
#84 Feasibility study of recycling excavated clay materials in full-scale concrete applications
Building Operation and Performance
Theme coordinator

Dr Sara Omrani
Projects
#58 The Retrofit Housing Atlas
#76 Thermally active floor panels for cost effective space cooling
#55 Towards smart contracts and smart finance in construction – Phase 1
#105 Blockchain-powered peer-to-peer energy trading: Advancing sustainability and affordability in smart residential communities
#100 IEQ Monitoring of Aboriginal Housing Office 3D Printed Houses
Building Materials & Systems
Theme coordinator

Dr Rackel San Nicolas
Projects
#58 The Retrofit Housing Atlas
#76 Thermally active floor panels for cost effective space cooling
#104 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 2 Numerical and experimental investigation
#105 Blockchain-powered peer-to-peer energy trading: Advancing sustainability and affordability in smart residential communities
#84 Feasibility study of recycling excavated clay materials in full-scale concrete applications
Prefabrication & Advanced Manufacturing
Projects
#58 The Retrofit Housing Atlas
#104 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 2 Numerical and experimental investigation
#84 Feasibility study of recycling excavated clay materials in full-scale concrete applications
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
Computational Design
Theme coordinator

Dr Abdallah Ghazlan
Projects
#112 Flexible wet cores for volumetric housing construction
#71 Automated decision making for interdisciplinary coordination during early-stage building design
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#53 Process Engineering, and Design and Estimating Automation of Fleetwood’s Product Platform
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
Structural Optimisation
Theme coordinator

Dr Tai Thai
Projects
#71 Automated decision making for interdisciplinary coordination during early-stage building design
#59 Innovative Steel–Timber–Concrete Composite StrongFloor
#24 Next Generation of Robust and Fire-resilient Light Gauge Steel Systems for Mid-Rise Buildings (Umbrella Project)
#20 Systems and methods for robustness of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) buildings – Phase 1 Scoping Study
Collaborative partners
- Lendlease Digital (9)
- Sumitomo Forestry Australia (8)
- Master Builders Association Victoria (8)
- Monash University (8)
- The University of Melbourne (8)
- Victorian Building Authority (7)
- Fleetwood Australia (5)
- BlueScope (4)
- Holmesglen Institute (4)
- Hyne & Son (3)
- Donovan Group (3)
- uTecture Australia (2)
- Salesforce.com, Inc. (2)
- Standards Australia (2)
- Queensland University of Technology (2)
- Ynomia (2)
- Coresteel Buildings (1)
- Victoria State Government – Jobs, Precincts and Regions (1)
- VIRIDI Group (1)
- Verton (1)
- Populous (1)
- Stockland (1)
- Cruxes Innovation (1)
- Green Building Council of Australia (1)
- Nexans (1)