A.G. Coombs
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
- #56 Accelerating B4.0CRC Translation and Impact
- #66 Future of construction education
Research themes
- Platforms and Process (3)
- Building Design and DFMA (2)
- Construction Management (2)
- Change Management (2)
- ePlanning and eApprovals (1)
- Planning, Uses and Zoning (1)
- Business Model Innovation (1)
- Policy and Regulation (1)
- Circular Economy (1)
- Future of Work & Industrial Relations (1)
- Culture and Diversity (1)
Platforms and Process
Theme coordinator
Dr Duncan Maxwell
Projects
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#53 Process Engineering, and Design and Estimating Automation of Fleetwood’s Product Platform
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
#38 Victorian Government Digital Build – Translating theory into practice
Building Design and DFMA
Construction Management
Theme coordinator
Dr Mehrdad Arashpour
Projects
#68 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 1 feasibility study
Light House Project #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
#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
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#65 European Research Tour 2023: Berlin – Copenhagen – Malmö
#25 Operational Excellence framework of steel fabrication and processing in the OSM and prefabrication sector (Phase 1)
#3 Projects to Platforms: Investigating New Forms of Collaboration – Scoping Study
#31 Demystifying Volumetric Construction: A Study of the Bathroom Pod
Circular Economy
Culture and Diversity
Theme coordinator
Dr Gillian Matthewson
Projects
#66 Future of construction education
Collaborative partners
- Lendlease Digital (7)
- Sumitomo Forestry Australia (7)
- The University of Melbourne (7)
- Master Builders Association Victoria (6)
- Monash University (6)
- Victorian Building Authority (5)
- BlueScope (4)
- Fleetwood Australia (4)
- uTecture Australia (2)
- Salesforce.com, Inc. (2)
- Hyne & Son (2)
- Queensland University of Technology (2)
- Donovan Group (2)
- Ynomia (2)
- Holmesglen Institute (2)
- Standards Australia (1)
- Coresteel Buildings (1)
- Victoria State Government – Jobs, Precincts and Regions (1)
- VIRIDI Group (1)
- Verton (1)
- Populous (1)
- Stockland (1)
- Cruxes Innovation (1)
- Nexans (1)