Master Builders Association Victoria
Master Builders Victoria was established in 1875 by a group of distinguished builders intent on raising standards within the industry. The organisation has grown to become a pre-eminent industry voice with members universally renowned for their reliability, skill and professionalism.
We service the needs of the entire industry, from residential to commercial and engineering businesses, principal contractors to subcontractors, tradies, manufacturers and suppliers. We provide advice in areas including registration processes, building regulations, insurance, industrial relations, legal, work health and safety and sustainable construction. As a Registered Training Organisation we also provide training in those areas.
We also serve the public of Victoria by fostering best practice work standards and acting as an independent advisory service.
Projects
- #1 ePlanning and eApprovals – Scoping Study
- #2 Automated tracking of construction materials for improved supply chain logistics and provenance – Phase 1 Scoping Study
- #12 VR/AR technologies in vocational education and training (scoping study)
- #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
- Change Management (2)
- ePlanning and eApprovals (1)
- Planning, Uses and Zoning (1)
- Supply Chain Management, Logistics (1)
- Construction Safety and Wellbeing (1)
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (1)
- Digital Twins & 3D Modelling (1)
- Digital Project Management (1)
- Policy and Regulation (1)
- Construction Management (1)
- Building Design and DFMA (1)
- Platforms and Process (1)
- Circular Economy (1)
- Future of Work & Industrial Relations (1)
- Culture and Diversity (1)
Supply Chain Management, Logistics
Theme coordinator
Dr Wen Li
Projects
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#65 European Research Tour 2023: Berlin – Copenhagen – Malmö
Light House Project #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study
Construction Safety and Wellbeing
Theme coordinator
Dr Carol Hon
Projects
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
#29 Real-time EH&S Intervention to Improve Site Safety (Scoping Study)
#60 Mass Timber Wellness in Workplaces
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#12 VR/AR technologies in vocational education and training (scoping study)
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Theme coordinator
Dr Buser Say
Projects
#85 From Digital Design to Human Robot Collaborative Masonry Construction
Light House Project #28: The application of computer vision to measure productivity and enhance safety on construction sites
#53 Process Engineering, and Design and Estimating Automation of Fleetwood’s Product Platform
#50 Development of Artificial Neural Network and Automated Life Cycle Assessments for Cloud Based Residential Energy Estimations
#29 Real-time EH&S Intervention to Improve Site Safety (Scoping Study)
Digital Twins & 3D Modelling
Theme coordinator
Dr Kourosh Khoshelham
Projects
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
Light House Project #1: Monash Smart Manufacturing Hub (mSMH) – A Digital Twin Living Lab
#29 Real-time EH&S Intervention to Improve Site Safety (Scoping Study)
#17 The implication of Industry 4.0 for the construction industry: towards smart prefab
#12 VR/AR technologies in vocational education and training (scoping study)
Digital Project Management
Projects
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
Light House Project #28: The application of computer vision to measure productivity and enhance safety on construction sites
Light House Project #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
#17 The implication of Industry 4.0 for the construction industry: towards smart prefab
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
Building Design and DFMA
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
Circular Economy
Culture and Diversity
Theme coordinator
Dr Gillian Matthewson
Projects
#66 Future of construction education
Collaborative partners
- Sumitomo Forestry Australia (7)
- Lendlease Digital (6)
- A.G. Coombs (6)
- Victorian Building Authority (6)
- Monash University (6)
- The University of Melbourne (6)
- BlueScope (4)
- Holmesglen Institute (4)
- Fleetwood Australia (4)
- Salesforce.com, Inc. (3)
- Queensland University of Technology (3)
- Ynomia (3)
- uTecture Australia (2)
- Donovan Group (2)
- Standards Australia (1)
- Coresteel Buildings (1)
- Victoria State Government – Jobs, Precincts and Regions (1)
- Hyne & Son (1)
- VIRIDI Group (1)
- Verton (1)
- Populous (1)
- Stockland (1)
- Cruxes Innovation (1)
- Nexans (1)