Monash University
Research themes
- Sustainable Materials & Products (11)
- Building Design and DFMA (11)
- Platforms and Process (9)
- Building Materials & Systems (8)
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (6)
- Supply Chain Management, Logistics (5)
- Business Model Innovation (5)
- Environmentally Sustainable Design (5)
- Digital Twins & 3D Modelling (5)
- Energy (5)
- IoT, Sensors and Construction Tech (5)
- Building Operation and Performance (5)
- Digital Project Management (4)
- Construction Management (4)
- Life Cycle Assessment (4)
- Construction Safety and Wellbeing (4)
- User Interface, Visualisation and Analytics (4)
- Housing and Urban Design (Affordability) (3)
- Digital and Automated Fabrication (Robotics) (2)
- Policy and Regulation (2)
- Fire Safety (2)
- Computational Design (2)
- Product & Process Efficiency (2)
- Indoor Environmental Quality (2)
- Prefabrication & Advanced Manufacturing (2)
- Customers and Markets (2)
- ePlanning and eApprovals (1)
- Planning, Uses and Zoning (1)
- Structural Optimisation (1)
- Circular Economy (1)
- Finance and Economics (1)
- Contracts and Procurement (1)
- Property Development (1)
Sustainable Materials & Products
Theme coordinator
Dr Philip Christopher
Projects
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#59 Innovative Steel–Timber–Concrete Composite StrongFloor
#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study
#37 Australian Timber Fibre Insulation Scoping Study
Building Design and DFMA
Projects
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
Light House Project #3: NCHA Independent Living Lab
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
Platforms and Process
Theme coordinator
Dr Duncan Maxwell
Projects
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
#38 Victorian Government Digital Build – Translating theory into practice
#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
Building Materials & Systems
Theme coordinator
Dr Rackel San Nicolas
Projects
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
#41 New Materials for Windows of the Future – Phase 2
#60 Mass Timber Wellness in Workplaces
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Theme coordinator
Dr Buser Say
Projects
#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)
#33 Evaluation of emerging technologies for remote (virtual) inspections of building work
#44 Generative Architectural Design Engine
#46 Data analytics for structural fibre resources optimisation
Supply Chain Management, Logistics
Theme coordinator
Dr Wen Li
Projects
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study
#25 Operational Excellence framework of steel fabrication and processing in the OSM and prefabrication sector (Phase 1)
#31 Demystifying Volumetric Construction: A Study of the Bathroom Pod
#2 Automated tracking of construction materials for improved supply chain logistics and provenance – Phase 1 Scoping Study
Business Model Innovation
Theme coordinator
Robert Moehler
Projects
#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
#30 Critical Path IMPACT through Productisation
#17 The implication of Industry 4.0 for the construction industry: towards smart prefab
Environmentally Sustainable Design
Theme coordinator
Dr Victor Bunster
Projects
#36 Academic validation of performance gap research in energy rating systems
#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study
#27 Environmental Decision-Support for Structures
#26 New materials for windows of the future
#11 Environmental Credentials for Building Technology Platforms
Digital Twins & 3D Modelling
Theme coordinator
Dr Kourosh Khoshelham
Projects
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)
#5 Automatic compliance and energy rating system
Energy
Theme coordinator
Dr Victor Bunster
Projects
#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
#27 Environmental Decision-Support for Structures
#11 Environmental Credentials for Building Technology Platforms
#5 Automatic compliance and energy rating system
IoT, Sensors and Construction Tech
Theme coordinator
Dr Aravinda Rao
Projects
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)
#33 Evaluation of emerging technologies for remote (virtual) inspections of building work
#17 The implication of Industry 4.0 for the construction industry: towards smart prefab
#6 Field Data Collation to support real-time operational management
Building Operation and Performance
Theme coordinator
Dr Sara Omrani
Projects
#50 Development of Artificial Neural Network and Automated Life Cycle Assessments for Cloud Based Residential Energy Estimations
#60 Mass Timber Wellness in Workplaces
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#34 Acoustic flanking performance of mid‐rise Light Gauge Steel (LGS) structures – Phase 1 Scoping Study
#26 New materials for windows of the future
Digital Project Management
Construction Management
Theme coordinator
Dr Mehrdad Arashpour
Projects
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
#31 Demystifying Volumetric Construction: A Study of the Bathroom Pod
#9 Implementing DfMA and Lean in Construction: Best Practice Guidelines through a Study of Building Services and Structure
Life Cycle Assessment
Theme coordinator
Dr Victor Bunster
Projects
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
#59 Innovative Steel–Timber–Concrete Composite StrongFloor
#28 Componentised Internal Wall Systems for Multi-residential Applications
#27 Environmental Decision-Support for Structures
#11 Environmental Credentials for Building Technology Platforms
User Interface, Visualisation and Analytics
Theme coordinator
Dr Barrett Ens
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)
#46 Data analytics for structural fibre resources optimisation
#17 The implication of Industry 4.0 for the construction industry: towards smart prefab
Computational Design
Theme coordinator
Dr Abdallah Ghazlan
Projects
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#59 Innovative Steel–Timber–Concrete Composite StrongFloor
#57 Wind Comfort Simulation and New Engineering Design Process
#4 Computational Design and Optimisation Tools for Prefabricated Building Systems – Phase 1 Scoping Study
#42 Workflow Automation Tools for Home Designs Phase 1 Scoping Study
