Sumitomo Forestry Australia
Research themes
- Sustainable Materials & Products (4)
- Platforms and Process (3)
- Building Materials & Systems (3)
- Building Design and DFMA (3)
- Supply Chain Management, Logistics (2)
- ePlanning and eApprovals (1)
- Building Operation and Performance (1)
- Prefabrication & Advanced Manufacturing (1)
- Life Cycle Assessment (1)
- Indoor Environmental Quality (1)
- Customers and Markets (1)
- Property Development (1)
- Finance and Economics (1)
- Policy and Regulation (1)
- Construction Safety and Wellbeing (1)
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (1)
- IoT, Sensors and Construction Tech (1)
- Planning, Uses and Zoning (1)
- Housing and Urban Design (Affordability) (1)
- Fire Safety (1)
- Environmentally Sustainable Design (1)
- Business Model Innovation (1)
- Product & Process Efficiency (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
Platforms and Process
Theme coordinator
Dr Duncan Maxwell
Projects
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
#31 Demystifying Volumetric Construction: A Study of the Bathroom Pod
Building Materials & Systems
Theme coordinator
Dr Rackel San Nicolas
Projects
#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
#24 Next Generation of Robust and Fire-resilient Light Gauge Steel Systems for Mid-Rise Buildings (Umbrella Project)
Building Design and DFMA
Theme coordinator
Ivana Kuzmanovska
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
#38 Victorian Government Digital Build – Translating theory into practice
#31 Demystifying Volumetric Construction: A Study of the Bathroom Pod
Supply Chain Management, Logistics
Theme coordinator
Dr Wen Li
Projects
#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
#17 The implication of Industry 4.0 for the construction industry: towards smart prefab
Prefabrication & Advanced Manufacturing
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
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
Theme coordinator
Dr Buser Say
Projects
#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
#17 The implication of Industry 4.0 for the construction industry: towards smart prefab
IoT, Sensors and Construction Tech
Theme coordinator
Dr Aravinda Rao
Projects
#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
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
Business Model Innovation
Theme coordinator
Dr 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