Victorian Building Authority
The Victorian Building Authority (VBA) regulates Victoria’s building and plumbing industries to ensure the achievement of efficient and competitive building and plumbing industries in Victoria. Our vision is for a trusted regulator, a respected industry and an informed community. And our mission is regulating for a quality built environment in Victoria.
Research themes
- Policy and Regulation (2)
- Change Management (2)
- Future of Work & Industrial Relations (2)
- ePlanning and eApprovals (1)
- Planning, Uses and Zoning (1)
- Supply Chain Management, Logistics (1)
- Construction Management (1)
- IoT, Sensors and Construction Tech (1)
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (1)
- Circular Economy (1)
- Culture and Diversity (1)
Future of Work & Industrial Relations
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
#21 Regulatory Reform for Industrialised Building
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
#31 Demystifying Volumetric Construction: A Study of the Bathroom Pod
IoT, Sensors and Construction Tech
Theme coordinator
Dr Aravinda Rao
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
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 inspections of building work
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)
Circular Economy
Culture and Diversity
Theme coordinator
Dr Gillian Matthewson
Projects
#66 Future of construction education