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.
Projects
Research themes
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
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
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
Collaborative partners
- Sumitomo Forestry Australia (3)
- Salesforce.com, Inc. (3)
- Monash University (3)
- The University of Melbourne (3)
- Lendlease Digital (2)
- Master Builders Association Victoria (2)
- uTecture Australia (1)
- A.G. Coombs (1)
- BlueScope (1)
- Holmesglen Institute (1)
- Queensland University of Technology (1)
- Ynomia (1)