People + Partners

HOMES NSW MMC PROGRAM

The Homes NSW Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Program is a partnership between Homes NSW and Building 4.0 CRC, focused on developing strategies and methods to utilise MMC to deliver quality social housing faster.

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BOLD REFORM REQUIRED TO TURN PRODUCTIVITY AROUND AND GET HOUSING BACK ON TRACK

The Federal Treasurer’s announcement of the new $900 million National Productivity Fund could prove to be the most impactful housing initiative of 2024.

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INNOVATION NECESSARY IN BUILDING

Prof. Mathew Aitchison explains why investment in innovation is crucial for the building and construction industry.

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BUILDING CIRCULARITY 4.0: WHAT ARE THE FIRST STEPS FOR YOUR INDUSTRY?

This Building Circularity 4.0: First Steps to Adoption framework aims to promote circularity and sustainability in buildings and construction. By integrating circularity in the building industry, stakeholders and communities can realise economic and social benefits. This framework suggests actions each player in the building supply chain can take to embed circular economy principles in their operations and links to further resources.

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Building 4.0 CRC Annual Conference 2024 – Making it happen

Building 4.0 CRC’s third annual conference delivered a compelling vision for the future of the building industry

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Intro

Meet the people and partners who are helping to make Building 4.0 CRC possible.

Board

Board

Dr Bronwyn Evans AM

Chair

Prof. Mathew Aitchison

CEO

Prof. Shane Murray

Nominee Director

Prof. Ben Rubinstein

Nominee Director

Theodora Elia-Adams

Independent Director

Dr Steve Gower

Independent Director

Jan Bingley

Independent Director
Executive

Executive Team

Prof. Mathew Aitchison

CEO

Michelle Smith

Executive Assistant

Lisa Norden

CFO and Company Secretary

Prof. Chris Knapp

Research Director

Claire O’Leary

Industry Lead

Smaro Exelby

Engagement Lead

Assoc. Prof. Duncan Maxwell

Program Leader (Monash University)

Prof. Tuan Ngo

Program Leader (University of Melbourne)

Dr Sara Omrani

Program Leader (Queensland University of Technology)

Nicklaus Mahony

Senior Research Administrator

Fraser Paxton

Research Development and Education Manager

ASSOC. PROF. DANE MILLER

Lighthouse Project Manager

Dr Chris Landorf

Project Milestone and Reporting Manager

Jenny Flynn

Communications Manager

Kathy MacDermott

Engagement Advisor

Tony Ford

Senior Advisor
Partners

Partners

The CRC’s collaborative structure enables our partners to understand the value of new thinking and to integrate innovative practices in their work.

Commercial Industry Partners

Lendlease

BlueScope

Sumitomo Forestry

uTecture

Donovan Group

A.G.Coombs

Coresteel Buildings

Ultimate Windows

Hyne Timber

Fleetwood Australia

Taronga Group

Project Partners

Advanced Manufacturing Growth Centre

Australian Building Codes Board

Brickworks

Cruxes Innovation

Everhard Industries

Homes NSW

LXRP

M80 Ring Road Completion

NASH

Nexans

NSW Aboriginal Housing Office

Populous

PT Blink

Self Storage Association of Australasia

Sightdata

Spark – North East Link

Stockland

Web3in Tech-Lab

Peak Industry Partners and Associations

Master Builders Association Victoria

Green Building Council of Australia

PrefabAUS

Standards Australia

Project Organisations

Research Organisations Partners

Monash University

University of Melbourne

QUT

Vocational Education and Training Partner

Holmesglen Institute

Government Partners

Victoria State Government

Jobs, Skills, Industry & Regions

Victorian Building Authority

FULL LIST OF CRC PARTNERS TO DATE

Theme Coordinators
Project Leads

Project Leads

Amin Heidarpour

Assoc. Prof. Duncan Maxwell

Associate Professor Hafizah Binti Ramli

Associate Professor Niharika Garud

Benoit Belleville

David Burton

Diego Ramirez-Lovering

Dr Abdallah Ghazlan

Dr Camilo Cruz Gambardella

Dr Davood Shojaei

Dr Duncan Maxwell

Dr Felix Hui

Dr Hui Cui

Dr Laura Harper

Dr Lee-Anne Khor

Dr Müge Belek Fialho Teixeira

Dr Pari Delir Haghighi

Dr Philip Christopher

Dr Pierre Le Bodic

Dr Priya Das

Dr Rachel Couper

Dr Rackel San Nicolas

Dr Sahar Soltani

Dr Sara Omrani

Dr Siddhesh Godbole

Dr Stephen Whyte

Dr Steven Psaltis

Dr Tai Thai

Dr Tu Le

Dr Victor Bunster

Dr Wen Li

Dr Yihai Fang

Emeritus Professor Perry Forsythe

Fraser Paxton

Jacek Jasieniak

Jean-Paul Rollo

Prof. Chris Knapp

Prof. Frank Vetere

Prof. Mahen Mahendran

Prof. Mathew Aitchison

Prof. Robin Drogemuller

Prof. Tim Dwyer

Prof. Tuan Ngo

Prof Greg Qiao

Prof Leonie Barner

Robert Moehler
PhDs

PhDs ROUND 1

Brandon Johns

Fereshteh Banakar

Fernando Pavez

Karen Tanfield

Kaveh Mirzaei

Marko Radanovic

Mohaimeen Islam

Nazli Soltanmohammadlou

Peyman Jafary

Rebecca Dickson

Rinu Ann Sebastian

Sajjad Eini-Zinab

Son Tung Vy

Thais Goncalves Sartori

Tobias Kramer

PhDs ROUND 2

Ali Pakdel

Cheng Zhang

Dilshi Dharmarathna

Fucai Ke

Mohammad Sadegh Aslanpour

Nghia Phuc Tran

Rajendra Prasad Bohara

Rozi Karimi

Richard Nero

Shahed Khan

The Son (Tyson) Kieu

PhDs ROUND 3

Abdurrahman Beg

Aidan White

Darcy Zelenko

Duc Minh Le 

Fatheen Hisham

Gihan Ranasinghe

Hafedh Al-Mashgari

Hamidreza Rafizadeh

Hesong Jin

Lalita Lama

Mahdi Valitabar

Miyami Dasandara

Sara Rashidian

Shabnam Lotfian

Sumit Saha

Tanghan Jiang

Kiran Tattukolla

Udathara Damsari

Yimin Li
Memberships

Memberships

Building 4.0 CRC is a proud member
of the Digital Twin Consortium.

Building 4.0 CRC is a proud member of MECLA

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