Addressing the sustainability challenges within the building and construction industry involves fundamentally transforming how buildings are conceived, designed and constructed. And that transformation needs a workforce equipped with essential knowledge, skills and capabilities to navigate and build resilience in a climate-affected world through targeted education and training.
This project aims to develop a Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Building. This post-graduate qualification will provide a high-level, targeted course of study, offering advanced knowledge and practical application skills crucial for accelerating Australia’s transition towards low-carbon, circular and more sustainable building practices.
Project team: A/Prof. Duncan Maxwell, Dr Victor Bunster, Dr Rachel Couper, Jean-Paul Rollo, Dr Henry Pook, Dr Sam Duncan, Chad Gladovic, Dr Philip Alviano, Anna Davis, Helen Bell
Date commenced and duration
October 2025, 9 monthsLead researcher
Partners
People, Practices and Culture
- Culture and Diversity
- Environmentally Sustainable Design
- Sustainable Materials & Products
- Life Cycle Assessment
Life Cycle Assessment
Theme coordinator
Dr Victor Bunster
Projects
#117 Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Building
#106 Retrofitting Reimagined: Enabling circular economy with a Product–Service System Toolkit
#110 Circular design strategies for future-proofing building services
#65 European Research Tour 2023: Berlin – Copenhagen – Malmö
#50 Development of Artificial Neural Network and Automated Life Cycle Assessments for Cloud Based Residential Energy Estimations
Keywords
- Building Life Cycle Assessment
- Circular Economy
- Energy Efficency
- Environmental Performance
- LCA
- Life Cycle Analysis
- low-carbon
- Net Zero Emissions
- Sustainability