The construction industry is moving towards more industrialised practices, including offsite manufacturing of building components. However, current regulatory practices are not well suited to accommodate these industrialised practices. This project aims to build on previous work and propose reform to recognise industrialised building practices. It seeks to address two main questions: how to improve current regulations to accommodate various industrialised practices and how to “future proof” the reform for upcoming innovations. This will be done by reviewing current regulations, proposing standardised certification processes, considering new technologies and ensuring the proposed reform remains relevant in the face of future changes.
Project team: Sara Rashidian, Dr Brydon Wang, Prof. Robin Drogemuller, Assoc. Prof. Timothy Rose, Research Assistant (TBC)
Date commenced and duration
November 2023, 12 monthsLead researcher
Partners
People, Practices and Culture
Construction Management
Theme coordinator

Dr Mehrdad Arashpour
Projects
Light House Project #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
#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
Keywords
- Building approvals
- Construction Management
- Industrialised Building
- Industrialised Construction
- Regulation and policy