#38 Victorian Government Digital Build – Translating theory into practice
This cross-sector collaboration aims to address the gap between theory and practice to facilitate greater uptake of digitally integrated building and offsite construction in Victoria. Three tranches of research will be used to build Victoria-specific evidence about digital building projects, practices and environments:
1) offsite and modular construction hubs
2) benefits of digital build
3) project applicability decision making framework.
Building on our partners’ expertise and project data, this project will integrate spatial, economic and socio-technical research to align government and industry imperatives for establishing and sustaining a robust, digitally integrated building industry in Victoria.
Researchers include: Prof Diego Ramirez-Lovering, Dr Lee-Anne Khor, Dr Duncan Maxwell, Dr Sahar Soltani, Dr Laura Harper, Dr Ivana Kuzmanovska, A/Prof Lionel Frost, A/Prof Seamus OHanlon, Dr Claudio Labanca, A/Prof Gillian Oliver, Dr Abdallah Ghazlan, Dr Misita Anwar, Dr Caddie Gao, Prof Tuan Ngo, Dr Behzad Rismanchi, A/Prof Kourosh Khoshelham, A/Prof Tai Thai, Dr Lisa Kruesi, Dr Jocelyn Cranefield, Dr Siddhesh Godbole, Prof Nelson Lam, Dr Rackel San Nicolas & Dr Xuemei Liu.
publications
Project #38: Digital Build – Translating theory into practice
August 2025 – A multi-staged analysis to propose a construction hub framework to drive sustainable and digital transformation in the construction industry
January 2024 – Digital transformation in the construction industry: Applying a Knowledge Management System lens
Lead researcher
Digitalisation
Building Design and DFMA
Projects
#116 MMC Pathways for Youth Housing Delivery
#110 Circular design strategies for future-proofing building services
#112 Flexible wet cores for volumetric housing construction
#71 Automated decision making for interdisciplinary coordination during early-stage building design
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
Platforms and Process
Theme coordinator
Dr Duncan Maxwell
Projects
#110 Circular design strategies for future-proofing building services
#112 Flexible wet cores for volumetric housing construction
#90 Evaluating the effectiveness of roofing work inspection using remotely piloted aircraft systems
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area