#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
The common adage “If you can’t measure it, you can’t manage it” can be applied to building
products, processes and projects. Current data capture in construction practice is typically scarce,
inaccurate, lagging and non-standardised. Through the lenses of product, process and people,
Project #61 investigates how the capture, analysis and use of data can contribute to waste
reduction, quality assurance and improvement of efficiency and effectiveness in the building
industry. The project aims to understand:
(1) What is impact of people (human factors/aspects) on the process and product efficiency?
(2) What kind of data is needed?
(3) When is it to be collected and by whom?
(4) Which methodologies, tools and technologies would be best suited?
Project leads: Dr Duncan Maxwell, Dr Rachel Couper
Project team: Dr Victor Bunster, Dr Lee-Anne Khor, Dr Laura Harper, Dr Camilo Cruz Gambardella, Dr Sahar Soltani, Dr Yihai Fang, Prof. Amrik Sohal, Mohaimeen Islam, Fernando Pavez Souper, Miyami Pathiranage
Lead researcher
Industrialisation
- Building Materials & Systems
- Building Design and DFMA
- Product & Process Efficiency
- Construction Management
- Contracts and Procurement
- Supply Chain Management, Logistics
- Platforms and Process
- Digital Project Management
Building Materials & Systems
Theme coordinator
Dr Rackel San Nicolas
Projects
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
#41 New Materials for Windows of the Future – Phase 2
#60 Mass Timber Wellness in Workplaces
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study
Building Design and DFMA
Projects
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
Light House Project #3: NCHA Independent Living Lab
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
Construction Management
Theme coordinator
Dr Mehrdad Arashpour
Projects
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
#31 Demystifying Volumetric Construction: A Study of the Bathroom Pod
#9 Implementing DfMA and Lean in Construction: Best Practice Guidelines through a Study of Building Services and Structure
Supply Chain Management, Logistics
Theme coordinator
Dr Wen Li
Projects
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
#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
Platforms and Process
Theme coordinator
Dr Duncan Maxwell
Projects
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
#38 Victorian Government Digital Build – Translating theory into practice
#25 Operational Excellence framework of steel fabrication and processing in the OSM and prefabrication sector (Phase 1)
#3 Projects to Platforms: Investigating New Forms of Collaboration – Scoping Study