#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
Building 4.0 CRC led a delegation to San Francisco and the Greater Bay area to provide delegates with firsthand experience of cutting edge technology and innovative building techniques. Delegates had the opportunity to engage with industry experts and researchers, exchange ideas and insights with peers and collaborate on research projects, leveraging the knowledge and expertise of several organisations to drive innovation and change within the industry.
Delegates consisted of industry representatives, government officials and researchers from Breathe, Finding Infinity, uTecture, Republica/MIT, Porter Group, SuppliLab, MAB, MULPHA, Sumitomo Forestry, Fleetwood Australia, Sightdata, URBIS, Council of Mayors South East Queensland, Business NSW, Master Builders Association Victoria, Property Council of Australia, AHURI, University of Sydney, University of Auckland, Monash University, Queensland University of Technology, University of Melbourne.
Date commenced and duration
February 2024, 1 weekLead researcher
Industrialisation
- Business Model Innovation
- Customers and Markets
- Supply Chain Management, Logistics
- Environmentally Sustainable Design
- Sustainable Materials & Products
- Digital Project Management
- Platforms and Process
- Housing and Urban Design (Affordability)
- Prefabrication & Advanced Manufacturing
- Product & Process Efficiency
Business Model Innovation
Theme coordinator
Robert Moehler
Projects
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#65 European Research Tour 2023: Berlin – Copenhagen – Malmö
#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
Sustainable Materials & Products
Theme coordinator
Dr Philip Christopher
Projects
#84 Feasibility study of recycling excavated clay materials in full-scale concrete applications
#86 Sustainable 3D printed concrete for bespoke infrastructure
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#65 European Research Tour 2023: Berlin – Copenhagen – Malmö
Digital Project Management
Projects
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
Light House Project #28: The application of computer vision to measure productivity and enhance safety on construction sites
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
#17 The implication of Industry 4.0 for the construction industry: towards smart prefab
#12 VR/AR technologies in vocational education and training (scoping study)
Platforms and Process
Theme coordinator
Dr Duncan Maxwell
Projects
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#53 Process Engineering, and Design and Estimating Automation of Fleetwood’s Product Platform
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
Housing and Urban Design (Affordability)
Theme coordinator
Dr Lee-Anne Khor
Projects
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#35 Prefab Housing Solutions for Bushfire & Disaster Relief
#23 When prefab hits the ground: Barriers and opportunities in the Australian housing market
Prefabrication & Advanced Manufacturing
Projects
#84 Feasibility study of recycling excavated clay materials in full-scale concrete applications
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#68 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 1 feasibility study
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
Keywords
- Advanced Manufacturing
- Affordable Housing
- Architecture and Building Design
- Artificial Intelligence
- Building systems
- Business Ecosystem
- Circular Economy
- Construction Management
- DfMA
- Digital Platforms
- Digitalisation
- Energy Efficency
- Industrialised Building
- Industrialised Construction
- Platforms
- Prefabrication
- Product approach
- Product Platform
- Smart Prefab
- Supply Chain Innovation