#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
#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
#31 Demystifying Volumetric Construction: A Study of the Bathroom Pod
Supply Chain Management, Logistics
Theme coordinator
Dr Wen Li
Projects
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#65 European Research Tour 2023: Berlin – Copenhagen – Malmö
Light House Project #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study
Environmentally Sustainable Design
Theme coordinator
Dr Victor Bunster
Projects
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#65 European Research Tour 2023: Berlin – Copenhagen – Malmö
#36 Academic validation of performance gap research in energy rating systems
#15 Using the Whole Tree for Future Timber-Based Construction – Scoping Study
#27 Environmental Decision-Support for Structures
Sustainable Materials & Products
Theme coordinator
Dr Philip Christopher
Projects
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#65 European Research Tour 2023: Berlin – Copenhagen – Malmö
Light House Project #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
Light House Project #6: Malvern East Apartment Development
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
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
Light House Project #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
#17 The implication of Industry 4.0 for the construction industry: towards smart prefab
Platforms and Process
Theme coordinator
Dr Duncan Maxwell
Projects
#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
#38 Victorian Government Digital Build – Translating theory into practice
Housing and Urban Design (Affordability)
Theme coordinator
Dr Lee-Anne Khor
Projects
#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
#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 #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
Light House Project #3: NCHA Independent Living Lab
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