Light House Project #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
This project centres on a collaborative affordable housing development in Western Australia, founded on lead partner LTCM’s patented offsite construction approach. It aims to showcase speed, efficiency, waste reduction and sustainability in construction using a unified digital platform. Key objectives include:
– demonstrating sustainability improvements
– validating digital construction processes
– quantifying value gains through the offsite, platform approach.
Specific research streams delve into value analysis using Building Information Modelling (BIM), waste reduction through increased BIM usage, embodied carbon quantification using BIM and supply chain efficiency enhancement via shared Digital Twin technology. These streams aim to uncover correlations, efficiencies and insights for sustainable, cost-effective construction.
Project team: Prof. Nelson Lam, Prof. Lu Aye, Assoc. Prof. Tai Thai, Dr Xuemei Liu, Dr Alireza Chiniforush, Dr Siddhesh Godbole
Associated Organisations: Steel Framing Australia
Date commenced and duration
November 2023, 18 monthsLead researcher
Industrialisation
- Supply Chain Management, Logistics
- Building Materials & Systems
- Building Design and DFMA
- Prefabrication & Advanced Manufacturing
- Construction Management
- Digital Project Management
- Sustainable Materials & Products
- Energy
- Life Cycle Assessment
Building Materials & Systems
Theme coordinator
Dr Rackel San Nicolas
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
#85 From Digital Design to Human Robot Collaborative Masonry Construction
#68 Development of a solution for high-rise mass timber residences through a Post & Plate system – Phase 1 feasibility study
Building Design and DFMA
Projects
#71 Automated decision making for interdisciplinary coordination during early-stage building design
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
Light House Project #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
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 #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
Construction Management
Theme coordinator
Dr Mehrdad Arashpour
Projects
#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
#21 Regulatory Reform for Industrialised Building
#61 Building Productivity – Product, Process, People
Light House Project #13: Mixed Reality Carpentry Demonstration
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
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
Energy
Theme coordinator
Dr Victor Bunster
Projects
Light House Project #7: Platform Delivery of Affordable Housing
#50 Development of Artificial Neural Network and Automated Life Cycle Assessments for Cloud Based Residential Energy Estimations
#36 Academic validation of performance gap research in energy rating systems
#27 Environmental Decision-Support for Structures
#11 Environmental Credentials for Building Technology Platforms
Life Cycle Assessment
Theme coordinator
Dr Victor Bunster
Projects
#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
#59 Innovative Steel–Timber–Concrete Composite StrongFloor
#28 Componentised Internal Wall Systems for Multi-residential Applications
Keywords
- Affordable Housing
- Home Design
- Housing
- Platforms