#18 Long-span Low-Carbon Floor Systems (Scoping Study)
CRC#18 addresses the lack of data-informed product evaluation methods in construction, through the benchmarking of nine long-span, low carbon floor systems.
The key outcomes of the research point towards a logic and workflow that could be applied to any productised building element, involving:
- product mapping according to material and element type
- visualisation of high level benchmarking findings for use during early building design
- synthesis of detailed benchmarking findings to enable transparent discussion of decision priorities
This framework can be used as the basis for: further product benchmarking; evaluation and selection of most suitable products given an explicit set of selection priorities; and future product design development.
Researchers on the project included: Ivana Kuzmanovska: Mizan Ahmed, Mehrdad Arashpour,
Victor Bunster, Victor Chang, Lariza de Guzman, Tom Heath, Enzo Lara-Hamilton, Duncan Maxwell, Declan Murphy, Sejuti Saha, Angela Solarte, Jenny Zhou, Stephen Go, Felix Hui, Wen Li, Richard Nero, Tuan Ngo, Tuan Nguyen, Tai Thai & Muhammad Wasim.
Sustainability
Building Design and DFMA
Sustainable Materials & Products
Theme coordinator
Dr Philip Christopher
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