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Dear Colleagues
Delivering high-quality affordable housing, addressing rising building company insolvencies, creating a circular built environment and meeting sustainability targets – these are the problems government decision makers and building industry leaders around the world are grappling with.
I recently shared my thoughts on the role innovation in addressing these issues in an article for The Fifth Estate. We know there are no quick solutions and answers won’t be reached in isolation. It takes a diverse group of people with different knowledge, skills and experiences come together, collaborate and share their insights and ideas that breakthrough progress can occur.
It’s these thoughts that have shaped the program of our second Annual Conference — CULTURE OF INNOVATION, Wednesday 11 October 2023, 9am–6pm, at Monash College Docklands (750 Collins Street, Melbourne).
We’ve invited international thought leaders and disruptors to reveal why and how their organisations are doing things differently. They’ll join Australian industry leaders, innovators and researchers exploring ways to create the culture of innovation the industry needs to address these wicked problems. We hope you will agree that we’ve brought together the critical ingredients for change.
If you haven’t already registered, please follow the link below.
Best wishes from Mathew and the Team | |
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EARLY BIRD TICKETS AVAILABLE UNTIL 4 OCTOBER 2023 – REGISTER NOW
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Our Elevator Initiative launched in August 2023 – an invitation for businesses looking to advance their technology in the building industry to join Building 4.0 CRC. | | | |
Elevator Initiative members:
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Can attend exclusive invite-only networking events to collaborate with Building 4.0 CRC’s extensive industry partner consortium - Have a branded presence at the Building 4.0 CRC Annual Conference and within the online Elevator Initiative Directory
- Get access to leading global research and data on the property and construction industry
- Take an active part in shaping the industry’s future innovations and products.
For more information, you can contact our Elevator Initiative Director, Shelli Trung at s.trung@building40crc.org. She can explain the initiative in detail and answer any questions.
Or you can complete the Elevator Initiative Expression of Interest form, and Shelli will be in touch. | |
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We currently have 21 active projects including 3 launched since the June 2023 newsletter: | |
#44 Generative Architectural Design Engine – This project combines qualitative methods and advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence models to develop and implement prototypical digital tools capable of ‘proposing’ multiple viable architectural design drafts.
Partners are Lendlease Digital and Monash University. | | | |
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Partners are Lendlease Digital and Monash University.
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Real-time assembly of a complex timber pavilion will showcase these technologies’ efficacy in addressing construction challenges.
Partners are Holmesglen Institute, Monash University, Ynomia and Fologram. | |
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The second Expression of interest (EOI), released in July 2023, focused on construction robotics, human/robot interaction, additive fabrication and advance manufacturing. Submissions closed 22 September. Proposals are being assessed now, with research activity to start by January 2024.
We will release our third EOI in October. Keep an eye out for our emailed invitation. | |
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New scholarship available | |
A scholarship is available in the Faculty of Business and Economics at Monash University. You can find the details here. If you are interested, please contact Dr Sarah Breen-Lovett (Engagement and Education Leader) at s.breenlovett@building40crc.org. | |
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Japan tour Dr Bronwyn Evans AM (Chair) and Professor Mathew Aitchison (CEO) were in Japan in September 2023, to gain insights into research and collaboration in the Japanese context. They met with representatives from a range of organisations: | |
- Sumitomo Forestry, a major Japanese timber company and Building 4.0 CRC partner
- Tsukuba Research Institute, Sumitomo’s research institute for trees
- Obayashi Corporation, one of Japan’s 5 major construction companies
- Australian Embassy and Austrade.
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Research tours
We held a research tours workshop in September. This was an opportunity for participants to share their insights of our European Research Tour conducted in April 2023. Check out the report.
We also announced the next Research Tour – our first to the United States in February 2024. We’ve just started planning the itinerary. Keep an eye out for updates. | |
External events
Our Executive Team and researchers have presented at many external events recently, to profile our activities. Examples include: | |
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The following final report was released in September 2023: Many of our researchers and PhD students have released journal articles and conference papers. You’ll find the complete list on our website.
There's also an updated version of the publications procedures. | |
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New Executive Team members | |
Farewell to Daniel Rex, our Partnerships Director who finished in September. We thank him for his contribution.
And welcome to 4 new Executive Team members: | |
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