Environmental decision-support for structures

  • Investigators

      • Dr Victor Bunster
      • Santiago Munoz Vela
        • Monash Art, Design and Architecture
      • Dr Jenny Zhou
      • Associate Professor Vincent Chang
        • Monash Engineering
      • Professor Ha Bui
        • Civil Engineering
      • Dr Philip Christopher
      • Professor Lu Aye
      • Professor Tuan Ngo
        • University of Melbourne

  • Partner organisations

    • BlueScope
    • University of Melbourne

  • Funded by

    • Building 4.0 CRC

  • Undertaken within

There is a growing demand for reliable methods to rapidly assess and compare the environmental impacts of alternative building solutions. Approaches based on the Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) methodology are most commonly recognised by industry and academia; however, producing accurate results under this framework requires highly specialised skills and research effort that prevents their ready incorporation into the design of most buildings.

In partnership with the University of Melbourne and BlueScope Steel, this project generated a knowledge base to inform the development of decision-support systems, supporting environmentally efficient building design. The research was funded by the Building 4.0 CRC.