Future Building Initiative
Applied research with built environment industries: innovation, commercialisation, collaboration
The way we develop, design, produce, and operate buildings is about to undergo a radical change. This change will usher in a new chapter for the building sector, transforming the traditional industry as we know it.
The Future Building Initiative sets itself at the forefront of R&D activity in this sector-wide transformation project. Working collaboratively with its national and international consortium of leading industry and academic partners on applied research projects, the Future Building Initiative plays a critical translational role between research and industry.
A key part of this project is to conceptualise and implement a more industrialised approach to building; an approach that will more fully utilise emerging opportunities in technology, advanced processes, and the latest thinking.
The Future Building Initiative’s broad thematic interests include:
- integrated digital platforms for building design, development, production, and operation
- advanced manufacturing and Industry 4.0
- advanced materials and systems
- digital and automated fabrication technologies
- mass customisation
- business innovation, incubation, and commercialisation
- built environment policy and regulation
- education and training of future building professionals
- environmental performance of the built environment
- affordable housing
- housing development models
Building 4.0 CRC Bid
Better buildings, new efficiencies through technology and collaboration.
CRC-P
Transforming the housing construction industry towards an innovative, advanced manufacturing future.
CRC-P Capstone Prototype
Showcasing the potential of industrialised construction through innovative full-scale prototypes.
CRC-P Future Living System
Creating a real-scale prototype apartment from a range of prefabricated and modular elements.
CRC-P LCA of Mass Timber Construction
Quantifying the embodied emissions and carbon sequestration potential of mass timber construction materials in Australia.
PhD CRC-P: DfMA for Building Production
Investigating how the manufacturing concept DfMA might be applied to the design and production of buildings.
uTecture Industry Test Group Report
Single dwelling design tools for improved customer outcomes.
PhD ARC: Integrating Affordability
An approach to holistic knowledge in improving housing affordability utilising prefabricated construction.
Predictive Personalisation in Chile
Harnessing informal construction to improve the environmental performance of mass housing.
Vanuatu Pathway to Ownership
Creating a pathway to home ownership in Port Vila, Vanuatu.
WAYOUT: Codesign in Kandos
Contemporary art practices into architectural design.
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Recent news
Australian building industry revolutionises the way it designs, manufactures and delivers for customers
Monash University is part of a $28 million funding bid as part of an initiative set to transform how buildings are manufactured in Australia.
26 Jul 2019
Innovator in Applied Design leads new Future Building Initiative research lab at Monash
Monash University has appointed building design innovation expert Professor Mathew Aitchison to lead its major new initiative to influence and transform the design, production and management of the built environment.
4 Feb 2019
Past events
2019 Victorian Architecture Awards: Presentation to Juries
16 Mar 2019, 8am – 6pm
Learning and Teaching Building, Clayton