INDUSTRY BODY WELCOMES $28 MILLION BUILDING CRC ANNOUNCEMENT

The Building 4.0 CRC funded by the Australian Government Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) Program, and recently announced by Federal Minister for Industry Science and Technology Karen Andrews has the potential to boost the economy through job creation and position Australia as a leader in the advanced manufacture of buildings.

As the peak body for Australia’s off-site construction industry acting as the hub for building prefabrication technology and design, prefabAUS joins with 30 industry partners to welcome this recent announcement which will bring together expertise from various fields to develop industry-wide practices with the potential to transform the sector and impact how buildings are designed and manufactured in Australia.

A major focus of the CRC will be waste and emissions reductions from building projects whilst the use of digital solutions, new products and processes will transform Australia’s building industry to one that is tech-enabled placing the customer at the centre of each building experience.

The $28million CRC grant from the Australian Government will leverage a combined $103 million from industry, government and research partners to deliver better buildings that are more efficient, cheaper to build and safer.

Reducing waste, delays and emissions from building projects is the focus of the collaborative initiative between 30 industry partners.

Board member of prefabAUS and Research Director of Building 4.0 CRC, Professor Tuan Ngo, from the University of Melbourne, said:

“I hope to achieve a more sustainable, more efficient and more user-friendly industry through this CRC.

“The Building 4.0 CRC is going to be a really important factor in this sector, making sure that we have a competitive future and that we are addressing broad sector needs."

Chair of prefabAUS Damien Crough said:

“The announcement of the Building 4.0 CRC by Federal Minister Karen Andrews represents a significant step forward at a time when collaboration within the industry, government and research partners will transform the sector”. prefabAUS continues its involvement with research through the ARC C.A.M.P.H and IMCRC and looks forward to working with all parties to deliver transformational change to Australia’s construction industry through the Building 4.0 CRC.”

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The Building 4.0 CRC comprises 30 leading players in commercial industry, university, industry bodies and government partners, including: Monash University, University of Melbourne, Lendlease, Donovan Group, BlueScope Steel, CSR, Utecture Australia, Bentley Homes, Coresteel Australia, A.G Coombs, Ultimate Aluminium Windows, Queensland University of Technology, Holmesglen Institute, Hyne Timber, Shapeshift Design Technologies, M-Modular, Schiavello Manufacturing, Gelion Technologies, YNOMIA, Fleetwood, Master Builders Association of Victoria, PrefabAUS, Salesforce, Sumitomo Forestry, Green Building Council of Australia, Standards Australia, Taronga Venture Advisory, Victorian Building Authority and the Victorian Government Department of Job, Precincts and Regions.

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