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Training centre collaborating with industry to boost uptake of prefabricated construction

Dr David Heath National Technical Manager Centre for Advanced Manufacturing of Prefabricated Housing

Prof Tuan Ngo (Research Director) Prof Priyan Mendis (Centre Director) Dr David Heath (National Technical Manager)

$4 million Australian Research Council funding announced in 2015

CAMPH VISION To create a training pipeline that enables rapid growth of the emerging prefab manufacturing industry to deliver affordable and high-quality housing through innovation and streamlining of the supply chain.

Australian Research Council

OIL, GAS & ENERGY MEDICAL TECH & PHARMA CYBER SECURITY ADVANCED MANUFACTURING FOOD & AGRIBUSINESS MINING EQUIPMENT, TECH & SERVICES INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMATION PRIORITY

Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Training Centre

• Strengthen capabilities of industries and
• ther research end-users
• Enhance research collaboration between

universities and industry/government

• rganisations
• Drive growth, productivity, competitiveness
• Industrial training (HDRs & postdocs)

Research Fellows PhD + Master students

HICKORY GROUP

Next generation prefab experts

Australian Research Council Industrial Transformation Training Centre

CAMPH OBJECTIVES Transform construction industry through:

• New materials, systems, techniques, and processes
• New business models and supply-chain
• Achieve a step-change in productivity
• Realise significant cost reduction
• Up-skill existing workforce
• Increase export potential
• Develop high-value manufacturing capabilities

A/Prof Tuan Ngo

• Research Director

Prof Priyan Mendis

• Centre Director

Dr David Heath

• National Technical Manager

Ms Meg Belmonte

• Centre Manager

Industry Advisory Committee Research & Training Committee

Standardise Modularise Mass Customise

BIM for prefab

Program 1: Innovation in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly

Lightweight Floor Systems Framing Systems Panel Systems Smart MEP Systems Connections

Program 2: Advanced building systems and assembly techniques

Lightweight High Strength Fire resistant Durable Affordable Environmentally friendly

Program 3: High performance materials

Program 4: Supply chain and financing innovation

• New risk profiling tools and procurement frameworks

for prefab housing.

• Assist industry to develop a more efficient supply

chain and new financing models.

Research topics

Working with industry partners

• Factory visits – monitor, review, recommend
• BIM: new framework and application
• Building envelope modelling
• Lightweight and sustainable materials
• Acoustic modelling and measurement
• Improving fire performance
• Mass customisation
• Automation
• Efficient modularisation
• Timber panelised and volumetric systems up to 25m
• Wider economic benefits and wider economic costs
• Weather tightness for panelised systems
• Next generation residential footing systems

Projects: Timber Building Systems Experimental & numerical projects:

• Develop a facade sealing system to achieve

weathertightness

• Design a post-tensioned prefabricated timber

panelised system to achieve a 25m height

Projects: Habitech Experimental verification of FEA:

• Novel construction technology
• Structural testing
• Compressive strength
• Tensile strength
• Racking strength

Projects: FWPA

(Adapted: Oqvist, Ljunggren & Johnsson, 2018) (Adapted: Nightingale, Quirt, King, & Halliwell, 2006) (Schmied, Sugino, Bergamini, Ermanni, Ruzzene, & Erturk, 2017)

Projects: XLam Research projects:

• 1. CLT validation testing
• 2. Prebuild external wall system
• 3. Long-span mass timber floor system

Projects: BHA Project Management Research projects:

• 1. Optimising the delivery of modular schools
• 2. Indoor environment quality
• 3. Improving the perception of prefab

Centre output

• Reports to industry partners
• Patents
• Journal papers
• Industry magazines
• Workshops, seminars, symposiums

International symposium Melbourne Uni – September 13 Prefabricated timber structures

camph.eng.unimelb.edu.au