Arch _ Manu: ARC Centre for Next-Gen Architectural Manufacturing
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Accelerating digital transformation processes within the built environment sector to meet critical sustainability goals
Research Institute
14 active collaborations
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Challenge
The AEC sector consumes natural resources and energy at unsustainable rates and is responsible for a significant portion of national carbon emissions. Also, it has been slow to adapt digitisation. Consequently, the sector is plagued with performance and productivity problems, compromised efficiency and reduced international competitiveness.
Solution
Over the five-year life of the centre, its program of industryembedded PhDs, national and international placements, sectorfocused short courses and postdoctoral projects have grown knowledge, skills and capacity within the AEC workforce. It also delivers novel digital tools and frameworks to help drive the digital transformation of the sector. Arch _ Manu features an interdisciplinary research cohort of 28 higher degree researchers and three postdoctoral fellows spread across three university nodes.
Target customers / end-users
• AEC sector professionals seeking sustainable, efficient and competitive practices
• industry, government and community stakeholders aiming to cut carbon, waste and resource use.
Progress
• established Continuous Professional Development( CPD) platform that delivered 44 of 156 CPD courses
• thought leader in AI architecture education
• delivered digital tools commercialisation and improved practices in digital and circular transition / transformation.
ARC ITTC Funding
Multidisciplinary team
Advanced Manufacturing, Materials & Design
Arch _ Manu brings together academics, researchers and industry experts from Architecture, Engineering, Management and Governance, Information Systems, Computer Science, Computational Design, Industrial Design and Construction Management to investigate how data and digital strategy can help the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction( AEC) Sector meet critical sustainability and productivity goals.