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Pre-conference reception Woodward Conference Centre, Parkville campus
Welcome: Prof. Jason Monty (Head of School, The University of Melbourne)
Decarbonising the Building Industry
DBI2026 + IPC2026 + AIRAH Intelligent Building Forum
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Welcome reception
Pre-conference reception Woodward Conference Centre, Parkville campus
Welcome: Prof. Jason Monty (Head of School, The University of Melbourne)
Day 1
Opening and welcome by Behzad Rismanchi and Wenchi Shou
City of Melbourne Lord Mayor Nicholas Reece
Australian Government / DCCEEW Stanford Harrison
<< Group photo before keynotes >>
Keynote 1 Tim Woods, IndustryEdge Pty Ltd, Australia
Presentation: Plantation to Product to Prefab – A Core Pathway to Decarbonising the Built Environment
Keynote 2 Prof. Rafael Sacks, Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Presentation: Digital Twin Construction: Global Process Optimisation through Automation and Prefabrication
Moderator: Adam Faircloth (Queensland Department of Primary Industries)
Chris Swadling (Ironwood Australia and Ironchar)
Kersten Gentle (FTMA Australia)
Rhianna Robinson (FTMA Australia)
Jasmin Goldberg (Aurecon)
Julia Hall (Twenty Nine Ideas)
Dr Jack Dorries (Queensland Department of Primary Industries)
Moderator: Dr Jun Wang (Western Sydney University)
Prof. Wei Chen (Northwestern University, USA)
Prof. Brian Uy (UNSW Sydney, Australia)
Prof. Vijay Singh (Texas A&M University, USA)
Moderator: André Neto-Bradley (CSIRO / UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero)
Prof. Peter Holzer (Institute of Building Research & Innovation (IBRI), Austria)
Sarah O'Connell (University College Cork, Ireland)
Prof. Greg Foliente (The University of Melbourne)
Suzanne Lavender (ACT Government)
Session chair: A/Prof. Dominik Holzer
AI-Driven Surrogate Modelling for CFRP–Steel Bonded Joint Strength Prediction Using Cohesive Zone Simulations
Dr Farid Fazel Mojtahedi
A Review on Mapping the Intellectual Structure of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Technology Research in the Construction Industry
Mr Diekolola Abiola-ogedengbe
Design optimisation of timber structural systems using reinforcement learning
Mr Mel Susoy
Two-Stage Fine-Tuning of Object Detection Model for Modular Construction Using Real and Project-Specific Synthetic VR Data
Dr Byungjoo Choi
Session chair: A/Prof. Ali Kashani
Identifying Circular R strategy at EOL Stage in Temporary Modular Building in the UK
Mr Samin Salim
Modelling of Embedded Ferrule Connections in Modular 3D-Printed Concrete
Mr Theo Lewis
3D-Printed Sustainable Stay-in-Place (SIP) Concrete Formwork via Two-Stage Mixing Process
Mr Raja Dilawar Riaz
Punching Shear Performance of Australian Radiata Pine CLT Panels
Mr Lok To Nazirite Wong
Experiments informed multiscale simulation in rubberised concrete
Mr Xiaohu Yu
Low carbon concrete for prefabricated structures
Dr Abdullah Anwar
Session chair: Dr Songbo Hu
Vision-Based Tracking of the Crane lifted-Load during Positioning
BIM Reconstruction for Robotic Wall Assembly from CAD Drawings
Lufeng Wang
Visual-semantic multimodal techniques for construction safety management: algorithms, applications, and future directions
Yu Wang
Dynamic Fall-from-Height Risk Evaluation Using Accident Causation Knowledge and Visual Evidence
Wenyu Xu
A Predictive World Model for Dynamic Robotic Inspection in Construction Sites
Yang Su
AI Agent-Based Construction Progress Prediction and Optimization Method Using PSO-CNN-LSTM and Genetic Algorithms
Wei Wei
A radar-based real-time gesture recognition system for assisting walkie-talkie communication in tower crane operations
Ying Wang
Moderator: Dr Amir Soroush (Victorian Infrastructure Delivery Authority (VIDA))
Clare Tubolets (SmartCrete CRC)
Pablo Gabutti (Government of Córdoba, Argentina)
Vicky Au (Wood Group)
Brenton Reynolds (Urbis)
Session chair: Prof. Mohan Jacob
From Remediation to Construction: Valorising Thermal Soil Treatment Residues as Low-Carbon Cement Replacement Materials
Mr Ali Raza
Mechanical Activation of Coal Bottom Ash: Reactivity-Performance Correlation for Sustainable Binder System in the Building Industry
Dr Ervin Shan Khai Tiu
Evaluating the Long-Term Mechanical Behavior of Geopolymer Concrete Incorporating DBS
Mr Hassan Sabetifar
Development of CaO-Activated Geopolymer Mortar Incorporating Fly Ash, GGBS, and DBS
Mr Hassan Sabetifar
From Waste to Carbon: Advancing Decarbonisation of the Building Industry through Microwave-Assisted Waste Valorisation
Prof Mohan Jacob
From Digital Enablement to Decarbonised Outcomes: A Scientometric Diagnosis of the Enabler Outcome Gap in Circular Construction Research.
Mr Diekolola Abiola-ogedengbe
Session chair: Dr. Jenny Zhou
Data as the Lever: Using Performance Intelligence to Unlock Sustainability in Budget-Constrained Healthcare Infrastructure
Dr Monique Schmidt
A parametric UBEM workflow for cross-city comparison of operational energy and emissions
Mr Ruijie Liu
From Data-Driven Energy Prediction to Carbon-Conscious HVAC Control
Ms Qiuwen Sun
Operational Carbon Decision Value Framework: A Decision-Oriented Approach to Building Decarbonization
Miss Mahsa Saghaei
Can ageing marine concrete infrastructure safely remain in service? A structural performance-based framework for sustainable life extension
Mr Rishwanth Darun Annamalaisamy Sannasiraj
A stochastic model for selecting optimal emissions reduction technology for construction equipment under subsidies
Ms Yiyi Zhu
Session chair: Prof. Liupengfei Wu
Building the Builders: A Competency Framework for the Emerging Data Center Construction Workforce in the U.S.
Manideep Tummalapudi
BIM-Based Multi-Agent UAV Inspection System for Adaptive Building Façade Defect Detection and Report Generation
Wen Yi
Performance Evaluation of Short-Term Building Energy Forecasting under Limited Monitoring Windows Using Multi-Source IoT Data
Yu Wang
Cross-Domain Urban Resilience: Developing a Road-Sewer-Traffic Digital Twin for Vulnerability Management in Central London
Yinglin Wang
SimpleCrackMamba: An attention-guided Mamba architecture for crack segmentation
Zhili He
An Efficient Non-Interactive Zero-Knowledge Proof Framework for Privacy-Preserving Verification of Dimensional Tolerances and Material Provenance in Modular Construction
Hierarchical Semantic Segmentation for Building Point Cloud
Mingkai Li
Opening: Prof. Michael Wesley (Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Global, Culture and Engagement)
MCs: Dr Afsaneh Seifinaji and Maharti Triharta
Cultural performance: Yulugi trio Website ↗ - yidaki, world music and dance
Informal discussion panel Moderator: Prof. Greg Foliente (The University of Melbourne); André Neto-Bradley (CSIRO / UK Department for Energy Security and Net Zero); Anthony Wright (CSIRO); Sami Zheng (AIRAH); Prof. Brian Uy (UNSW Sydney, Australia)
Awards International Society for Smart Construction and Production Award announcement; moderator Prof. Xiangyu Wang
Day 2
Prof. Dr Frank Schultmann Pathways to Decarbonisation, a techno-economic perspective
Prof. Togay Ozbakkaloglu Toward Low-Carbon and Resilient Infrastructure for the Future Built Environment
Prof. Sudharshan N. Raman Sustainability and Environmental Performance Evaluation of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) Systems
Moderator: Damien Crough (prefabAUS)
Alison Scotland (Australian Sustainable Built Environment Council (ASBEC))
Prof. Rebecca Yang (The University of Melbourne)
Aaron Banks (Green360 Technologies)
A/Prof. Obuks Ejohwomu (The University of Manchester, UK)
Session chair: Dr. Nima Izadyar
Residential building ground-coupled heat loss modelling using MARS
Dr Chi-Hsiang Wang
Advancing Glass Curtain Wall Inspection with Real World Multi-Class Defect Detection
Dr Nilmini Weerasinghe
LLM-Guided Exploration for Safer RL-Based Building Energy Control
Mr Amirhosein Moshari
A Semantic AI Framework for Automated Building Management System Functional Compliance Verification Using Large Language Models and Knowledge Graphs
Dr Morshed Alam
Comparative Evaluation of Machine-Learning Models for Carbon-Aware Energy Optimisation in Commercial Buildings
Mr Mohammad Imamul Hossain
Target-Dependent Predictability of Energy, Carbon, and Cost in Machine-Learning Retrofit Assessment
Mr Jamsheed Sajid
Session chair: Prof. Benoit Gilbert
Understanding Australian Consumer Hesitations for Recycled Engineered Wood Products – Survey
Mr Cole Walchle
Review & Analysis of Australian Forest Resource and Structural Engineered Wood Products (EWPs) Landscape
Dr Clement Chan
Out-of-grade Timber for Framing Components in Australian Residential Construction
Prof Benoit Gilbert
Reducing Embodied Carbon in Buildings Through Sustainable Hybrid Timber Floor Systems
Prof Benoit Gilbert
The Timber Is Ready. The Market Is Not: Five Moves to Scale Circular Reuse in Construction
A/Prof Patrick Fong
Reclaimed Timber for Circular Construction: Resource Potential and Implementation Barriers in Germany
Mr Hansjörg Bühler
Moderators: A/Prof. Wenchi Shou (Western Sydney University) and Dr Jun Wang (Western Sydney University)
Prof. Wei Chen (Northwestern University, USA)
A/Prof. Yihai Fang (Monash University)
Dr Reza Hosseini (The University of Melbourne)
Moderator: Hudson Worsley (Materials and Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance (MECLA))
Session chair: A/Prof. Xuemei Liu
Sustainability and Environmental Performance Evaluation of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) Systems
Facilitating the Transition towards Sustainability in the Residential Sector: Demonstrative Upscaling of Circular Economy Initiatives
Ms Sadaf Dalirazar
A Dynamic Net-Zero Readiness Index for Healthcare Built Environment: Integrating Energy Simulation and Whole-Life Carbon Assessment
Mr Yousab Botros
Environmental-Economic Impact in Specifying Low Carbon Concrete
Mr Reiss McLeod
Beyond the Rooftop: Regulated Community Solar, Active Energy Users and Verifiable Building Decarbonisation
Mr Pablo Gabutti
Global Design-Space versus Pareto-Front Sensitivity Analysis of Precinct-Scale Envelope Retrofits: Key Drivers of Carbon, Outdoor Comfort, and Cost
Mrs Azadeh Taghvaie
Session chair: Dr. Xiaoying (Annie) Gu
Evaluating Circularity Potential of Wind Turbine Blade Repurposing in Construction: A New Zealand Case Study
Ms Sahimol Eldhose
Assessing Retrofit Pathways toward a Sustainable Urban Building Stock: A Case Study of the City of Melbourne, Australia
Ms Ziying Sun
Adaptive Reinforcement Learning for Cross-Sector Coordination of Workload Scheduling and Cooling Management in Data Centres
Prof Vahid Nik
The Strategic Role of Data Centres in the Sustainable Built Environment
Dr Daniel Oteng
From passive pavements to active building energy infrastructure: Geothermal pavements
Dr Xiaoying Gu
Life Cycle Cost Analysis of Multi-Storey Buildings with Recycled Concrete Aggregates, Fly Ash, and Basalt Fibres
Mr Abdelrahman Abushanab
Session chair: Dr Weiqi Xing
Structural Problems Of Mounting Systems In Specialized Photovoltaic Applications
Paliha Edirisinghe
Experimental and numerical investigation of interlayer moisture loss in 3D printed cementitious materials
Assessment of LC3-50 cementitious binders incorporating alternative Australian Calcined Clays: Performance and Sustainability implications
Reena Sanjay Krishna
What Drives Stakeholder Participation in MiC Carbon Credit Mechanisms? Evidence from Hong Kong
Shiying Liu
Stochastic life cycle assessment of low-carbon concrete in Australia
DIGITAL DESIGN AND OPTIMIZATION WORKFLOWS FOR BUILDING-INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAICS
A Knowledge Graph-Enhanced Workflow for Methodology Matching in Construction Carbon Market Projects
Yanjiang Lu
Moderators: A/Prof. Behzad Rismanchi and A/Prof. Wenchi Shou
Awards: A/Prof. Wenchi Shou
Closing presentations: A/Prof. Behzad Rismanchi
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