The latest seminar in the CIB President’s seminar series 4 is with Keith Hampson of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBE Australia) on 4th October 2024. Keith will provide an insight into leading collaborative construction industry research in Australia.
Abstract
Australia has grown its influence in international built environment research through CIB over the past two decades through influential leadership and engagement in Commissions, Task Groups and the Governing Board through an active program of working together.
Two of the leading Australian institutions have been Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBEnrc), Australia headquartered at Curtin University, Perth (CEO – Professor Keith Hampson); and Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Melbourne (Head – School of Property, Construction and Project Management – Professor Ron Wakefield).
Together, these institutions have built resilient national research programs and independently and jointly led national and international initiatives in safety, innovation leadership, productivity, housing and digital engineering.
A common element in these successes has been Australian industry research collaboration – seeking to leverage national and global scale opportunities that transcend local competition and egos.
Biography
Professor Keith Hampson established and is CEO of the Australian Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBE Australia) which develops projects informed by industry partner needs, secures national funding, project manages the collaborative research and oversees ‘research into practice’ initiatives. SBE Australia and its predecessor organisations including the CRC for Construction Innovation (CRCci) have been leading national and international industry, government and research collaborations since 1996.
Keith is Immediate Past President of the International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction (CIB) having been active on CIB for 25 years including serving as Coordinator of TG58: Clients and Construction Innovation, TG85: R&D Investment and Impact, and TG90: Information Integration in Construction.
Keith holds degrees in Civil Engineering (Hons) and an MBA from QUT and a PhD focussing on industry innovation from Stanford University. He has been awarded fellowships of the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (FTSE), Engineers Australia (HonFIEAust) and the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD).
Recordings of the President’s seminar series 3 can be viewed here.
