Dr Tharaka Gunawardena

Research Fellow; Principal Coordinator, Structural Design of Prefabricated Building Construction, Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, University of Melbourne

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Sciences & Technology

How Australia’s prefab industry can help the housing crisis

Prefabrication is a practical solution to meet Victoria’s urgent housing needs by providing speedy and cost-efficient dwellings

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Sciences & Technology

What Victoria’s earthquake tells us about the safety of our structures

Australia has earthquake safety regulations for buildings, but Wednesday’s earthquake reminds us to be informed about the safety of our structures

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Environment

Building the prefab schools of the future

Prefab technology is driving the development of new classrooms in Australia that are a world away from the old “portables” you may remember

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