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    • Professor Priyan Mendis

    Leader, Advanced Protective Technologies for Engineering Structures Group (APTES); Director, ARC Centre for Advanced Manufacturing of Prefabricated Modular Housing, 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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    Sciences & Technology

    Nanoclay can stop cladding fires spreading

    Researchers have found that treating building cladding with nano-sized particles of clay can prevent cladding fires from spreading, while significantly reducing the heat and smoke from burning

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