Professor Tuan Ngo
Research Program Leader, Building 4.0 CRC; Leader, Advanced Protective Technologies for Engineering Structures (APTES) Group, 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
Environment
The future is prefabricated
Commonly used in much of Europe, prefabrication is a more environmentally sustainable and socially beneficial way to build, and it’s taking off in Australia too
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