Professor Tuan Ngo

Professor Tuan Ngo

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