c4SMC: Industry Solutions as a Service
An industry collaboration initiative embracing smart technologies and processes in delivering a modern construction industry.
Vision
To be a world-leading industry-focused construction research and training centre utilising concepts and technologies brought forward by the 4th Industrial Revolution.
Mission
To contribute to the development of a smart modern construction industry that is capable of dealing with the challenges of sustainability, digitalisation, industrialisation, supply chain, resilience, design, management & economics, and education, which are proactively responded to through academic, industry, professional bodies and government collaboration.
Goals
- Offer High Achiever construction management scholarships.
- Explore research grant opportunities.
- Host visiting academics and industry experts.
- Encourage academic and research exchange.
- Establish DigiCon lab: A state-of-the-art digital construction laboratory for research, development, and training solutions.
- Provide consultancy services to the construction sector.
- Upskill the construction sector with cutting-edge technologies.
- Develop policy directions for the construction sector.
- Provide a platform to engage with construction stakeholders.
- Conduct doctoral research.
- Develop a collaborative research culture that also engages the industry.
Collaborators
Contact
Email: c4smc@westernsydney.edu.au
James Martin Institute (JMI) Policy Challenge Grant Winners
The project from Centre for Smart Modern Construction on Leveraging Digital Technologies to Boost Productivity in the Construction Sector was awarded the 2023 James Martin Institute (JMI) Policy Challenge Grant. The event was held at the State Library of New South Wales on November 22, 2023 |Read More >>
c4SMC Colloquium - February 2024
The Centre for Smart Modern Construction (c4SMC) recently hosted an academic Colloquium at Western Sydney University's Kingswood Campus, showcasing international collaboration in the latest research trends. Dr Yang Zou, a senior lecturer in Construction Management at the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and Director of the Smart |Read More >>
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