Robert Bird Group Join the ARC Project Program to Develop Sustainable Engineering Solutions

We are now officially on the ARC Project Program, a sustainability program funded by the Australian Research Council (ARC). Arash Behnia (Principal, Melbourne) is representing Robert Bird Group (RBG) as a Partner Investigator, bringing his dynamic and system vibration expertise to the project. Arash will lead some of the experimental and analytical analyses, he’ll be co-supervising the PhD students at Griffith University, and will also participating in creating an updated national standard annex to define guidelines for engineers.

The ARC Project Program is an industry-academic national research project, and RBG are partnering with the Australian Government, University of Queensland, Griffith University, and others to develop sustainable engineering solutions. The project is planned to run for 3 years, extendable to 5 years.

The project is aims to transform Australia’s timber and construction sector by stimulating rapid growth in timber innovation and updating the use of timbers in structures and construction. RBG will be working closely with industry and university partners, with 6 Nodes in this project. RBG’s main contribution is in Node One, with a focus on long-span timber structures (buildings and bridges) – investigating the dynamic behaviour and vibration of timber for long-span timber structures. We are preparing relevant regulations and standards for engineering communities to use in practical design for timber and hybrid timber structures. The goal is to reduce the cost and increase the value of timber applications in structures as a green and sustainable material. While we are reducing carbon emissions, we are also focusing on productivity in construction.

For more information and project updates, please visit https://www.advance-timber-hub.org/partners/