This project aims to develop a whole-of-life procurement decision-making framework so schools can make delivering better education more cost effective. This framework—which draws on state-of-the-art and Nobel prize-winning theories and a new theory the project will develop—will be used in government and private schools. The effectiveness of this framework in improving schools will be shown using a new approach to make school facilities deliver educational outcomes and account for their total production and transaction costs. This research is expected to deliver more efficient ways to future-proof schools to create a well performing school system and more resilient infrastructure vital to Australia’s future prosperity.
For further details see our research project website.
Funding / Grants
- ARC Linkage (2016 - 2018)
Team
- Associate Professor Adrian Bridge (Lead CI) QUT
- Professor Martin Skitmore QUT
- Associate Professor Colin Duffield - The University of Melbourne
- Professor Martin Loosemore - University of NSW
- Associate Professor Hilary Hughes QUT
- Dr Lihai Zhang - The University of Melbourne
- Dr Riza Sunindijo – University of NSW
- Associate Professor Peter Verhoeven QUT
- Dr Vaughan Coffey QUT
Partners
Government
- Infrastructure Australia
- NSW Treasury
- Department of Treasury and Finance Victoria
- Queensland Treasury
- Western Australia Department of Finance
- ACT Education Directorate
- NSW Department of Education
- Queensland Department of Education
- SA Department for Education and Child Development
- Department of Education and Training Victoria
- Western Australia Department of Education
Private Sector
- Bickerton Masters Architecture Pty Ltd
- Christie Creative Solutions
- Capella Capital Pty Ltd
- GRC Quantity Surveyors Pty Ltd
- Lend Lease Building
- Lidunian Partners Pty Ltd
- Spotless Facility Services Ltd
