Priority Issues
The Built Environment Industry Innovation Council (BEIIC) initially identified three priority areas:
These priorities have informed other BEIIC initiatives.
Other Initiatives
The Australian Construction Industry Forum (ACIF) has been given a grant to engage with stakeholders and report on priorities for reform and enhancement of the regulation environment to support innovation. The focus of the engagement and report is to identify useful steps that can be practically implemented at Commonwealth, state and territory government level that will significantly improve innovation in the built environment itself, and the processes used to deliver and maintain buildings infrastructure.
The Department of Innovation, Industry Science and Research is also supporting the development of a green skills training program. A grant has been provided to Victoria University to develop a green skills curriculum for the retrofitting of houses and buildings that can be used as an upskilling opportunity for construction industry tradespeople. This training program is intended to consolidate a number of disparate courses currently being offered by the University and other training providers.
The BEIIC through the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research engaged a consultant to develop A Framework for a Community Engagement Strategy for the Built Environment ( 
1,003KB). The Framework identifies key elements of sustainable built environments that are more desirable, affordable and durable; determines how best to visualise, describe or convey this future in order to engage with the broader community; and considers other ways to engage the broader community in the idea of a more sustainable built environment.
The Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and Research provided funding to Kinesis Pty Ltd to support the work of the Industry Innovation Councils and increase the basis for discussion in the important areas of urban planning and emission reduction. The report titled Urban Planning, Information Technology and Evidence Based Decision Making for Emission Reductions in our Cities (918KB) was presented to the BEIIC on 5 March 2010.
BEIIC is also focusing on the potential drivers, opportunities and impediments to the adoption of Building Information Modelling (BIM) across the Australian built environment industry. In support BEIIC through DIISR is co-funding a Building Information Modelling Economic Productivity Research Study.
A sub-group of BEIIC is working with the Research Infrastructure Branch of the Department of Innovation, Industry Science and Resarch on research infrastructure needs for the built environment.
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