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Victor Bunster

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Victor Bunster

Dr

 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7665-4567

Accepting PhD Students

20132026

Research activity per year

Personal profile

Biography

Victor is a Senior Lecturer in Architectural Technology at the Department of Architecture. His research explores the environmental impacts and potential of industrialised building by leveraging digital technologies. Victor is Environment and Resources Lead of the Future Building Initiative, and ESD, LCA and Energy theme co-ordinator at the Building 4.0 CRC. He holds a PhD in Architectural Science and Technology and an MPhil in Design Computing at MSD - The University of Melbourne. Victor is a registered practitioner in Chile where he worked as a project architect in social housing.

Education/Academic qualification

Architectural Science and Technology, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Melbourne

2016

Design Computing, Master of Philosophy (MPhil), University of Melbourne

2011

Postgraduate Certificate in Sustainable Architecture, Universidad de Chile (University of Chile)

2007

Licentiate in Architecture, Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile (Pontifical Catholic University of Chile)

2005

External positions

Visiting Scholar, Universidad del Bío-Bío (University of Bío-Bío)

2025 → …

Adjunct Researcher, Centro de Desarrollo Urbano Sustentable (CEDEUS) (Centre for Sustainable Urban Development)

2022 → 2025

Research area keywords

  • Built Environment
  • Environmental Design
  • Life Cycle Analysis
  • Sustainable Construction
  • Industrialised Construction
  • Decision Support Systems
  • Mass Customisation
  • Personalisation
  • Software Development
  • Data Analytics
  • Design Computing
  • Building Science
  • Building
  • Construction
  • Architecture

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
  2. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  3. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  4. SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
    SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
  5. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  6. SDG 13 - Climate Action
    SDG 13 Climate Action

  • Automatic compliance and energy rating system

    Bunster, V. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Philip, C. J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Omrani, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Aye, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Drogemuller, R. (Chief Investigator (CI))

    19/01/21 → 19/07/21

    Project: Research

  • Building 4.0 CRC #116 - MMC Pathways for Youth Housing Delivery

    Soltani, S. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Maxwell, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Nicholson, E. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Couper, R. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Giusti Gestri, L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bunster, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)) & Cruz Gambardella, C. (Chief Investigator (CI))

    18/12/25 → 18/06/27

    Project: Research

  • Graduate Certificate in Sustainable Building

    Gutierrez Bucheli, L. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Maxwell, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bunster, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pook, H. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Duncan, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Gladovic, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Alviano, P. (Partner Investigator (PI))

    Green Building Council of Australia

    22/10/25 → 21/07/26

    Project: Research

  • ARC Research Hub for Human-Robot Teaming for Sustainable and Resilient Construction

    Liu, D. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Lingard, H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Lin, C.-T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pagnucco, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wilkinson, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wu, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sankaran, S. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Xuesong Shen, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Ahmadian Fard Fini, A. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sammut, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Sheng, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Dissanayake, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Song, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wang, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wong, K. W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Barati, K. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Shou, W. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Maxwell, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Hon, C. K. H. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Mortazavi, M. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Wang, J. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Jimmieson, N. L. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Song, Y. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Do, T. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Bunster, V. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Pirzadeh, P. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Zhao, L. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Raphael, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Peters, G. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Craig, D. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Mohammed, A. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Sobyra, R. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Wee, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Forouzandeh, H. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Maghsoudi, S. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Linke, J. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Yu, X. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Komarzyniec, K. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Cook, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Barrett, C. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Salunke, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)), Field, L. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Fitzgibbon, J. (Partner Investigator (PI))

    University of Technology (UTS) Sydney

    25/08/25 → 24/08/30

    Project: Research

  • #110 Circular design strategies for future-proofing building services

    Bunster, V. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI)), Cruz Gambardella, C. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Maxwell, D. (Chief Investigator (CI)), Price, B. (Partner Investigator (PI)) & Nagarajah, A. (Partner Investigator (PI))

    13/08/25 → 30/06/27

    Project: Research

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