A joint Engineering workshop, “Sustainable retrofitting solutions for circular economy excellence,” was held on 5 December 2023 at the Department of Infrastructure Engineering, the University of Melbourne (Melbourne). The workshop was held in a hybrid format.

The speakers were Professor Lu Aye, Professor Priyan Mendis, and Dr. Nilupa Herath from the Department of Infrastructure Engineering, Melbourne, as well as Assistant Professor Tomomi Suzuki and Mr. Yuya Tsuji from the Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University (OU).

Discussions included possible ways of applying Japanese and Australian retrofit technology in both countries to improve building sustainability while also reducing the economic impact of building retrofits. The workshop attendees include academic researchers, students, as well as chief engineers from industries.