Presentations

Updating Existing Concrete Structures with Prefabricated Timber Construction to Give a Catholic Primary School Innovative New Classrooms

In this presentation from the Modular & Prefabricated Construction Summit 2017 Knut Menden, Senior Associate at BVN Architects explores;

  • Timber for Students: The use of specific materials in order to meet the clients needs
  • The process behind engineering glulam, CLT, and Lignotrend to create the prefabricated timber construction
  • Overcoming the challenges of using prefabrication to remodel an existing structure

Thomson Adssett’s Prototype for Fully-Volumetric Aged Care Facilities in Rural Areas

In this presentation from the Modular & Prefabricated Construction Summit 2017 Tim Bentley, Partner at Thomson Adsett Architects explores;

  • The current prototype model and what Thomson Adsett is hoping to achieve through modular construction
  • How Thomson Adsett plans to embed specific aged care technology, such as pressurized underlays, into the modular construction
  • A review of the metrics and research: will this method really lead to construction and cost reduction?

Developing Affordable Housing in Western Australia using Modular Construction

In this presentation from the Modular & Prefabricated Construction Summit 2017 Simon Moore, Director of Complex Projects at the Department of Communities, Western Australia explores;

  • The research and development that enabled such fast construction time of the Stella Village Complex
  • The overall result of the building as well as customer satisfaction
  • Future plans for such buildings in Perth