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