Forum Highlights

1. Update on new regulatory reforms & latest developments on building and resource consents, the Building Act and the proposed New Manufacturer Certification Scheme for modular construction
2. Interface with new local and international players gearing to enter the OSM space
3. Understand insurance options and banking/alternative financing solutions available for pre-fabrication projects, and overcoming pitfalls
4. Discover best practices from exemplar modular projects for further application in new projects
5. Find out how pre-fabrication techniques can help in the education and retirement villages & aged care sectors to fast deliver projects and lower costs
6. Gain insights from experience modular players how to achieve multiproof certification from the authorities
7. Explore how modular construction and pre-fabrication can solve New Zealand’s acute affordable housing shortage, in an expeditious and win-win fashion
8. Understand how Build-to-Rent projects can help to resolve some of New Zealand’s housing problems
9. Explore 3D Printing and Artificial Intelligence in modular construction
10. Meet new developers and investors and collaborate on current and upcoming projects as well as future prospects for the sector

DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, 5 JULY 2023

• Dealing With The New Zealand Housing Shortage And Its Associated Building Boom With A Global Pandemic In The Background: The Invercargill Experience
• Housing Solutions That Meet The Wellbeing Aspirations Of The Urban Maori & Pasifika Communities And The Homeless
• Institutional Barriers To Affordable Housing And How To Overcome Them

DAY 2: THURSDAY, 6 JULY 2023

• Stimulating Demand for OSM
• Fast-Tracking Building And Resource Consent & Compliance
• Energy Efficiency And Sustainability For Affordable Housing
  

DAY 3: FRIDAY, 7 JULY 2023

• Insuring Prefab Projects
• Contracting, Tendering, Procuring And Dispute Resolution For Modular Construction Contracts

1. Energy Efficiency And Sustainability For Affordable Housing
2. Case Study Of House It’s PIR Panel Prefabricated Homes As A Flatpack Solution To Meet New Zealand’s Affordable Housing Needs
3. Stimulating Demand For OSM
4. Meeting New Zealand’s Housing Challenges
   
5. Latest Developments, Evolution In The Regulatory Environment, The RMA & Strategic Planning
   
6. Bank Financing And Funding For Prefabrication Projects: Case Studies Of Sustainable Financing In Affordable Housing
7. Closing The Funding Gap With The Banks So As To Mainstream The Product Offering To The Consumer
8. Dealing With The New Zealand Housing Shortage And Its Associated Building Boom With A Global Pandemic In The Background: The Invercargill Experience
9. Offshore Manufacturing And Conformity To The NZ Standards
10. Fast-Tracking Building And Resource Consent And Compliance – Multiproofs. New Planning Standards