Conference Highlights

Close to 200 top senior decision-makers from the Architecture, Engineering and Construction industry gathered at the inaugural Modular Construction and Prefabrication ANZ 2016 from 30 March to 1 April 2016 to explore the potential of off-site construction.

Leading AEC companies from the ANZ region including ACCIONA Infrastructure Australia, Arrow International, Aurecon New Zealand, Beca, Hansgrohe, Hawkins Construction, Hickory Group, Keneco Property, Laing O’Rourke, Leighs Construction, Lendlease, Manor Group, USG Boral, Warren and Mahoney, Watpac Construction and Woollam Constructions, attended the event to explore how they can incorporate such building methods into their commercial and residential building projects.

This conference set the stage – within the luxurious 5-star Radisson Blu Hotel Sydney – for insightful discussions on how modern methods of construction can achieve productivity breakthrough and accelerate project delivery. Thought leaders including Warren McGregor, CEO of prefabAUS, and Amy Kulka-Marks, President & Owner of XSite Modular as well as industry first-movers such as Hickory Group and CIMC Modular Building Systems share their expertise and insights on overcoming the challenges of utilizing prefabrication methods to drive successful building projects.

In the two-day conference, attendees discovered high-growth sectors that can be tapped into, learned how to build a compelling business case to gain financiers’ buy-in and discover international case studies on how to utilize Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) and Building Information Modeling (BIM). Attendees also attended a post-conference is a site tour to a 3-storey residential redesign project and an interactive workshop on Developing Off-Site Elements using DfMA Principles.

DAY 1: TUESDAY, 28 FEBRUARY 2017

• Global Modular / Prefabricated Construction Trends, Challenges and Solutions
• Fundamental Features of Volumetric Modular and Prefabricated Construction Methodology
• Increasing Productivity & Quality through Design for Manufacturing Assembly (DfMA)

DAY 2: WEDNESDAY, 1 MARCH 2017

• Build-to-Go: Sustainable, Panelized Construction Techniques that reduce Waste and Transport Cost
• Sustainability in the Prefabricated Housing Market: A Case Study on the World’s First Carbon-Positive Prefabricated House
• Panel Discussion and Q&A – The Future of Building Things

POST CONFERENCE SITE TOUR
THURSDAY, 2 MARCH 2017

• Site Tour to Parkwood Modular Buildings

“Listening to real life ‘champions of pre-fab’.” – Martin Apap, Rawson Homes

“Openness and Honesty of the Presenters.” – Bernard Kennelly, Pryda

“The clearly stated position that the industry is in now.” – Peter Johnstone, New Zealand Consulting Engineers Limited

“Feedback and lessons learned from industry regarding barriers and enablers, finance and mobility.” – Lio Herbert, Curtin University

“Variety of speakers and topics. Knowledgeable speakers.” – Tony Stodart, Turner

“Understanding what is happening in Australia.” – John Rayner, Grindley Construction

“Great cross-section of speakers to give a broad intro for me who has limited knowledge so far.” – Richard Evans, Smart Alliances

“Having so many experienced people willing to share their experience.” – Alex Campbell, Tallwood Constructions

“Great insights from across the value chain. Busted some myths, honesty around implementation and challenges.” – Sean Wong, Bluescope