Forum Highlights
Why Join This Forum
- Discover how modular construction and pre-fabrication can help to alleviate the housing crisis in New Zealand
- Address and overcome the current challenges in adopting modular construction and pre-fabrication method
- Keep up with developments in the use of technology to advance achievement of building goals and unlock the value of Building Information Modelling (BIM)
- Uncover latest implementation in modular construction using different approaches and building materials
- Gain first-hand knowledge on how to optimize your end-to-end full project management cycle through advanced digital technologies
- Grasp the building code and laws that apply to modular construction and pre-fabrication to ensure your buildings adhere to standards and compliance
- Understand how to drive collaboration across the trades in the construction value chain
- Explore the opportunities of how off-site construction technology can help achieve goals on quality, safety, sustainability, project certainty and schedule
- Explore how modular construction methods are able to withstand earthquake in this seismic prone region
- Network with industry leaders and decision makers across the value chain in the pre-fabrication & modular construction professional network and transform your organization’s construction processes to better prepare for the future
Hot Topics to be Discussed
DAY 1: WEDNESDAY, 4 OCTOBER 2017
- Earthquake proofing pre-fabricated homes in seismic zones and weather proofing for cyclones and floods
- Gaining consent from New Zealand Building Code and adhering to City Council Building Compliance and Consents
- Sessions on using timber and steel for modular construction and pre-fabrication units
- Panel discussion: Spearheading innovation and transformation in the construction industry in New Zealand
DAY 2: THURSDAY, 5 OCTOBER 2017
- Next-generation design and planning: Digital game changers with 5D Building Information Modelling, Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR)
- A modular case study approach by Beca
- Discover how electrical and mechanical installation for pre-fab modules
- Residential services and utilities – Bathroom pods
POST-FORUM WORKSHOP & SITE-TOUR: FRIDAY, 6 OCTOBER 2017
- Workshop: Lean Construction Approach: Increasing Productivity by Integrating Prefabrication
- Site Tour: Modularization Building in Auckland CBD Workshop: Lean construction approach: Increasing productivity by integrating prefabrication
2017 Speaker List
AECOM |
Apex Wiring Solutions |
Auckland City Council |
Beca |
Callaghan Innovation |
Christchurch City Council |
Equinox Group |
Facilities Management Association of New Zealand |
Fletcher Construction |
GHD |
Home Style Green |
National Association of Steel Framed Housing |
THECA |
Wellington Institute of Technology |
Xlam NZ Ltd & Pty |