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Built Offsite - Issue 7

Prefabaus 2017 Conference Wrap - UK thought leader mark farmer led a dynamic speaker line-up at the prefabAUS 2017 conference in Melbourne, which offered an examination of both challenges + solutions and highlighted the pressing need for change. 

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The Clement Canopy, Singapore

The world’s tallest building using a concrete prefabricated pre-finished volumetric construction (PPVC) system is being built in Singapore. TheClement Canopy condominium project that is the first structure on the island to use an all-concrete version of the PPVC system.

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Built Offsite - Issue 6

Modernise or die.... but how?
 
With its echo of Darwin's immortal 'adapt and survive' precept, the title of the UK review, authored last year by the 2017 PrefabAUS conference international keynote speaker Mark Farmer, is a rallying cry for the offsite industry.  For the latest edition of Built Offsite see: http://builtoffsite.com.au/issue-06/

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Built Offsite - Issue 5

As this fifth issue of Built Offsite was being laid out, a report pinged into my inbox showing that Manufactured Housing Estates (MHEs) look set to be a key property growth market over the next decade.

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Built Offsite - Issue 4

Our main feature on finance demonstrates, a dramatic re-think on funding is needed if the sector is to flourish.

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prefabAUS CEO Update - Feb 2017

2016 Highlights include:

  •  our third annual conference held in Sydney in October
  • the launch of the Built Offsite publication
  • pre-launch of the Modular Construction Code 
  • continued strong growth of PrefabAUS membership
  • distributing PrefabAUS logos which members can use to as evidence of membership
  • establishing a solid financial position for PrefabAUS to continue and expand it activities
  • and the upgrade of our website which went live in September
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Built Offsite - Issue 3

Latest edition of Built Offsite is available.  This issue’s look at how offsite construction is responding to the pressing needs of the German market puts the efforts of Australia’s nascent sector into perspective.

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New Code to Underpin Modular Construction

Last month, PrefabAUS co-hosted the pre-launch of the Modular Construction Code, the first of its kind in the world.

Developed by the Modular Construction Codes Board (MCCB), it is a collaborative research project with Monash University, jointly funded by the Victorian Government and private industry.

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Built Offsite - Issue 2

Latest edition of Built Offsite is available.  In the second issue of the magazine, we’re tackling a little topic called design. This is no mean feat!

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Is this Australia’s Golden Ticket to Smarten up Construction?

Smarten up construction? Why would we want to do that?
Well, if your new phone arrived with scratches, poorly fitting parts and some features not working you would be decidedly unimpressed. A similar experience with a new car would have it branded a ‘lemon’.

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