prefabAUS 2017 Conference
Growing. Innovating. Revolutionising.
11 - 13 September 2017 | The Glasshouse - Olympic Boulevard, Olympic Park Melbourne, Victoria
TThank you to everyone who completed our online Conference Survey. The feedback received has provided us with a great insight into what you liked best, what we can improve, and what you’re looking for in 2018.
We’d like to announce the winners of the survey competition:
The complimentary prefabAUS 2018 Conference registration was won by Damien Lipp from Dindas
The 3 x dozen mixed wine cases were won by David Heath from ARC CAMP.H; Joyce Ferng from AECOM; and Steven Janssen from Laing O’Rourke
Congratulations to the winners!
Conference Gallery
Day One
Day Two
2017 Conference Media Coverage
- Five Minutes With prefabAUS CEO Warren McGregor, The Urban Developer
- Prefabrication Has A Major Role To Play In Future-Proofing The Australian Building Industry, The Urban Developer
- The prefab behind Darling Exchange, Australian Design Review
- Prefabrication Could Transform The Construction Labour Model, The Urban Developer
- Prefabrication plays its part in cutting-edge architecture, Australian Design Review
- Tribe’s visionary modular approach reinvents the hotel experience, Australian Design Review
- Strongbuild’s New Panelisation Facility Shows the Strength of Prefabrication, The Urban Developer
- Prefab timber demand growing, Australian Financial Review
- The World’s First Building Code For Modular Construction Created in Victoria, The Urban Developer
- The Role of Prefabrication in Australia’s Built Environment, The Urban Developer
- Prefabrication and the role it has to play in Australia’s built environment, Australian Design Review
Conference Speakers
International Keynote Speaker
Confirmed Speakers
Industry Leaders Panel
Conference Program
The experts who produced the Modular Construction Code will speak on why it was needed and how it was developed, along with insights into its design and construction elements. In addition, all conference delegates will receive a digital copy of the final Code handbook – the first time it will be released.
Site Vist Program
Dynamic Steel Frame - Factory Visit
Dynamic Steel Frame designs and manufactures light gauge steel wall framing for roof trusses; floor cassettes for multi-residential, education and commercial projects; facades and a range of other applications. They also recently commenced manufacturing bathroom pods.
Impresa House - Factory Visit
Utilising world leading technologies and automation equipment, Impresa House produces precision manufactured panelised wall frames, both open and closed; floor cassettes and roof elements at its state of the art manufacturing facility based in Derrimut, Victoria.
Oakleigh South Childcare Centre: Australia’s first childcare CLT project
Oakleigh South Childcare Centre is Australia’s first cross-laminated timber (CLT) childcare centre. Constructed using approximately 260 XLam CLT panels (delivered in 10 x 40’ containers), it was installed in a little over ten days with an average team of four excluding crane crew. This is a Hume Property project, with the Atelier Projects as the main contractor. Works are still underway with completion expected later in the year.
Tullamore: Mirvac’s three-level panelised townhouses project
These townhouses are part of Mirvac’s 800 lot Tullamore estate project in Doncaster. The floor and wall panels are supplied by FutureFit’s panelised building system. Floor cassettes for this project are typically around six metres by 2.4 metres in size, and the panelised walls are up to three metres high and six metres long. This is a live site, with a bank of five townhouses currently being installed.
Conference Sponsors
Sponsorship opportunities are available. For a copy of the Sponsorship Prospectus please contact Brooke Adams, National Events Executive, on email brooke.adams@prefabaus.org.au.
