prefabAus Conference 2015

The second annual prefabAUS conference is fast approaching, with this year’s event less than four weeks away.

Focusing on the theme of ‘industry transformation’, prefabAUS has assembled industry experts from around the world to discuss how prefab is changing the design, building and manufacturing industries.

CEO of prefabAUS, Warren McGregor, stresses the importance of change for Australia’s construction industry.

“We cannot allow construction in the 21st century to continue to operate as if it were stuck in some kind of sanctuary,” McGregor says.

“Against the familiarity of in situ construction, incremental change will be hard and of modest benefit. Only through truly transforming the industry can the enormous potential of prefabrication be realised.”

With prefab industries already widely established across Japan, Europe, USA and UK, Australia’s own sector is at long last emerging from the alternate to being at the forefront of the mainstream market.

Key issues to be addressed at this year’s conference include the benefits prefab construction can bring to infrastructure sectors such as health and education.

Among the speakers to address this issue will be Aladin Niazmand, Director of Health Planning & Healthcare Architecture at Health Projects International.

Rob Adams, Director of City Planning at City of Melbourne, will speak to the role prefabricated construction will play in the future of Australian cities.

Program highlights will include a presentation by John Wardle, founder and principal at John Wardle Architects, on the widely celebrated Melbourne School of Design following the building’s recent transformation incorporating prefabricated design aspects.

Guests of the conference will be given a tour of The Melbourne School of Design and discover the fascinating process behind its conception.

The optional day of site tours will take guests to some of Melbourne’s most innovative prefab buildings, including Nunwading Train Station, Caulfield Grammar, and The Green apartments.

Other speakers confirmed to appear include Dr Dale Steinhardt and Dr Karen Manley, Prefabricated Sustainable Housing Research Project, QUT; John Wardle, founder and principal at John Wardle Architects; Laurice Temple, CEO of The National Association of Women in Construction; Ken McBryde, principal at HASSELL, and many more leading industry figures.

prefabAUS engages conference attendees to join in the broader conversation on prefabrication to be part of the transformation.

Location

The University of Melbourne, Parkville VIC 30106

Dates

Monday 14 September
(optional site tour conference event) 10:30am-4:30pm (approximately)

Tuesday 15 September
8:00am: Registration
8:30am-5:00pm: Conference 5:00pm-7:00pm: Networking drinks

Wednesday 16 September
8:00am: AGM for prefabAUS Members.
9:00am-5:00pm: Conference

For more information and to book: http://www.trybooking.com/146269