The time for intelligent construction: vision
and leadership
Stakeholders event
Wednesday 6 May 2009, London
Presentations
now available
Abstracts are invited for the International Vacuum Insulation Symposium
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Buildoffsite Breakfast Briefing
Maximising R&D Tax Relief
Wednesday 13 May 2009
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Sustainable Delivery of Housing
26 January 2009, Salford
This event should be of interest to all involved
in the planning and delivery of the UK’s housing stock,
including: commercial house builders, housing associations, registered
social landlords, local authorities and policy makers. In particular
the event is targeted at those that wish to gain a better understanding
of the challenges facing the industry and wanting to hear about,
and to discuss, some of the potential solutions to this challenge.
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Buildoffsite briefing, out now
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the December 2008 buildoffsite briefing
Howick offer factory machine demo
Howick have set up a demo machine in Harrogate
for small groups to come and view, including a demonstration of
the vertex software package and the Henrob E Frame riveting tool.
The standard demonstration consists of.
- A software demonstration by vertex showing the
features of the software package
- an overview of the machine and its features
before running a panel from the machine and assembling it.
- demonstration of the Henrob Rivet Tooling to
fix the frame together.
The Demo lasts for approximately 2 hours, and will
be available for the next three weeks
If you wish to visit then please contact
Hamish or Nick at Howick directly on +44 1423 888291
Two free downloads
A guide to modern methods of construction (a
BRE/NHBC publication)
Download
Your guide to specifying Modular Buildings:
maximising value and minimising risk
(a Buildoffsite publication in
partnership with BAA)
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New Offsite Technology Talks
Advantage Offsite, in collaboration with Mtech
Group, have launched a new series of dedicated Technical Talk
seminars for 2008.
Each focusing on a range of different offsite technologies,
including; volumetric modular, pods, light steel frame, timber
frame, precast concrete, ICF, SIPS, and pre-engineered M&E
services, Technical Talk will be the most dynamic and informative
offsite technology events of the year.
Technical Talk seminars will allow delegates to
understand the various different technologies within the offsite
construction sector in much more detail than the generic offsite
construction events that the industry has presented to date.
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out more
Buildoffsite forms alliance with new Scottish Construction Centre
Buildoffsite has formed an alliance with the recently-opened
Scottish Construction Centre (SCC) to help promote greater uptake
of offsite methods in Scottish construction sector.
The SCC has identified ‘offsite’ as
a key theme area for Scotland and is planning an initial series
of industry workshops to explore the strength of interest in a
programme of work to help companies understand how they may gain
from increased adoption of offsite construction techniques.
Funded by Scottish Enterprise and developed by
a CIRIA-led consortium, The SCC has been created to promote innovation
and excellence in Scotland's construction industry.
To find out more, visit www.scocon.org.
Standard Specifications, Layouts and Dimensions for School
Buildings
Free downloads available
A series of guidance notes have been released
that set out the standards of performance for a range of elements
in schools and show how these standards might be delivered through
design examples.
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out more
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