Australian owned MicroHeat’s solution differs from conventional electric water heaters in that it does not rely on heating elements, but instead uses direct energy transfer technology to exploit the natural electrically conductive properties of water. Hot and warm water can be delivered continuously via a digital system that monitors and reacts to changes... READ MORE

A key member of the team undertaking the testing is Associate Professor Benoit Gilbert from Griffith’s School of Engineering and Built Environment. He confirmed the team was specifically looking at engineered solid wood products, such as Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL), Glue laminated timber (Glulam) and Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) and their capabilities in... READ MORE

Designed to demonstrate a variety of different engineered timber products, and the fire, acoustic, and structural systems with which they are commonly associated, the structure provides the effect of a static site visit. Totalling three storeys, the Mid-Rise Demo displays the systems seen in a timber building of seven storeys, with the ground... READ MORE

At the close of 2018, The Australian newspaper exclusively reported that structural engineers had ruled out any integral weakness in a prefabricated concrete panel as the cause of cracking in the Opal Tower, a residential high-rise in Sydney’s west. Sarah Bachmann, CEO of the National Precast Concrete Association Australia, told Built Offsite that... READ MORE

Cross Laminated Offsite Solutions (CLOS) will primarily process CLT among other timber materials and provide manufacturing services for the housing, industrial and commercial building sectors. The plant will prefabricate engineered timber products into walls, floors, roofs and other building components, and will also have the capacity to add cladding, insulation and plasterboard. CLOS... READ MORE

Dynamic Pods is an offshoot of light gauge steel manufacturer Dynamic Steel Frame, which, according to Managing Director Peter Blythe, has capitalised on decades of manufacturing and industry experience to release its bathroom pod solution. The result of the company's proven form in the construction space is a pod solution that has responded... READ MORE

Kasper will present on ‘Architecture in the Circular Economy’, which entails re-thinking the conventional linear lifecycle to become a circular ecosystem and entails designing buildings and selecting materials with a view to their disassembly and recycling at the end of their economic life. In addition to his industry roles, Kasper regularly lectures on... READ MORE

Wentworth Point is a new suburb in Sydney created in 2009 after the urban revitalisation of a large industrial tract of land on the banks of Homebush Bay. With the Sydney Olympic Park Ferry, located centrally within the suburb, direct access to the Parramatta River and the Sydney CBD is easily achieved. The... READ MORE