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Is pre-fabrication the answer?
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Andrew Booker, Housing NZ general manager of business innovation and development, expects prefabrication and off-site manufacturing to be over 50 per cent of the houses built in the next two to three years.
In this Stuff article Pamela Bell of Prefab NZ and John Tookey, AUT, say the issue of developing more prefabricated housing in New Zealand is one of scale. There are Kiwi companies ready to go big to deliver on the promise of the new technology, but there are not enough incentives to do so.
Mike Fox, In this article here, says that New Zealand’s own prefab housing industry is ready to scale up to meet demand.
Interested in this topic? Here’s some more information from Prefab NZ about why explore prefab options:
Why Prefab A4 web.pdf
Or you might like to attend this webinar:
NZIA GIB Webinar: Prefab in Sweden You are invited to join the NZIA GIB Webinar: Prefab in Sweden Tue, 28 November 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Pamela Bell, CEO of PrefabNZ, will provide an overview of offsite construction past, present and future – both onshore and offshore, with a focus on her recent trip to Sweden. |
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