EXPLORE OFFSITE MASTERCLASSES
IMPROVED WORKING KNOWLEDGE – IMPROVES WORKING PERFORMANCE It was standing room only at the inaugural Masterclasses at ecobuild in March this year and so the Explore Offsite Masterclasses will be back by popular demand, as a key component of ecobuild 2018. professionals with the knowledge to successfully apply these techniques. The Explore Offsite Masterclasses are free to attend and will host 40 speakers over 18 hours of presentations across 12 sessions and will cover Housing, Education, Healthcare, Infrastructure, Volumetric Modular, Structural Timber, Light Gauge Steel, Hybrid, Concrete and Digital Construction. For more information visit: www.ecobuild.co.uk/exploreoffsite Taking place alongside the ecobuild exhibition from 06 – 08 March 2018 at ExCel, London – delivered in association with the Offsite Academy – the Explore Offsite Masterclass programme will provide a free CPDaccredited interactive platform to learn direct from the experts who are shaping the future of the construction industry and pioneering many new processes and techniques Aimed at delivering fast, qualitative improvements in working knowledge, the series of masterclasses feature carefully chosen guest speakers, and each masterclass will examine in depth a specific sector, technology or related topic, with real-life case studies bringing the subject to life, plus the benefit and reassurance of CPD accreditation. An open forum will offer the opportunity to ask questions and gain insight into others’ experiences and solutions. Offsite construction techniques are now recognised as some of the most important solutions to many of the problems facing the construction industry today. However, the challenge of such a rapidly-growing sector, with 54
its seemingly limitless stream of new processes, systems and products – means it can be challenging for construction professionals to know where to start or how to keep up-to-date. The organisers of ecobuild recognise a need for objective knowledge and training combined with the opportunity to gain hard evidence that offsite construction is working not only in theory but in practise. The Explore Offsite Masterclass programme will bring together a range of supply-chain specialists and industry leaders to provide expert information and seminars on solving the housing shortage, using offsite technology to construct a more sustainable environment, and how the industry is responding to unprecedented demand through greater investment in lean manufacturing systems. Running daily throughout the ecobuild event and offering an independent perspective of the offsite construction sector, the intensive Masterclass sessions will address the drivers and benefits of using offsite construction technology, and provide construction
TO DATE CONFIRMED SEMINAR CONTRIBUTORS, INCLUDE: Darren Richards Managing Director, Cogent Consulting Andy von Bradsky Design & Delivery Advisor, DCLG Bjorn Conway CEO, ilke Homes Emily King Education Specialist, Portakabin Andrew Carpenter CEO, Structural Timber Association Gavin White Director, Ramboll Nic Clark Managing Director, KLH UK Peter Blunt Managing Director, Innovare Systems Cliff Jones Head of Construction, Department of Health/Procure22 energy use.
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