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BUILDING » Matrix Homes
Business Central
Matrix Homes has been focusing on the residential market, building anything from a granny flat to a large home but is now extending into multi storey buildings to meet demand.
Changing how houses are built Karen Phelps Matrix Homes now has a solution for high rise customers as well as its core range one and two storey buildings. Provided modular design is envisaged from the start, there can be huge savings building this way in both time and construction costs, says Matrix Homes sales manager Angel Marsh. “Volumetric modular construction is about building a multi storey building in an off-site factory as ready-to-go units. Assembly takes place on site. Whole units are craned and bolted into place as soon as they are delivered.
When the modules are in place the façade is attached by cherry picker, eliminating the need for scaffolding. Services and final commissioning are then completed. Once the plans are complete, construction time is usually halved and costs savings vary, but can be 20% for an efficient design,” explains Angel. The modular construction system was developed by Alto Australia using knowledge from installing over 20,000 modules in Australia over the last 15 years. The system uses normal steel frame structural steel and the end result is a building that will meet or exceed code for wind and earthquake, says Angel. She says that in fact the steel frame
“By reducing labour costs, this allows our customers to get much more value for their money so they can get a higher quality build for the same price as they would pay for a lower quality build using traditional methods.”
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