Offsite 2024: prefabAUS Roadmap to 2033 took place 28 - 29 August 2024 in Sydney.
Following the Australian government’s announcement of their target to build 1.2 million new homes by 2029 and the release of prefabAUS' Prefabrication Industry Roadmap to 2033 at the end of 2023, there has never been more momentum to move toward greater use of offsite construction, or modern methods of construction (MMC).
The four most critical recommendations from the Roadmap (as voted by prefabAUS members) drove the agenda of Offsite 2024. These are;
Position Smart Building within the National Housing Accord and other major projects
Embed Design for Manufacture and Assembly in major projects
Apply strategic public procurement to build scale
Create consistent nationwide standards and regulations
Over 200 delegates representing more than 130 companies and organisations from every Australian state (plus the ACT) attended the two-day event.
Program Outline
All times listed are in Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST). Timings to be used as a guide only. Program may change without notice.
| Tuesday 27 August 2024 | |
|---|---|
| Site Tour | |
| Available for prefabAUS members who are registered for Offsite 2024. | |
| 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM | WELCOME NETWORKING FUNCTION |
| DAY ONE | |
| TIME | Wednesday 28 August 2024 |
| 8:15 am | REGISTRATION OPEN |
| 9:00 am | CONFERENCE COMMENCES |
| KEYNOTE | |
| 10:00 am | MORNING BREAK |
| Positioning Smart Building within the National Housing Accord and other major projects | |
| 12:30 pm | LUNCH |
| 55 mins | |
| Embedding Design for Manufacture and Assembly in major projects | |
| 3:00 pm | AFTERNOON TEA |
| Embedding Design for Manufacture and Assembly in major projects continued | |
| 3:50 pm | Autodesk Challenge Cup 2024 Presentation |
| 5:00 pm | END DAY |
| 6:30 PM - 8:30 PM | Smart Building Industry Awards (Tickets sold separately) |
| DAY TWO | |
| TIME | Thursday 29 August 2024 |
| 8:00 am | prefabAUS AGM (prefabAUS members only) |
| 9:00 am | REGISTRATION OPEN |
| 9:30 am | CONFERENCE COMMENCES |
| Creating consistent nationwide standards and regulations | |
| 12:00 pm | LUNCH |
| Applying strategic public procurement to build scale | |
| 3:05 pm | AFTERNOON TEA |
| 3:30 pm | END OF DAY AND CLOSE OF CONFERENCE |
Offsite 2024 registration pricing
| Early Bird | Standard | |
|---|---|---|
| prefabAUS member | $1,900 | |
| non-member | $2,550 | |
| prefabAUS member - student | $900 |
A discount is available when three or more people from the same organisation register at the same time. Please contact prefabAUS for further information.
Note: The early-bird registration period has closed.
All participants are required to register in advance online. Please read the following information before completing your registration online.
Registration fees are in Australian dollars and are inclusive of Goods & Services Tax.
Full payment of fees is required before registration can be confirmed. Payment is to be made online when registering. EFT/Cheque/Cash is not accepted.
REGISTRATION CONFIRMATION EMAIL
A confirmation email will be sent to you after completing a registration form. It is advisable to check all items listed. Any changes or alterations can be made in writing to prefabAUS.
Autodesk Challenge Cup
The Autodesk Challenge Cup is a team challenge designed to discover the next generation of young built environment design professionals that will help to propel the industry into an innovative future.
This year’s Challenge Cup competition will explore how “smart” building practices can be used to create an architectural in tervention that supports real intergenerational connections in built environment programmes; beyond mere colocation strategies
The finalist team captain’s are invited to join us at Offsite 2024 to present their ideas before the Cup is awarded to the winning team.
We look forward to seeing what the teams will present this year!
Challenge Cup Submissions
SMART BUILDING; CONNECTED COMMUNITIES
How can “Smart” building connect communities, deliver social capital and foster positive health and well-being outcomes?
The 2024 Challenge Cup explored how “smart” building practices can be used to create an architectural intervention that supports real intergenerational connections in built environment programmes; beyond mere colocation strategies.
The challenge is to create social architecture, where the built form becomes the positive armature upon which community can be built.
The benefits of intergenerational community connection on the human condition, physical and mental health and wellbeing are well understood and supported. Evidenced not only through decades of research and well documented studies, but through lived examples in cultures around the globe.
The benefits of this intergenerational connection run in both directions, amplifying its positive contribution to the growth in social capital. How can we develop built environment programmes in the real world that remove the barriers to this growth in social capital? And how can we do this effectively and efficiently leveraging “smart” building?
Venue
Waterview is located in Bicentennial Park, Sydney Olympic Park. PrefabAUS has secured the entire ground floor venue for Offsite 2024!
Boasting floor-to-ceiling windows, space for 200 delegates and up to 20 exhibitors, we look forward to hosting an event space exclusively dedicated to prefabricated building.
The venue is centrally located in the Sydney Metropolitan area, just 15 minutes from Sydney CBD via Westconnex, 18km from Sydney Airport and a 10-minute walk from Concord West or Olympic Park Train Stations. There is free all-day parking onsite for Offsite 2024 delegates (permits to be collected from the Registration Desk).
Accommodation
For delegates travelling to the event, there are four excellent hotel options located close by.
The Accor Group (Pullman, Novotel and ibis) are offering a 15% discount to Offsite 2024 delegates on their three properties located within Sydney Olympic Park - right across from Accor Stadium! The venues offer a free shuttle bus to Waterview or it is an approximate 20-minute walk to the venue.
Quest at Sydney Olympic Park are offering a 15% discount to Offsite 2024 delegates and also offer a free shuttle bus to the venue (30-min walk away).
Details on how to book will be emailed to you following successful registration to Offsite 2024.
