This joint seminar will comprise a series of presentations looking at the history, development and future of offsite and modular construction, the considerations for structural engineers, architectural considerations to optimise modular and offsite construction and some case studies from practice.
The seminar will be held the BE-ST facility in Hamilton and will include a tour which will also provide the chance to see the new deep retrofit of BE-ST’s building which houses Scotland’s National Retrofit Centre.
The seminar will provide useful CPD for engineers and other designers at various stages of their careers from new graduates, those working towards chartered membership and for our more experienced members looking to stay abreast of current best practice.
The following topics will be covered:
- History of offsite construction, current developments and future potential
- Technical considerations of offsite construction for structural engineers
- Optimising modular construction – architects’ perspective
- Offsite modular construction – a contractors’ perspective
- Offsite modular construction – a suppliers’ perspective
Robert Hairstans
Patrick Hayes
Matthew Egan
Glen Rust
Matt Stevenson
Please note the seminar starts promptly at 10.45.
10.00 - Registration
Tea, coffee, breakfast rolls on arrival, networking
10.45 - Welcome
Introduction by Richard Campbell and Stephen Good
11.00 - Presentation 1
Robert Hairstans, Napier University (history of offsite construction, current developments and future future potential)
11.30 - Presentation 2
Patrick Hayes, Technical Director IStructE (Technical considerations for structural engineers)
12.00 - Presentation 3
Matthew Egan, Egan Bennet Architects (optimising modular construction – an architects’ perspective)
12.30 - Lunch break and BE-ST tour
Tour of current facility including the new retrofit building space which is currently ongoing on site)
14.00 - Presentation 4
Glen Rust, Laing O’Rourke (offsite and modular construction – contractors’ perspective)
14.30 - Presentation 5
Matt Stevenson, Ecosystems Technologies (modular unit and system suppliers’ perspective)
15.00 - Closing remarks
15.15 - Finish