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Overview
The housing system is a high quality, architecturally designed and affordable pre-constructed modular housing system, that is easily transportable and built on-site to a practical completion stage within a week.
The housing system as a whole offers a far superior finished product when compared to existing methods and materials used in the construction of conventional housing, as well as other pre-fabricated housing systems.
The production process for this housing system minimises wastage of resources and the finished product is less reliant on large number of skilled tradesmen to erect, thereby providing immediate cost savings to the buyer.
Since the commencement of the development of the housing system, one of the key objectives has been for the adoption of sound ecological and environmentally sustainable principals in the finished product but also in the various processes, methods and materials used in the construction process. The company has achieved this with this product and will continue to maintain this as one of its guiding principals.
Nature of the Product
The product is a pre-constructed modular housing system which is manufactured in a factory environment and assembled on location. Key features about this housing system include the following:
- High quality and versatile construction that has been engineer certified.
- Highly durable finished product using an engineered material that has been CSIRO tested and approved called RendaCrete ©, a proprietary glass reinforced render which does not suffer from the problem of cracking that plagues conventional render. Hence, the housing system has a R5 cyclone rating.
- The weight of a house constructed with this housing system is half that of current standard brick veneer construction, yet has greater durability and versatility at a lower cost.
- The material used are treated for termites and is water resistant for adaptability in flood prone areas.
- The housing system has a higher energy efficiency rating beyond existing methods used,in current housing systems.
- The electrical and plumbing parts and fittings are built-in during the manufacturing process in order that 85% of the work is done by semi-skilled workers in a factory environment, prior to completion of works on-site.
- All the parts of the housing system are designed to fit into standard shipping containers, therefore, transportation to virtually any site is overcome; and
- The finished product is a complete house with all electrical, insulation and plumbing fittings included as well as internal coverings and external finishes.
The benefits of the housing system include:
- The cost of the finished product is lower than present standard housing systems due to the manufacturing being done in a factory environment and the need for only a minimum number of tradesmen on site for the assembly process.
- The finished product requires less maintenance due to the far superior strength of the interior and exterior wall finishes. For example, this product has far superior qualities when compared to Gyprok, a material that is presently widely used in conventional housing.
- The time taken to construct a house to a practical completion state with this system is a week compared to current methods, which take between 6 to 9 months.
- The designs of the housing systems are visually appealing and undertaken by an award-winning architect, not dissimilar to a custom built house; and
- The versatility of the product and the manufacturing process ensure that transportation issues are overcome, and thereby allows for this housing system to be assembled in a suburban environment or even a remote environment locally or internationally.
Manufacturing Model & Logistics
The company intends to initially establish one factory site to undertake all the manufacturing of the housing system, and to enable the further development of construction systems and methods. Naturally as the business grows, it would seek to expand its facilities. Further, due to the vastness of Australia and the cost of transportation between locations, the company would seek to identify strategic locations for the siting of new factories to manufacture its housing systems for housing market in the surrounding areas.
The company would prefer to work with an installation and maintenance model that separates the production from the installation and maintenance, which in effect allows the company to appoint third parties in remote locations to undertake the installation and maintenance of housing systems in defined area. Further, it allows the company to provide employment, training and skills development opportunities to appointed installers in the various regions.
The company wishes to encourage indigenous communities to participate in this by assisting them to form service companies that would be responsible for the installation of the housing system and then the on-going maintenance of the housing systems in a defined region. In instances where the indigenous community is unable to form a cohesive working group, the company would establish the service company and, provide employment and training to the predominantly indigenous workforce.
Applications for the Product
The company envisages the key markets for this highly versatile product that would cater for a wide spectrum of buyers, including the following:
- Moderate to low income earners
- Rural or remote housing such as Aboriginal, mining and defence housing
- Emergency or relief housing
Lead Organisation/Agency
Peter Moore Nowra
Type of Support Needed
Investors and Partners
Type of Mentoring Needed
Joint Ventures
Amount of Investment Needed
Type of Investment Needed
Commercial Transaction
Subject(s)
Housing
Region(s)
NSW - Shoalhaven
Most Recently Presented At
Ngunnawal Trading Floor, 21 May 2003
First Presented At
Ngunnawal Trading Floor, 21 May 2003
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Site with Screw in Foundations in place and panels awaiting installation
Floor Panels Being Laid onto the Foundation
Wall Panels Partially Erected
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