Offsitenz

OffsiteNZ is the hub for pre-built construction in New Zealand. We work at the interface between government, industry organisations and members. We provide a forum for members to make wider contacts, form collaborations and learn new skills. OffsiteNZ has three roles, as: • - a catalyst for prefab collaboration, • - a front-door-portal for offsite information and • - an incubator for offsite innovation We are passionate about how prefabrication can offer innovative high-quality buildings on time and within budget. There is a clear need for a radical paradigm shift to improve building quality in a sustainable way by decreasing defects, while also decreasing costs and timeframes. An increased uptake of prefabrication is for the good of New Zealand’s wider design and construction industry. Our mission is to double the uptake of prefabrication in NZ by 2020. BRANZ has measured this as 17% today (by overall cost of the prefabricated components of residential and non-residential buildings), so we are aiming for at least an increase to 40% by 2020. We are a self-sustaining non-profit incorporated society representing the interests of a wide range of materials and stakeholders in the design and construction sector: from clients through to designers, specifiers, manufacturers, contractors and government.