Driving innovation, shortening timelines and lowering costs of projects using CLT
The Australian construction industry is embracing true innovation with its utilisation of Holz DC – Australia’s premier Cross Laminated Timber (CLT) tech company that provides developers and builders unrivalled access to a national collective of highly qualified independent CLT experts.
During early 2018, Holz DC worked with construction company Hyperbuild on their latest residential development, the first Triplex in Australia made from CLT. Holz DC’s involvement included shop drawings, coordination of CLT supply, logistics, and CLT installation.
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Located in Ocean Beach Drive, Shellharbour NSW, this development used over 350 CLT panels, weighing over 80 tonnes.
The CLT erection time was scheduled to be an efficient 20 days, but the Holz DC team of CLT experts had it completed in just 15 days, thanks to the combination of the use of eco-friendly product solutions with revolutionary building technology and materials.
CLT has been cited as the 21st-century solution to building sustainability. It is generally more cost-effective than structural steel or concrete, and vastly outperforms conventional framed construction materials for airtightness, thermal insulation, internal moisture management, acoustic insulation and fire resistance.
As a wood product, it is a totally renewable carbon-neutral construction material, boasting the lowest energy consumption of any other building product.
Holz DC experts have a proven track record in delivering successful CLT solutions to residential, educational and commercial projects and have been known to deliver a 15% cost saving compared to traditional builds, with a further 20% saving on construction time.
Their unique model sources and coordinates CLT experts from a national pool of best-in-class professionals and as a result delivers a seamless and efficient “one-stop shop” for builders and developers. Holz DC is currently working on over 200 CLT dwellings in New South Wales and Victoria.
From the earliest concept development through to CLT installation, Holz DC assists by optimising the build time and quality of each project. This enables the builder or developer to concentrate on doing what they do best, while Holz DC coordinates the pool of experts on their behalf to deliver a quality, cost effective and time efficient project using CLT.
“We are driving genuine innovation across both residential and commercial construction industries,” said Theo Pasialis, Director of Construction at Holz DC.
“Our aim is not to replace a builder’s or developer’s team of experts for a project, but rather to add value to them throughout the entire design and construction process by providing access to our pool of experts who are focused entirely on CLT. That way, builders and developers can maximise their investment and use a revolutionary building material at the same time.”
“Holz DC is continually innovating and we are working with both international and domestic experts to extend the use and capabilities of CLT so that it becomes an even more efficient and environmentally-friendly building product. We are always keen to talk to forward-thinking architects, surveyors/certifiers, logistics operators and engineers who would like to be part of our collective; this is an exciting time for our industry.”