2012 Conference Programme of Events

DATE	TIME			DESCRIPTION
TUESDAY, 20 MARCH	All day	Teambuilding Events	Winery Tour	Opportunity for Delegates and partners to get out and meet others from the industry and see some of the diverse activities Auckland has to offer.
WEDNESDAY, 21 MARCH	7.45am	Bus Leaves Copthorne
	8.30 - 9.00	Registration
	9.00-9.30	Welcome address	Sir Kenneth Stevens	Ken will speak around the Innovation shown in New Zealand and how this is driving increased productivity.
	9.30 - 10.30	Howick Ltd/ RFS Steel Framing	Steel Frame Technology	History and development of Howick Products and new innovation around steel frame construction technology and the interaction of these products.
	10.30 - 11.30	Morning Tea and Networking		Roving morning tea will allow the Delegates to see around the environment and see some of the innovative displays.
	11.30 - 13.00	Vertex SFS	Juho Suomalainen Bobby Liu	Juho will speak about Vertex Building Design: a comprehensive BIM solution for residential and light commercial steel framed houses integrated with Vertex DesignStream, Product Data Management application for builders. He will also speak about how Vertex solution can be easily connected to other information systems like ERP according to customer’s business processes, how it can be customized so it works the way you build and new solution implementation process. Also general visions of the building design software’s future will be heard.
	13.00 - 14.00	Lunch		Time available for Software Co's to spend time 1 on 1 with Delegates
	14.00 - 14.45	Truss D&E	John Butts	The increased use of metal framing has created a need for computer software for the design of Cold Formed Steel (CFS) trusses and wall framing. Wood truss design software has been used for many years, but because of many differences between wood and steel (strength, web configuration, connection types, etc.), the conversion of wood truss design software to steel truss design software is difficult to achieve. Without the use of sophisticated computer software, it will be extremely difficult and time consuming to analyze a CFS truss and wall system. The proposed presentation will outline the fundamental design requirements for CFS trusses and walls, the engineer’s design responsibility and will give some guidance in the selection of computer software to assist the engineer in the design process. Completed truss and wall design examples using Truss D&E will be available as part of the presentation.
	14.45 - 15.30	Buildex	Fastener Technology	Fastener innovation and Correct Fastener selection for application. Not all fasteners are created equal.
	15.30 - 17.00	Howick Ltd Factory Common Area	Demos of frame production and assembly.	Presentation on Howick Framing machines. Technology and innovation and how they have allowed customers to thrive in a recession
	17.00	Bus Leaves for Copthorne
	19.00 - 23.00	Industry Dinner	Ken Stevens - Howick Ltd - Thank you
THURSDAY 22 MARCH	7.45	Bus Leaves Copthorne
	8.30 - 9.30	Evolution of Steel use in NZ, Earthquake Performance	Professor Charles Clifton	Charles will discuss the findings on earthquake performance focusing on the lesions learned from the recent Christchurch earthquakes
	9.30 - 11.15	Build Offsite UK	Richard Ogden MBE	Richard will be sharing the experiences of build offsite and how offsite manufacture has benefited some of the large projects in Europe, as well as the future potential of offsite construction
	11.15 - 11.45	Morning Tea and Networking		Roving morning tea will allow the Delegates to see around the environment and see some of the innovative displays
	11.45 - 12.15	NZ Steel	Chris Kay	NZ Steel Presentations
	12.15 - 13.00	Tekla	Todd Dunlop	Software companies to present a 45 minute pitch of what they can offer around innovation and functionality of their software. Opportunities for further in depth presentations and 1 on 1 time later
	13.00 - 14.00	Lunch		Time available for Software Co's to spend time 1 on 1 with Delegates
	14.00 - 14.45	Speedfloor	Graeme Stubbing	Graeme will speak generally about the use of Speedfloor in the construction industry and then focus on the intergration of Speedfloor and light gauge steel framing. Graeme will introduce a patented innovative construction joint where a Speedfloor joist is connected seamlessly into a light gauge steel frame, creating advantages and benefits to the constructor and end user. Graeme will also be presenting the new composite concrete floor system that has been developed by Speedfloor and Howick.
	14.45 - 15.00	Lattice Truss Applications	Scott Gardner - Student University of Auckland	The results of a study looking at the application of the Howick Truss System for use as flooring joists and lintels in comparison to the other market alternatives.
	15.00 - 15-.30	Introduction to the latest Innovative Steel Technology	Nick Coubray Howick Ltd	Nick will be talking about some of the latest Howick developments and new products and features planned for the future.
	15.30 - 16.00	Unveiling of the next generation Howick Framing machine Automation Products	Wayne Rowe Howick Ltd Alan Martin	See the newest generation Howick Framing machine and learn of the upgrades as well as details of the latest control system advances
	16.00 - 16.30	Panel Discssion	All available presenters	Presenters will all be available for an open question session
	16.30 - 1730	Close and Networking
	17.30	Bus Leaves for Copthorne
FRIDAY 23 MARCH	8.30 - 9.30	Howick Ltd	Howick Factory Visit	Opportunity to visit Howick's manufacturing and design facility.
FRIDAY 23 MARCH	9.30 - 14.00	Site Visits Sites TBC	Alan Coubray and Parker Cline	Opportunity for the delegates to get out to site and see what is being done practically. Sites will cover commercial and Residential

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