The modernisation of the construction industry has been increasingly compared to what happens in the automotive sector, in which components are manufactured at the factory through a streamlined process, thus ensuring adequate quality and the lowest possible carbon footprint. We must therefore mention offsite construction as the method that comes closer to this effective working approach for the building industry.
What is offsite construction
Offsite construction consists in creating different parts of a building in a factory and subsequently assembling them on the building’s actual site, as opposed to the traditional construction methods where all the work is done sequentially onsite.
Offsite construction is considered, as we have just mentioned, the key to modernize the construction industry, and it must be approached differently, not related to building prefabricated modules or units, but rather to creating a highly adaptable building frame, with high structural flexibility to manage indoor space according to the desired result.
The main focus of the events is to raise awareness on the priority of decarbonising construction, increasing the circularity of buildings and the #sustainability of cities.
The video content includes details regarding the characteristics of the project, the requirements of the client, the reasons for choosing a steel-concrete composite building system, structural modelling and BIM, placement of NPS frame, and the conclusions.
The main focus of the conference series is to provide an opportunity for researchers, practitioners and engineers to share and discuss their research, practical experience and innovations related to composite constructions with their peers in an open, international forum.
The main focus of the conference series is to provide an opportunity for researchers, practitioners and engineers to share and discuss their research, practical experience and innovations related to composite constructions with their peers in an open, international forum.
The Construction of a 2,200 m2 building in 6 months during Pandemic
Foundations in January 2020 and delivery in July 2020. In just 6 months, thanks to the NPS® offsite construction system, the Tecnostrutture Team worked on a 2,200m2 building in the province of Belluno (Italy). Considering a 4-week interruption due to Covid-19, the construction site continued at a non-stop pace thanks to the flexibility of the structures used.
PDTI NPS® columns, which are ideal for constructions in seismic areas as well as for maximum use of space, were used together with NPS® CLS beams with a composite steel-concrete structure, that are suitable for buildings with large loads and/or spans. The use of a simplified modular construction system has significantly reduced construction time by facilitating and speeding up the building construction.
The 10th International Tall Buildings Conference, promoted by the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH), the Milan Polytechnic and the IUAV University of Venice, will be held in Milan on 7 July.
SALONE D’ONORE DI TRIENNALE MILANO Via Emilio Alemagna, 6 Milano
The Eurosky Tower is the highest tower in Rome. It is 120 metres high and it has been built quickly and using methods that had never been used before in Italy.
P. ENG. MASSIMO GUERRINI
TECHNICAL DIRECTOR OF SBG & PARTNERS STRUCTURAL DESIGNER OF THE EUROSKY TOWER
The Eurosky Tower is the first building of the Italian capital city dedicated to the so-called high-rise residential construction. It is a structure that interprets and blends two different architectural styles: the former looks to the past and to the many buildings that dominated Rome’s skyline; the latter expresses the future, concentrating all possible innovations in the construction field on the tower, ranging from architectural to technological and moving on to the energy and structural aspects.
"What is the main challenge? Designing a 33-storey tower, 120 metres high, in a seismic area such as Rome has been considered a challenge for many years."
The context of the Eurosky Tower project
The Eurosky Tower, mainly intended for residential use, has a rectangular plan measuring 30 m x 60 m, with a total mass of 74,000 tons. The building is part of the Europarco Business Park, an 805,000 m2 complex that combines the grandeur of land-art with the high-tech contemporaneity of skyscrapers.
The urban dimension of the EUR Sud – Castellaccio area, the southern outskirts of Rome, changes shape and evolves into a metropolitan space characterised by steel, crystal and stone.
Tecnostrutture is committed to transitioning to a circular economy and actively contributes to the construction of more sustainable buildings with the NPS ® Green Building System, consisting of beams, columns and slabs.
This video illustrates the lower environmental impact of NPS in all phases of its life cycle.
The 10th International Conference of Tall Buildings, endorsed by CTBUH, Iuav university of Venice and the Politechnic University of Milan will be held in Milan on October 27th. Tecnostrutture, as a member of the CTBUH, participates and supports the event.
Triennale di Milano Via Emilio Alemagna, 6 20121, Milan Italy
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