2015 Modular and Offsite Construction Summit linked with international construction industrialization conference Edmonton gathering attracts 300 to discover offsite construction synergies PHOTO COURTESY NRB OFFSITE CONSTRUCTION Canadian Design and Construction Report staff writer The 2015 Modular and Offsite Construction (MOC) Sum- mit and first International Conference on the Industrializa- tion of Construction (ICIC) took place May 19-21 at the Shaw Conference Centre in Edmonton. Dr. Mohamed Al-Hussein, associate professor, Con- struction Engineering and Management at the University of Alberta, says combining the third MOC Summit and first ICIC conference created synergies between theory and practice by linking industry with academia. “We wanted to promote modular and offsite construc- tion to the global community and provide a venue for knowledge exchange of modular and offsite construction practices and technologies from across the world,” he said. Al-Hussein said the event also debunked some of the ASSA ABLOY Hospitality The global leader in door opening solutions negative stigma associated with modular and offsite con- struction and addressed other obstacles inhibiting its wider implementation. “It helped establish new research partnerships between industry and academia, and be- tween international parties.” The conference/summit attracted 300 delegates repre- senting 16 countries. Industry sectors represented in- cluded modular manufacturers, architects, engineers, suppliers, contractors, developers and real estate profes- sionals, software providers and those in research and de- velopment. “CEOs, COOs, directors, vice presidents and presidents accounted for 35 per cent of those in attendance,” Al-Hus- sein said. “Twenty-three per cent were academics and re- searchers; 22 per cent were managers, project leads and coordinators; and 13 per cent were estimators, technolo- gists and engineers.” PHOTO COURTESY NRB OFFSITE CONSTRUCTION The next generation of workforce housing management has arrived. Introducing Mobile Access by ASSA ABLOY Hospitality, a revolutionary new way to streamline your workforce housing access and security. Mobile Access allows residents to use their smartphone or watch as a secure key to assigned areas, maximizing efficiency and convenience, as proven by tens of thousands of users around the globe. www.assaabloyhospitality.com nam.hospitality@assaabloy.com 34 – July-August 2015 — The Canadian Design and Construction Report