Construction Magazine November 2014 | Page 32

TECHNOLOGY & EQUIPMENT
Design for AcerMetric Terraced Town Houses
bridges . It ’ s not limited to houses , although this is the obvious need at the moment along with schools and hospitals . There is a huge demand for these buildings and we have a system that can meet that demand .”
First project After seven busy years ’ development , during which time it became a Buildoffsite member , gained a manufacturing licensee in South Woodford and a licensed installer , AcerMetric was ready for use in genuine projects , in addition to its demonstration house . The Coppice Primary School in Essex provided an ideal chance to showcase what the system can achieve , and the project was begun October 2013 . The school : a self-contained , two-storey , 460 sqm building , was particularly appropriate to demonstrate AcerMetric ’ s many benefits . In an educational environment , minimal disruption was essential , and that the system requires no heavy machinery or tools , and a team of
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