Making Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Work Well in Aotearoa New Zealand

Date: Wednesday 4 Mar, 7am - 9am
Location: AUT City Campus
WG Building, Wave Room (Te Iringa)
Auckland
New Zealand
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Making Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Work Well in Aotearoa New Zealand 03/04/2026 07:00 03/04/2026 09:00 Delivered in collaboration with the AUT School of Future Environments, this first Construction Clients’ Group Auckland Seminar of 2026 continues the Const AUT City Campus, WG Building, Wave Room (Te Iringa), Auckland , New Zealand
An image of a number of collaborators who contribute to the seminar held at AUT

Delivered in collaboration with the AUT School of Future Environments, this first Construction Clients’ Group Auckland Seminar of 2026 continues the Construction Clients’ Group’s focus on modern methods of construction and prefabrication within Aotearoa.

The session brings together public sector and housing delivery leaders to share applied case studies and explore how modularisation, lean systems and integrated delivery models can drive efficiency, resilience and sector-wide transformation. Auckland Transport will present on the three phases of modularisation within Auckland’s Level Crossing Removal Programme. Kāinga Ora will outline its national Lean housing delivery model and 'Big Room' approach, demonstrating measurable efficiency gains and exploring how these models may be scaled more widely across the sector.

The AUT School of Future Environments continues to build national leadership in modern methods of construction, lean delivery systems and digital construction innovation. Through applied research, industry partnerships and practice-integrated teaching, it contributes actively to conversations around productivity, housing delivery reform and sustainable construction futures in Aotearoa. This seminar reflects our commitment to bridging research, policy and practice to effect meaningful sector change.

What to expect at this seminar

  • 7am – Networking
  • 7.10am – Welcome
    Construction Clients’ Group
  • 7.15am – Welcome 
    Professor Suzanne Wilkinson, Dean and Pro Vice-Chancellor, Faculty of Design and Creative Technologies, AUT
  • 7.25am – Modularlising Auckland's Level Crossing Removal Programme
    Kris Gibson, Delivery Lead-Level Crossing Removals-Integrated Networks, Auckland Transport
  • 7.50am – Break and networking
  • 8am – Delivering efficiency gains with the Housing Delivery Systems and the ‘Big Room’ approach
    Jannie Greef, Director – Housing Delivery System & Warren Sharpe, National Procurement Manager, Kãinga Ora, with Ashton Wright, Hierarchy Architects
  • 8.30am – Effecting Change – A Facilitated Discussion with our Speaker Set
    Led by Fleur Aldridge, Ports of Auckland & Peter Cunningham, CRL
  • 8.55am – 2026 Construction Clients’ Group updates
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