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Brief Case Studies by: Tom Davies

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The Steel House (Modabode)

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• Brief Case Study
• by Tom Davies
• posted 24 Jul 2008

The Modabode steel house is an excellent example of prefabrication and delivery to site to reduce waste and construction time. The house can also be easily reconfigured providing a flexible design for changing needs and can be deconstructed at the end of life.

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The Old Leura Dairy, Blue Mountains

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• Brief Case Study
• by Tom Davies
• posted 24 Jul 2008

The Old Leura dairy is constructed from in excess of 90% reclaimed materials. The owner builder Michael Hennessey describes the complex of buildings as a repository for materials. The materials have been sourced from local reclamation yards and from demolition sites throughout the Blue Mountains. Materials come from old bridges, hardwood weatherboards that are over 100 years old, and even old sheep shearing sheds.

This end view shows how bridging timbers, weatherboards, bricks, windows and roofing material have been reclaimed and reused.

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