Weathertexsustainable hardwood timber cladding was selected for the Fern Bay Public School Learning Hub project, the first in a planned rollout by School Infrastructure NSW of ‘Designed for Manufactured Assembly’ (DfMA/factory-built) modular classroom projects. The project has delivered four home bases, a practical activities area, a quiet room and a new covered outdoor area for the growing school community.
Completed late 2021, Fern Bay was designed by Woods Bagotand built byLipman with Viridi Group, manufacturers of DfMA/factory-built construction systems. The new building was constructed using a ‘kit of parts’ methodology, which uses engineered mass timber to rapidly deliver the permanent learning spaces whilst achieving a highly reduced carbon footprint when compared with traditional construction methods.
Being DfMA, all walls, floor and ceiling cassettes were fabricated by Viridi Group, Campbelltown. The walls were clad, battened and finished in Viridi Group’s factory, prior to ‘flat-pack’ transportation to site for erection by Lipman Construction.
All stakeholders (including the CEO of Schools Infrastructure) were thrilled with the outcome of Fern Bay Public School, impressed by the aesthetic outcomes combined with Weathertex’s ‘better than zero carbon footprint’ which is unmatched at this price-point (additional project images).
Completed late 2021, Fern Bay was designed by Woods Bagotand built by Lipman with Viridi Group, manufacturers of DfMA/factory-built construction systems. The new building was constructed using a ‘kit of parts’ methodology, which uses engineered mass timber to rapidly deliver the permanent learning spaces whilst achieving a highly reduced carbon footprint when compared with traditional construction methods.
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Australia’s Leading Supplier of Timber Weatherboards for HomesBuilding modern weatherboard homes? Undergoing renovation and replacing existing materials with new internal and exterior timber cladding? From classic to modern styles, we offer all the cladding and timber wall panelling you need for home projects of any size throughout Perth, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Adelaide and beyond, and are committed to keeping our prices as affordable as possible so that you can enjoy quality products without blowing your budget.Why choose our lightweight, natural timber interior & exterior wall cladding systems?Weathertex is the preferred cladding manufacturer by many builders, architects and designers all over the world, with history dating back to 1939. As 100% Australian owned manufacturers, we offer a wide range of high quality timber cladding, weatherboard and architectural panels like our Weathergroove, plus also our wall shingles.Our company only uses PEFC certified state forest or private hardwoods from controlled sources. The logs are chipped, pulped and pressed with 3% natural wax to make Australian eco-friendly, timber products that are completely natural with no chemical additives. We’ve recently gone through a rigorous evaluation from Global GreenTag to determine the “green performance” of our products and we are proud to announce we have been the FIRST GLOBAL manufacturers product to receive a Green Tag Platinum certification with a GreenRate Level A for our natural range products. We also received Gold certification for our primed flat cladding (Classic/ Selflok) and wall panel sheets. At Weathertex, we are committed in playing a role in improving the sustainability of Australian construction products and practices.
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