Join us for the first WoodSolutions webinar of 2025, where we explore the possibilities of innovative timber construction solutions in meeting Australia’s social and affordable housing needs. This free session brings together leading experts to discuss Haven Home Safe’s seven-star NatHERS rated project in Horsham, Victoria—a 25-home development using modular, carbon storing, and low embodied emission timber construction.
Learn how combining prefabricated design, responsible wood procurement, and energy-efficient solutions can deliver housing projects to meet environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals.
Learning Outcomes:
- Discover how modular timber construction accelerates project timelines while lowering the carbon footprint and reducing construction waste.
- Gain practical insights and strategies for integrating prefabricated design to achieve seven-star NatHERS energy ratings.
- Understand the role of responsible, certified wood procurement and incorporating ESG principles into your own housing projects.
This is a webinar is suitable for architects, engineers, developers, and builders looking to deliver sustainable, efficient, and impactful housing solutions.
Speakers
Jack Haber - Head of Development, Haven Home Safe
Haven Home Safe (HHS) is a Community Housing Provider (CHP) that champions the need for everyone to access a home, no matter the circumstances. HHS is also one of the first CHP’s to adopt the Community Housing Industry Association’s Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) reporting standard.
Jack Haber is the Head of Development at Haven Home Safe where he is responsible for the due diligence, negotiation and acquisition of new housing development sites, with particular expertise in larger, more complex sites. Jack is focused on site identification, highest and best-use analysis, and financial feasibility modelling. Jack is a seasoned business leader with proven results in fostering and directing enterprise growth, corporate and project development, product development, digital integration, cross functional staff and consultant management.
Craig Chatman - ARKit
ARKit offers residential and commercial prefab building solutions – from initial design consultation through to construction delivery.
Craig Chatman is the Director of ARKit and was a founding board member of PrefabAUS. Craig is an architect and registered commercial and residential builder with over twenty-five years’ experience in the design and delivery of residential, commercial and government projects in Australia and overseas. Craig’s keen interest in progressing architectural thinking to include the assembly and construction methodology of buildings resulted in the establishment of ARKit, one of Australia’s leading prefabricated design & building solution companies.
Matt de Jongh - Sustainability Manager, Responsible Wood
Responsible Wood offers sustainable forest certification, ensuring ethical wood sourcing practices.
Matt de Jongh is the Sustainability Manager for Responsible Wood. Matt is also a Director and Registered Forestry Professional for Forestry Australia, which is the professional association for foresters, private forestry, commercial tree growing and all forestry professionals. Matt is a forester with over 20 years’ experience in both operational and policy roles, with an extremely strong understanding of the importance of sustainability considerations and the need for ESG reporting.
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