Innovations

uTECTURE and Constructor are fully integrated architectural design platforms which empower users to design, interact and price a fully engineering-compliant structure in real-time. Once the design is finalised, the same model is used to automatically create council documentation and manufacturing/construction files.

The software system works together seamlessly with our bespoke building system, which includes patented structural elements. Both the commercial and residential systems have been designed to minimise labour input during the manufacture and construction phase.

Constructor is a commercial user interface which is used by the 24 Coresteel franchises throughout New Zealand.

Donovan Group has been developing uTECTURE, the residential user interface and unique structural system, for the last three years. The system is due to be launched in late 2019, via a further national franchise network of 40 distributors, branded Trenz Create A Home. Trenz will allow consumers to directly design and visualise their dream home online in real-time.

Since 2014 the rate of Tapered Box Beam projects sold via the Coresteel Buildings distribution channel has taken off.

The popularity of the beam comes down to its key points of difference:

• Tapered design utilises only the amount of steel required, which reduces the weight/cost without affecting the structural integrity
• Ability to span huge distances – to date the largest span has been 75m
• Absence of knee and apex braces
• Bird-resistant qualities

The Tapered Box Beam has been independently checked and verified by HERA (Heavy Engineering Research Association).  HERA is recognised in both New Zealand and abroad as a leading authority in the design of steel structures.

View examples of Tapered Box Beam projects.

Find out more about the Tapered Box Beam’s points of difference in this structural diagram.

The unique system is constructed using cold formed steel sections and manufactured by Donovan Group in New Zealand.

The Bracketless Portal System offers a more cost-effective option to hot formed steel or wooden products for nearly every build, allowing sections to be simply bolted together, and drastically reducing construction time.

The system allows for buildings of virtually any size, without compromising structural integrity and also ensures better use of raw materials and improved manufacturing and erection time, saving time and money.

View the interactive diagram on the Coresteel Buildings website.

The system is eco-friendly, energy-efficient and fire-resistant, making it a sustainable building option which provides a safer living environment than any other in the market.

Modnpanel features include:

• Non-combustible, zero flame and smoke spread, 180/240 rated
• All structural elements are made from natural resources, which are bio-degradable, with no toxins or contaminants
• Very environmentally friendly to produce (all-natural minerals and resources)
• No hazardous materials used* – Calcium silica free, formaldehyde-free, asbestos-free *(Contains fibreglass mesh for reinforcing)
• Mould and insect-proof – Inert, inedible, non-toxic and hypoallergenic
• Delivered to site ready to infill bays. Penetrations for windows and doors are simply cut out to plan, using a sabre saw or skill saw

Click here to view the DonoBrace informational flyer.