Johann Betz, a Founder and Director of Offsite Design Ltd and DigiBuild®, is a timber engineer, designer and off-site construction specialist with qualifications in timber structures, prefabrication and wood technology, including a Master of Engineering focused on the industrial engineering of timber prefabrication operations.
His expertise spans Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA), panelised and digital prefabrication, with a focus on the design and manufacture of modern timber buildings in factory environments.
Johann Betz has been a guest on 1 episode.
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Epsiode 42: Briddging the Gap Between Design and Manufacture
25 September 2026 | 35 mins 57 secs
construction, construction productivity, construction technology, design, design for manufacture and assembly, high-performance buildings, high-performance housing, high-performance timber construction, high-perofmance homes, mainstream construction, manufacture, panelised prefabrication, prefabrication, scalable buildings, scalable construction, scalable houses
In this episode, Johann explores how closer integration between design, manufacturing and assembly could improve productivity, quality and efficiency in construction. He discusses panelised prefabrication, DfMA and the potential to make high-performance timber housing more scalable and cost-competitive.