Industrialized Construction
Panel Debate
A panel debate entitled ‘Construction solutions. The path towards industrialised construction’ was programmed at Qualicer 2014. Ten years later much have been accomplished but there is still a lot of work to do. In this second edition, the panel will again analyse the current situation and the initiatives that can set ceramic tile, in the best position, for a world that needs more efficient, sustainable and faster construction at lower costs and with quality assurance that also provides security for designers, builders, developers, and clients. The ceramic tile industry needs to continue to lead, the development and analysis of construction solutions, that extend its benefits, by linking them to the other construction materials. And it needs to get involved in this growing sector of 2D and 3D modules, from which everything, from single-family homes to large buildings, can be designed. This will not only help to guarantee the future of our industry but also the development of the industrial areas in which the ceramic industry is now established with new factories and production facilities for industrialized construction. Future is full of opportunities in this new field.
Jonas is a PhD in Building Construction Engineering and a former research and professor at The Polytechnic School of The University of Sao Paulo in Brazil. He was the editor and co-author of the Handbook of Wall Partition and Façade Building Technology and wrote “Construction: 101 Questions & Answers”. He is a guest professor at several institutes and universities and works as technical advisor of international manufacturers of building material and systems such as Saint Gobain, Knauf and Ardex. Jonas is the founder and CEO of INOVATEC, an architectural and engineering consulting and design firm specialized in building envelope design and of CUBICON, the first Brazilian modular construction startup.
Dale Kempster
Director of Standards and Methods for Schluter Systems
Dale Kempster is the Director of Standards and Methods for Schluter Systems and has been with Schluter Systems for 37 years. He is currently Vice-President of the MMSA (Materials, Methods, and Standards Association) in the U.S. and an active member of the TTMAC (Terrazzo, Tile and Marble Association of Canada). Dale served on the TTMAC Board of Directors and is Chairperson of the Specifications & Technical research Committee. He is the current Vice-Chairperson of the Canadian Advisory Committee for the International Standards Organization (TC189). Dale is also currently Chairperson of the MMSA Uncoupling Committee (ANSI A118.20) and is the Convenor for ISO TC 189 Working Group 11 for Uncoupling membranes. He also represents Canada for the ANSI A108 Committee, the TCNA (Tile Council of America of North America) Handbook and the NTCA (National Tile Contractors Association) Technical committee. In 2019, the NTCA awarded Dale the “Tile Person of the Year” and in 2021 the TTMAC awarded him the very first Hall of Fame Award for Lifetime Commitment and Contribution to the Tile Industry.
He studied business studies at the UJI. He began his professional career in Porcelanosa 25 years ago in the commercial area of France, joining the management of Porcelanosa stores in the Champagne region.
Subsequently, he directed the implementation, commercial organization and management of logistics warehouses and stores in Paris, Dijon, Marseille and finally until 2002 in Bordeaux.
In 2002, he took over the general management of Butech (Porcelanosa Group’s industrial company) dedicated to the development of construction systems for the installation of the materials manufactured within the industrial group. At QUALICER 2014 he was a speaker at the featured session, Industrialized Construction, and ten years later he will share again with the congress participants his experience and leadership in this sector. He is currently CEO of Butech where Porcelanosa Offsite is integrated.
Superior Architect by the Polytechnic University of Catalonia UPC, MBA with specialization in marketing and sales by EDEM.
He set up his own architecture studio, NUDAK SLU, and a telecommunications company, WIFI AWAY SL. He spent 4 years as an expatriate managing a Joint Venture, Cero Cuarenta, devoted to the manufacture and commercialization of ceramic floor and wall tiles in Iran. He currently heads the projects and prescription department of Peronda Group, specialized in the search for new dry tile installation systems and new industrialized construction systems.
