diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 6c32b40797..9263449503 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ cd `dirname $0`
 
 
 TSCONFIG=./modules/tsconfig.json
-echo "====== (all)COMPILING: \$(npm bin)/tsc -p ${TSCONFIG} ====="
+echo "====== (all)COMPILING: \$(npm bin)/ng2tc -p ${TSCONFIG} ====="
 rm -rf ./dist/all/
-$(npm bin)/tsc -p ${TSCONFIG}
+$(npm bin)/ng2tc -p ${TSCONFIG}
 
 
 rm -rf ./dist/packages-dist
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ do
   UMDES5PATH=${DESTDIR}/${PACKAGE}.umd.js
 
 
-  echo "======      COMPILING: \$(npm bin)/tsc -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig.json        ====="
-  $(npm bin)/tsc -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig.json
+  echo "======      COMPILING: \$(npm bin)/ng2tc -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig.json        ====="
+  $(npm bin)/ng2tc -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig.json
   cp ${SRCDIR}/package.json ${DESTDIR}/
 
 
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@ do
   fi
 
 
-  echo "====== (esm)COMPILING: \$(npm bin)/tsc -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig-es2015.json ====="
-  $(npm bin)/tsc -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig-es2015.json
+  echo "====== (esm)COMPILING: \$(npm bin)/ng2tc -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig-es2015.json ====="
+  $(npm bin)/ng2tc -p ${SRCDIR}/tsconfig-es2015.json
 
 
   echo "======      BUNDLING: ${SRCDIR} ====="
diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/tsconfig-es2015.json b/modules/@angular/common/tsconfig-es2015.json
index 8608568c02..e2777e8390 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/tsconfig-es2015.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/tsconfig-es2015.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/common/tsconfig.json b/modules/@angular/common/tsconfig.json
index 3bb02d7d91..d2a895ed3f 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/common/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/common/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/tsconfig-es2015.json b/modules/@angular/compiler/tsconfig-es2015.json
index e3eff4974c..0748be28df 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/tsconfig-es2015.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/tsconfig-es2015.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/compiler/tsconfig.json b/modules/@angular/compiler/tsconfig.json
index b184b16d68..47f94011d4 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/compiler/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/compiler/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/tsconfig-es2015.json b/modules/@angular/core/tsconfig-es2015.json
index 78b6280696..2fddf77860 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/tsconfig-es2015.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/tsconfig-es2015.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/core/tsconfig.json b/modules/@angular/core/tsconfig.json
index 3b7834904d..1775327c41 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/core/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/core/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/http/tsconfig-es2015.json b/modules/@angular/http/tsconfig-es2015.json
index 0aae89c028..33f9dbe4ea 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/http/tsconfig-es2015.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/http/tsconfig-es2015.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/http/tsconfig.json b/modules/@angular/http/tsconfig.json
index 610e0bc930..8ca797bb6b 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/http/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/http/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/tsconfig-es2015.json b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/tsconfig-es2015.json
index e48a4b6ecc..8a784c2485 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/tsconfig-es2015.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/tsconfig-es2015.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/tsconfig.json b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/tsconfig.json
index 94000ba24b..a5db5574b7 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser-dynamic/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/tsconfig-es2015.json b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/tsconfig-es2015.json
index e3dca138a1..836d3c6b4c 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/tsconfig-es2015.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/tsconfig-es2015.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/tsconfig.json b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/tsconfig.json
index 4b64f213a0..fbde0e5900 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-browser/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-browser/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-server/tsconfig-es2015.json b/modules/@angular/platform-server/tsconfig-es2015.json
index a8cc7b7659..926644da94 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-server/tsconfig-es2015.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-server/tsconfig-es2015.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/platform-server/tsconfig.json b/modules/@angular/platform-server/tsconfig.json
index 1ff19ad813..12d6d2c108 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/platform-server/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/platform-server/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/tsconfig-es2015.json b/modules/@angular/router/tsconfig-es2015.json
index e13e77b3ea..a952fd0126 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/tsconfig-es2015.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/tsconfig-es2015.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/router/tsconfig.json b/modules/@angular/router/tsconfig.json
index a7727259d2..ff8568d7ef 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/router/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/router/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/upgrade/tsconfig-es2015.json b/modules/@angular/upgrade/tsconfig-es2015.json
index 15106250a4..7c9d657a37 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/upgrade/tsconfig-es2015.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/upgrade/tsconfig-es2015.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/@angular/upgrade/tsconfig.json b/modules/@angular/upgrade/tsconfig.json
index 12eb9587ed..5b38c01ffd 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/upgrade/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/@angular/upgrade/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/modules/tsconfig.json b/modules/tsconfig.json
index 56c76c81bf..d1907a5054 100644
--- a/modules/tsconfig.json
+++ b/modules/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
 {
+  "angularCompilerOptions": {
+    "skipTemplateCodegen": true
+  },
   "compilerOptions": {
     "baseUrl": ".",
     "declaration": true,
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.clean.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.clean.json
index 074272a383..ecf35c5f26 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.clean.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.clean.json
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@
     "angular-mocks": {
       "version": "1.5.0"
     },
+    "angular2": {
+      "version": "2.0.0-beta.17",
+      "resolved": "git://github.com/angular/angular.git#08cbd5481d04255864f5ff8e33d0756d4ec4c440"
+    },
+    "angular2-template-compiler": {
+      "version": "0.1.5"
+    },
     "ansi": {
       "version": "0.3.0"
     },
@@ -5361,6 +5368,9 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "ts-metadata-collector": {
+      "version": "0.1.1"
+    },
     "ts2dart": {
       "version": "0.9.10",
       "dependencies": {
@@ -5434,7 +5444,7 @@
       }
     },
     "tsickle": {
-      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "version": "0.1.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "source-map": {
           "version": "0.4.4"
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index 83894efbf0..e2179b6fdc 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -88,6 +88,16 @@
       "from": "angular-mocks@1.5.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/angular-mocks/-/angular-mocks-1.5.0.tgz"
     },
+    "angular2": {
+      "version": "2.0.0-beta.17",
+      "from": "angular/angular#2.0.0-build.cacdead.js",
+      "resolved": "git://github.com/angular/angular.git#08cbd5481d04255864f5ff8e33d0756d4ec4c440"
+    },
+    "angular2-template-compiler": {
+      "version": "0.1.5",
+      "from": "angular2-template-compiler@>=0.1.5 <0.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/angular2-template-compiler/-/angular2-template-compiler-0.1.5.tgz"
+    },
     "ansi": {
       "version": "0.3.0",
       "from": "ansi@>=0.3.0 <0.4.0",
@@ -8549,6 +8559,11 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "ts-metadata-collector": {
+      "version": "0.1.1",
+      "from": "ts-metadata-collector@>=0.1.0 <0.2.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ts-metadata-collector/-/ts-metadata-collector-0.1.1.tgz"
+    },
     "ts2dart": {
       "version": "0.9.10",
       "from": "ts2dart@>=0.9.9 <0.10.0",
@@ -8666,9 +8681,9 @@
       }
     },
     "tsickle": {
-      "version": "0.1.0",
-      "from": "tsickle@latest",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsickle/-/tsickle-0.1.0.tgz",
+      "version": "0.1.1",
+      "from": "tsickle@0.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tsickle/-/tsickle-0.1.1.tgz",
       "dependencies": {
         "source-map": {
           "version": "0.4.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fc1eacf3ff..835f82fbac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     "angular": "^1.5.0",
     "angular-animate": "^1.5.0",
     "angular-mocks": "^1.5.0",
+    "angular2-template-compiler": "^0.1.5",
     "base64-js": "^0.0.8",
     "bower": "^1.3.12",
     "broccoli": "^0.16.9",