Built Offsite

Drawing on more than 50 years in construction, David Chandler AM, former NSW Building Commissioner, sets out why MMC is struggling to gain traction, despite sustained industry advocacy and policy support. David Chandler AM Construction continues on an upward cost trajectory despite MMC. More projects are becoming unfeasible. Market and social housing providers... READ MORE

A new entrant to Australia’s emerging construction technology sector, xbuild is positioning itself within the offsite conversation by focusing on on-site additive construction, targeting early deployment across residential and community housing. (main image: Render of a single-storey residential dwelling representing the typology xbuild is targeting, where 3D printed wall systems are integrated into... READ MORE

Australia’s modular housing sector is beginning to shift, but the change is not coming from construction. (main image: An 8-metre Elsewhere Pods modular studio installed in Bicheno, Tasmania.) It is coming from retail. Bunnings’ decision to sell Elsewhere Pods through a fixed-price, online model places a prefabricated building inside a mainstream consumer purchasing... READ MORE

Redevelopment works at the Albert Park Pit Building in Melbourne have required more than demolition and rebuild. For three long-standing tenant clubs, the project has also meant displacement — and in one case, a permanent upgrade. (main image: A volumetric module for the Power House Rugby facility is craned into position at Albert... READ MORE

The James Hardie Modern Homes Forecast 2026 sets out a view of how Australians are expected to live, but stops short of addressing how those homes are delivered. Smaller homes. Greater flexibility. Higher performance. Spaces that can adapt to changing household structures and economic pressure. Taken at face value, these are design trends.... READ MORE

Based in the Netherlands, Emergo operates from Stadskanaal and Almelo, supplying prefabricated roofs, walls and façades into the serial housing sector. Its model centres on integrating design, fabrication and assembly into a single workflow, with a clear objective: reduce the number of processes that need to be completed on site. That approach is... READ MORE