Built Offsite

A new home. A commercial project. A supplier who can manufacture the parts that bring a building together. Each starts with a deceptively simple question: who can help me build it? Prefab Connect, the new national directory from Built Offsite, puts that search at the centre of the experience, bringing Australia’s prefabrication and... READ MORE

More than 26,000 approved build-to-rent (BTR) apartments across Australia have yet to commence construction, with new University of Melbourne research identifying taxation, financing and regulatory barriers that are limiting opportunities to deliver rental housing through volumetric modular construction (VMC). (main image: Freecity’s Herring Road project puts factory-built housing into practice as new research... READ MORE

Part one of a two-part series based on a conversation between Robert Sobyra and Built Offsite publisher Michael Dolphin. This instalment examines the workforce and skills implications of MMC. Part two will explore how government procurement can support sustained demand for industrialised construction. Australia’s shift towards modern methods of construction (MMC) is putting... READ MORE

Western Australia has opened applications for its $250 million Pre-sale Guarantee, offering a potential pathway for developers using offsite construction to overcome a financial barrier before building can begin.  (main image:  Render of a 116-apartment modular development in Karratha, Western Australia. AluHouse will supply the aluminium exterior wall system for the four three-storey... READ MORE

Several seats are available on Randek’s November UK and Sweden study tour — enquire now to secure your place. Registrations close October 14. Randek has progressed plans for its November 2026 UK and Sweden industry study tour, with a revised programme confirming several factory visits and manufacturing sessions for participants. (Main pic shows... READ MORE

Prebuilt’s Lagoon Reserve Sports Pavilion in Port Melbourne won Excellence in Prefabricated Building – Infrastructure at prefabAUS’s 2026 Smart Building Industry Awards, held in Melbourne on 3 September. The two-storey pavilion was delivered within an active reserve, with construction planned around public access and the site’s sporting use. Malcolm Batten, chief executive, Prebuilt.... READ MORE