Built Offsite

Offsite ’26 sets the agenda prefabAUS has placed strategic public procurement and Australian manufacturing at the centre of its push to scale modern methods of construction, using the opening of Day 2 of Offsite ’26, held in Melbourne on 2–3 September 2026, to outline priorities for the fourth year of its ten-year industry... READ MORE

Master Builders Victoria’s newly renamed Future Builders Conference brought circular construction, adaptive reuse and emerging building systems into sharper focus in Melbourne, with the organisation’s own headquarters refurbishment providing one of the clearest examples of how those principles can work in practice. (main image: Attendees gather in the networking lounge and exhibition area... READ MORE

PrefabAUS has launched a standard form contract for Class 1 prefabricated housing designed to align construction payments with the way factory-built homes are actually manufactured and delivered. (main image: prefabAUS members and industry attendees at Anchor Homes’ Bayswater display centre for the launch of the new standard form contract for prefabricated housing.) Developed... READ MORE

From October, qualifying developments of up to four homes on a residential lot will be able to have their planning applications assessed within 10 business days, extending the pathway previously available to two-home developments. (Main image: Prefabricated elements supplied by TBS for a Henley Properties development in Berwick.) Projects must meet Victoria’s Townhouse... READ MORE

The 12,000 square metre manufacturing operation, located on a 46,000 square metre site, uses 14 industrial robots across five automated stations and four installation lines to manufacture prefabricated wall, floor and roof elements. Construction at Renewal SA’s Noarlunga development is expected to begin within weeks, using 5North components in a range of two-... READ MORE

After almost three decades working in and around Hong Kong’s construction sector, Patrick Fong has seen Modular Integrated Construction develop into an established part of the building industry. Now an Associate Professor in the School of Engineering and Built Environment at Griffith University, he believes that experience offers useful lessons for Australia —... READ MORE