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ADMARES’ first Australian model home has reached around 50% completion in Finland, with Australian inspectors checking key stages of construction before the building is shipped to Queensland. (main image: Assembly of ADMARES’ Australian model home at the company’s Finland Lab. Credit all images ADMARES) ADMARES has reached the halfway point in construction of... READ MORE

More than 280 modular homes have now been delivered across Tasmania under the state government’s ModHomes Program, with a further 271 units in the construction pipeline.  (main pic: Podmatrix modular build ready for delivery.) Housing and Planning Minister Kerry Vincent said modular construction was becoming an increasingly important part of the state’s response... READ MORE

Construction has begun on Modscape + Modbotics’ new advanced manufacturing facility at Yatala, giving the company a permanent production base for its expanding Queensland operations. (main image: Modscape + Modbotics managing director Jan Gyrn, second from left, at the sod-turning ceremony for the company’s new Yatala manufacturing facility.) The company confirmed the start... READ MORE

Built Offsite and Master Builders Victoria will bring builders, manufacturers and technology specialists together in Melbourne on 4 September for a practical examination of how industrialised construction can be adopted across the residential building sector. (main image: Ola Skoglund, COO of Randek, at the company’s stand during LIGNA 2025 in Hannover, Germany.) When:... READ MORE

When: 16 September, 2026Where: Crown Casino PerthBook: HERE Western Australia’s increasing investment in prefabrication, manufacturing technology and lightweight construction will provide the setting for WoodSolutions Built Evolution – Transitioning to Timber and MMC, at Crown Perth on 16 September. (main image: Mass timber installation at Murdoch University’s Boola Katitjin building in Perth.) Craig... READ MORE

Part Two of Built Offsite’s series on Australia’s housing and manufacturing future examines whether imported systems can help increase housing supply without weakening the industrial capability Australia may need for decades to come. (main image: 5North’s KUKA robotic framing line at its advanced manufacturing facility in Edinburgh, South Australia, as the company prepares... READ MORE