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

Australia’s building regulatory system remains largely structured around onsite construction and needs to better accommodate repeat manufacturing if modern methods of construction are to operate at scale, according to Australian Building Codes Board chief executive Adrian Piani. (main image: 5North’s automated housing production facility in Edinburgh, South Australia, uses robotic systems as part... READ MORE

The third annual awards were held at Zinc at Fed Square on the evening of 3 September 2026, in conjunction with Offsite26, bringing together project teams, manufacturers, designers and other representatives from across the prefabricated building sector. Alongside the project awards, Jan Gyrn, CEO, Director and Co-Founder of Modscape + Modbotics, was named... READ MORE

David Chandler says Australia needs to look beyond the factory floor if prefabrication is to deliver the productivity and quality gains now being sought by governments. Chandler, Principal of CE Advisory, where he specialises in housing delivery and industry capability building, is also the former NSW Building Commissioner and has spent decades working... READ MORE

hsbNext 2026 Main keynote — Tuesday 15 September Design session — Thursday 17 September Production session — Monday 21 September Software developer hsbcad will hold three live online sessions this month examining how design information can be carried more directly through to manufacturing and factory-floor production in offsite timber construction. (main image: hsbMake... 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