Built Offsite

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

The Victorian Government is expanding its use of modular construction for social housing, with more than 350 factory-built homes expected to be delivered across the state by mid-2028. Minister for Housing, Building and Precincts Nick Staikos announced a further 48 accessible and energy-efficient modular homes during a visit to the Modularity by Rendine... READ MORE

The Tasmanian Government will release legislation this week for its Modular Housing Finance Guarantee Scheme, progressing an initiative first announced in June to address the financing gap that can arise while modular homes are being manufactured offsite.  (main image: Tasmanian modular builder Valley Workshop installing hyper-insulated timber elements.) Premier Jeremy Rockliff initially announced the proposed... READ MORE

Western Australia’s largest single delivery of modular social housing by a community housing provider will see 54 homes for seniors built across the Wheatbelt, backed by more than $27 million in State and Federal Government funding. (main image: Modular WA’s four-bedroom Napier design at Wangara demonstrates the company’s residential modular offering, with 191... READ MORE