Built Offsite

A bathroom pod develops a leaking pipe. The cause might lie with its designer, manufacturer, component supplier or installer. For the building owner seeking a repair, however, the first call will generally be to the builder. (main image: Kreisson Principal Lawyer David Glinatsis speaking at prefabAUS Offsite26 in Melbourne about liability, defects and... READ MORE

partner content Schäfer was in Melbourne recently for the prefabAUS Offsite 2026 Conference, where he spoke with Built Offsite alongside ARDEX Australia’s Alan Gower about factory productivity, material development, automation and the pace of Australia’s prefab expansion. (main image: ARDEX’s Tobias Schäfer (left) and Alan Gower discuss materials and manufacturing processes for offsite... READ MORE

LJ Hooker chairman Janusz Hooker has launched OHOME, a modular housing venture combining offshore manufacturing, site assessment and financing to deliver secondary dwellings on existing residential land. The company advertises delivery around 150 days from order, including approximately two weeks of site work. Its initial rollout targets backyard housing, with a further phase... READ MORE

KAPITOL has tested volumetric modular construction across about $4 billion worth of project opportunities over the past 12 months, with its feasibility work pointing to programme reductions of between 20% and 35% on projects suited to the method. (main image: KAPITOL is positioning volumetric modular construction around an integrated delivery model linking manufacturing,... READ MORE

The 528-unit project at 169–171 Herring Road began module installation on 12 June. Twelve levels have since been installed in around 13 weeks, averaging close to one floor a week. https://youtu.be/Pf8zW1CrcT8 Parallel manufacturing drives construction programThe project is being delivered with Space Labs Australia, Freecity’s modular integrator and a specialist in high-rise volumetric... READ MORE

The Victorian Government has signalled an ambition to move towards percentage-based modern methods of construction requirements on suitable government projects, as builders and manufacturers called for MMC to be incorporated much earlier in design and procurement. (main image: Bathroom pods in production at SYNC Industries’ Melbourne manufacturing facility. Managing Director Chris Ong told... READ MORE