Built Offsite

The New South Wales Parliament has passed the Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Bill 2026, establishing Australia's first legislative framework recognising prefabricated buildings within the state's building approvals system. (main image: AUSTRUSS supplied the light gauge steel DfMA system for Growthbuilt's 183-townhouse development at Edmondson Park, Sydney. The NSW Government's building reforms formally recognise... READ MORE

The incorporation of modern methods of construction (MMC) into Labor's National Platform has brought renewed attention to the John Curtin Research Centre's Manufacturing Homes report. For Chief Economist Lachlan Kerwood-McCall, however, procurement represents only one element of a much broader reform agenda. Speaking with Built Offsite, he said the report presents an integrated... READ MORE

Australia's offsite industry has manufacturers, builders and developers. This article proposes a new business category for organisations that assume commercial responsibility for integrating multiple stages of project delivery under a single commercial model. (Main image: A volumetric module is craned into position at Freecity's Herring Road student accommodation project in Sydney, supplied through... READ MORE

ADMARES has expanded its Australian Smart Factory plans with the announcement of a strategic partnership with Bosch and the release of a documentary detailing the industrial manufacturing platform it intends to deploy locally. The developments build on the company's plans to establish its first Australian Smart Factory, positioning Australia as an early deployment... READ MORE

Manufacturers continue to invest in new factories. Product suppliers continue to expand. New systems enter the market. Governments increasingly reference Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), while developers and builders are becoming more familiar with prefabrication as a procurement pathway. Yet finding the right supplier often remains far more difficult than it should be.... READ MORE

When Perkins&Will recently released its research into a modular mass timber housing system for Canada, the immediate takeaway was straightforward: another country is exploring how prefabrication, standardisation and offsite manufacturing might help address housing supply. (main image: Render of the proposed modular mass timber housing system developed by Perkins&Will, illustrating a mid-rise residential... READ MORE