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LATEST NEWS February 2025

As the Commonwealth Bank of Australia announced a shift in its lending policy to support modular construction on January 31, Modscape’s Jan Gyrn followed with a facility tour to educate and share insights into its advanced manufacturing processes, demonstrating their alignment with the evolving financial and housing manufacturing landscape. During the tour, Modscape... READ MORE
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Federal Minister for Skills and Training Andrew Giles visited Melbourne Polytechnic’s Heidelberg campus to inspect the site of the Future of Housing Construction Centre of Excellence (FHC CoE), a $50 million investment designed to advance training in Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). The FHC CoE is the first... READ MORE
The Tasmanian Government is scaling up its modular housing programme as part of its commitment to deliver 10,000 social and affordable homes by 2032. Six new modular units have been installed in Burnie, built offsite by Podmatrix in the state’s south before being transported and assembled on location. (main pic: Podmatrix modular built... READ MORE
The WA Government is expanding their social housing stock with the delivery of 16 new modular tiny homes in Geraldton, providing a timely boost to the affordable housing supply in the Mid West. (main pic: Summit Modular tiny home under construction.) Set for completion by mid-2025, the one and two-bedroom homes are designed... READ MORE
Two new modular homes have been delivered to Thallon, a small town with a population of 231 in South West Queensland, as part of the Queensland Government’s Quickstarts Queensland initiative. Built by Sunshine Coast-based Oly Homes, the project is aimed at providing affordable housing for seniors, particularly those with mobility challenges. (main pic:... READ MORE
Building a home in the Philippines is often a lengthy and expensive process, with rising material costs, contractor delays, and significant bureaucratic hurdles. Hive Modular aims to change this by offering a faster, more efficient way to construct luxury homes using modular methods. (main pic: Hive Modular’s Casita One45 model.) Founded in 2023,... READ MORE

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