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The Victorian state government has committed to building 114 modular homes to provide housing for people, mostly in regional areas, who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness. The modular homes are to be built by Craig Chatham’s ARKit facility in Sunshine, situated in outer Melbourne. With significant experience in modular building, and equipped with a commitment to sustainability and... READ MORE
Opened in mid-2019 and situated near Geelong, Cross Laminated Offsite Solutions (CLOS Offsite manufacturing) have established a business and design philosophy of delivering flexible prefabricated solutions (offsite timber solutions) for each project. Managing Director John Fitzgibbon said he sees CLOS as an opportunity to complement and enhance the existing supply chain for offsite timber solutions. “I’ve spent a lot of... READ MORE
The Singaporean Government’s trajectory towards Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) underscored by their Industry Transformation Map (ITM), was launched back in 2016 with the stated objective of attracting another 50,000 people to new construction technology jobs by 2025, bringing the total to 80,000. The road map was implemented to reinvent Singapore’s construction sector to reduce the cost of housing and... READ MORE
The West Australian Government’s Modular Build Program (WA Modular builders) has enlisted six modular builders to accelerate the delivery of the program.The Modular Build Program will deliver 150 new social homes in regional WA, and was established last year. (main pic: WA modular builder Evoke Living’s Saltbox design) Housing Minister John Carey last week announced the establishment of a State-wide... READ MORE
With a design pedigree (Pininfarina Architecture) that would take volumes to appreciate, they’ve now cast their attention towards prefabrication. The “Cofactory”, as it is called, will cover around 1,000 sq m in the Certosa district of northwest Milan. It will contain numerical-control machines and rapid prototyping tools, alongside office space and laboratories.(main pic: Pininfarina’s diagram showing the layout of the... READ MORE
Founded in 2019, the Offsite Alliance works alongside leading organisations, industry bodies, government, local authorities, housing associations and its members, to further the adoption of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC industry). ISO-Chemie, a multi-national supplier of building sealing technology has joined the Offsite Alliance in a broader recognition of the importance of MMC; a single point of assurance that buildings... READ MORE
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Built Offsite_Monday is a weekly newsletter of ideas and innovations that will assist you on the path to prefabrication. It’s about change, and during these Covid times we’ve all altered... READ MORE
