The Tasmanian Government announced the agreement on 28 August, linking the state with a national initiative intended to increase housing construction productivity through prefabrication, modular construction and greater use of offsite manufacturing. (main image: The System 600 demonstration unit under construction for the Homes NSW Modern Methods of Construction Open Day.) Kerry Vincent,... READ MORE

The partners have signed an agreement establishing Steco (Australia) Pty Ltd, with plans for an approximately $150 million manufacturing operation using European prefabrication technology adapted to Australian standards. Carlton Taya, chief executive of Syncorana The proposed facility would target residential housing, Indigenous affordable and social housing, aged care, early childhood education, workforce accommodation... READ MORE

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

“Australia now needs a ten-year national mission for industrialised construction.” (Main image: ModnPods’ Arundel manufacturing facility in Queensland, where modular housing is produced using lean manufacturing principles focused on streamlined production, waste reduction and shorter build times.) Dr Ehsan Noroozinejad, Western Sydney University For Associate Professor Ehsan Noroozinejad of Western Sydney University, that... READ MORE

Freecity has commenced construction of its second purpose-built student accommodation development, an $80 million, eight-storey project at Rockdale in Sydney’s south. The 117-unit development at 23–25 Frederick Street has received development consent from Bayside Council and is scheduled for completion in mid-2027. Designed by COX Architecture, the project will use volumetric modular construction... READ MORE

The Federal Government’s National Reconstruction Fund will invest $120 million in Built Living’s planned advanced manufacturing facility at Neerabup in Western Australia, adding substantial public backing to the Built–Wesfarmers joint venture. (main image: Built Living’s proposed precast manufacturing facility at Neerabup in Western Australia.) The NRF is co-investing alongside Wesfarmers, which has announced... READ MORE

Ian Briggs, Principal at Plus Architecture. Plus Studio director Ian Briggs has spent much of his career shaping apartments and urban precincts. His growing interest in MMC comes from an architectural question: can industrialised construction help Australia deliver better medium-density housing in the suburbs where people already live? (main image: MULTIKit’s Pavilion system... READ MORE

Sekisui Chemical has opened a new modular manufacturing operation in Burlington, Ontario, producing steel-frame building modules for residential, education, institutional and commercial projects. SEKISUI Canada Modular Solutions (CMS), a subsidiary of Japan-based Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., formally launched the Burlington operation on 19 August following equipment installation, certification and manufacturing trials. The company... READ MORE

ADMARES’ first Australian model home has reached around 50% completion in Finland, with Australian inspectors checking key stages of construction before the building is shipped to Queensland. (main image: Assembly of ADMARES’ Australian model home at the company’s Finland Lab. Credit all images ADMARES) ADMARES has reached the halfway point in construction of... READ MORE

More than 280 modular homes have now been delivered across Tasmania under the state government’s ModHomes Program, with a further 271 units in the construction pipeline. (main pic: Podmatrix modular build ready for delivery.) Housing and Planning Minister Kerry Vincent said modular construction was becoming an increasingly important part of the state’s response... READ MORE