Singapore has decided that digital coordination in construction is no longer something best left to individual companies. It is becoming a regulatory requirement. From 1 October 2026, new developments of 5,000 square metres or more must use CORENET X, a digital building approval platform requiring coordinated three-dimensional Building Information Modelling (BIM) submissions. It... READ MORE

A 38-apartment social housing development in Perth’s coastal suburb of North Coogee has been completed eight months earlier than a conventional construction programme, demonstrating how prefabricated masonry and modular bathroom systems can accelerate multi-residential housing delivery. (Credit all images John Carey MLA) Delivered by Western Australian businesses PARC Developments and Tyrone Group, the... READ MORE

A new home. A commercial project. A supplier who can manufacture the parts that bring a building together. Each starts with a deceptively simple question: who can help me build it? Prefab Connect, the new national directory from Built Offsite, puts that search at the centre of the experience, bringing Australia’s prefabrication and... READ MORE

More than 26,000 approved build-to-rent (BTR) apartments across Australia have yet to commence construction, with new University of Melbourne research identifying taxation, financing and regulatory barriers that are limiting opportunities to deliver rental housing through volumetric modular construction (VMC). (main image: Freecity’s Herring Road project puts factory-built housing into practice as new research... READ MORE

Part one of a two-part series based on a conversation between Robert Sobyra and Built Offsite publisher Michael Dolphin. This instalment examines the workforce and skills implications of MMC. Part two will explore how government procurement can support sustained demand for industrialised construction. Australia’s shift towards modern methods of construction (MMC) is putting... READ MORE

Western Australia has opened applications for its $250 million Pre-sale Guarantee, offering a potential pathway for developers using offsite construction to overcome a financial barrier before building can begin.  (main image:  Render of a 116-apartment modular development in Karratha, Western Australia. AluHouse will supply the aluminium exterior wall system for the four three-storey... READ MORE

Several seats are available on Randek’s November UK and Sweden study tour — enquire now to secure your place. Registrations close October 14. Randek has progressed plans for its November 2026 UK and Sweden industry study tour, with a revised programme confirming several factory visits and manufacturing sessions for participants. (Main pic shows... READ MORE

Prebuilt’s Lagoon Reserve Sports Pavilion in Port Melbourne won Excellence in Prefabricated Building – Infrastructure at prefabAUS’s 2026 Smart Building Industry Awards, held in Melbourne on 3 September. The two-storey pavilion was delivered within an active reserve, with construction planned around public access and the site’s sporting use. Malcolm Batten, chief executive, Prebuilt.... READ MORE

If governments want modern methods of construction (MMC) to become a meaningful part of building delivery, their procurement documents should routinely ask the market to assess them. The Department of Defence’s Living-In Accommodation industry engagement and market sounding questionnaire provides a useful example. The accompanying notice, listed as published on 29 September 2026,... READ MORE

Swedish modular manufacturer SIBS has signed a supply and delivery agreement for a 302-room hotel in Port Hedland, advancing the coastal development from design and planning into construction. Announced on 1 October, the agreement is between its Malaysian subsidiary, SIBS Sdn Bhd, and an unnamed Southeast Asia-based property developer. The hotel will comprise... READ MORE