A Queensland Manufacturing Hubs Grant will enable a Rockhampton business to strengthen its ability to meet demand in the residential housing construction market. Qld Minister for Regional Development and Manufacturing Glenn Butcher announced a grant of more than $500,000 at Manuplex, in North Rockhampton, last week to buy four light gague steel (LGS)... READ MORE

A manufacturer that can reduce the embodied carbon debt of concrete as we transition to a net-zero future and align it with modern methods of construction (MMC), will enjoy significant market interest. While many sustainability efforts to date have focused on lowering operational carbon (carbon produced from all energy sources used to keep... READ MORE

(Image above: SINSW Fern Bay example of Pavilion Kit of Parts – Standardised Design.) Specialist Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) project management company, Sensum, write: Firstly, let’s get clear. Standardised design is simply any building, system, model, series, or component created for repeated manufacture or duplication. General perceptions of standardised design in construction... READ MORE

Thrive Construct, an Adelaide-based property developer, has announced plans to build two hotels at a cost of $300 million using cross-laminated timber (CLT) and green steel. Their first CLT development is the 31-level Adelaide building which is scheduled to be built on the north-west corner of Victoria Square fronting Franklin Street. The projected... READ MORE

Building Information Modelling and Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) go hand-in-hand and will ultimately become the standard for the construction industry. However, New Zealand’s BIMSafe is pushing the usefulness of BIM that bit further by developing and positioning it as an onsite safety tool as well. They’re asking for the construction industry’s input... READ MORE

Glasgow based EU-funded organisation, EMICGEM, interviewed over 80 companies involved in offsite and modular construction across the European Union. The project was based on the sharing of best practice, commonality in benchmarking and standardising educator training, sharing of effective pedagogical approaches and resources, and the development of a European network of professionals working... READ MORE

Proptech (property technology) is shaping up to be a single source of truth that all real estate and construction information is generated from, and when blended with modern methods of construction (MMC), the argument for both investors and end-users to embrace future construction now is compelling. The investment in Proptech is on vivid... READ MORE

Build your own internal walls, dividers, or even rooms with no tools or knowledge required with this modular wall system. They’re called Blokaloks and they come in four shapes that you mix and match to create a flat vertical surface. The company was founded by Stan Spencer who was a mechanical and systems... READ MORE

The School of Architecture and Design and the School of Engineering from The University of Tasmania are preparing a new Masters of Professional Engineering unit in timber design. It’s being launched in recognition of the information and skills vacuum that exists in the engineering and architectural profession to cater for the increasing demand... READ MORE

A recognised practitioner of sustainable and innovative building methods, Pamela Bell has been appointed as The New Zealand Institute of Building (NZIOB) new Chief Executive. At Built Offsite, we’re big fans of Pamela and all the hard work she’s invested in developing the awareness and acceptance of New Zealand’s offsite construction industry. She... READ MORE