The lab is intended to help manufacturers design innovative new prefabricated buildings with objectives of eco-friendliness, affordability and reduced build times. In a media statement, Minister for Industry, Science and Technology Karen Andrews said the new lab would support work on a wide range of buildings, including tiny houses, larger homes and offices.... READ MORE

Offsite construction is increasingly being recognised among developers as a way to speed up occupancy, thereby mitigating investment risk, as well as enabling a new, more engaged approached to delivering schemes. A critical factor in success is understanding at what stage the developer should interface with providers of offsite solutions. The first of... READ MORE

After a three-year process of industry comment, review and revision, May 1 will see the adoption of a new National Construction Code (NCC). Triggered by extensive use of non-compliant building materials and combustible cladding, given prominence by the Lacrosse fire in Melbourne Docklands, the new code is intended to enshrine the urgent requirement... READ MORE

The Tennessee based company, which is one of the largest home builders in the US, is using the ‘Prefabulous' campaign to showcase the modern prefab home and educate the public about the benefits of offsite construction. The campaign takes the viewer inside a home building facility and follows a family through a Clayton... READ MORE

Located in the Norwegian city of Brumunddal - known for its forestry and wood processing industry, Mjøstårnet measures a total height of 85.4 metres, a feat in timber builds; the tallest timber tower in Australia, 25 King, reaches just 45 metres while former record holder Brock Commons in Vancouver, Canada, reaches 53 metres.... READ MORE

The new launches, revealed at an event on 18 February in Las Vegas, include proprietary software that integrates data gathered throughout the building's supply chain and construction. Apollo software is designed to support the building process from end to end, including cost, schedule, teams, and materials, through a single data stream aimed at... READ MORE

The partnership will create a strategic relationship to help identify and deliver the future skills and training the construction industry needs to help it innovate further, resulting in improved productivity across the sector. The initiative will incentivise and support innovation by providing access and training provision for industry, further education providers and public... READ MORE

The London-based start-up’s vision is to re-purpose old commercial buildings into co-living spaces using bespoke flat-pack panels. Vivahouse units can be assembled in an existing building in a matter of hours, according to the company’s co-founder and chief executive Rajdeep Gahir. Utilising empty existing urban real estate, Vivahouse wants to offer short- and... READ MORE

As reported by online construction platform The Construction Index, L&Q's product innovation team projects that by 2025 all of its new homes will be built using MMC, a term that encompasses component kits to bathroom pods to complete prefabrication. March 2019 sees L&Q launch its first range of prefabricated product designs including bathroom... READ MORE

As reported in The Straits Times, the nation's construction companies and government agencies are being encouraged to adopt new technology, with the latest push in the form of $295 million to be injected into two productivity schemes. The BuildSG Transformation Fund (BTF) is a new scheme to consolidate existing funding schemes in the... READ MORE