Construction has begun on Modscape + Modbotics’ new advanced manufacturing facility at Yatala, giving the company a permanent production base for its expanding Queensland operations. (main image: Modscape + Modbotics managing director Jan Gyrn, second from left, at the sod-turning ceremony for the company’s new Yatala manufacturing facility.) The company confirmed the start... READ MORE

When: 16 September, 2026Where: Crown Casino PerthBook: HERE Western Australia’s increasing investment in prefabrication, manufacturing technology and lightweight construction will provide the setting for WoodSolutions Built Evolution – Transitioning to Timber and MMC, at Crown Perth on 16 September. (main image: Mass timber installation at Murdoch University’s Boola Katitjin building in Perth.) Craig... READ MORE

Part Two of Built Offsite’s series on Australia’s housing and manufacturing future examines whether imported systems can help increase housing supply without weakening the industrial capability Australia may need for decades to come. (main image: 5North’s KUKA robotic framing line at its advanced manufacturing facility in Edinburgh, South Australia, as the company prepares... READ MORE

The Victorian Government is expanding its use of modular construction for social housing, with more than 350 factory-built homes expected to be delivered across the state by mid-2028. Minister for Housing, Building and Precincts Nick Staikos announced a further 48 accessible and energy-efficient modular homes during a visit to the Modularity by Rendine... READ MORE

The Tasmanian Government will release legislation this week for its Modular Housing Finance Guarantee Scheme, progressing an initiative first announced in June to address the financing gap that can arise while modular homes are being manufactured offsite.  (main image: Tasmanian modular builder Valley Workshop installing hyper-insulated timber elements.) Premier Jeremy Rockliff initially announced the proposed... READ MORE

Western Australia’s largest single delivery of modular social housing by a community housing provider will see 54 homes for seniors built across the Wheatbelt, backed by more than $27 million in State and Federal Government funding. (main image: Modular WA’s four-bedroom Napier design at Wangara demonstrates the company’s residential modular offering, with 191... READ MORE

This is Part One of a three-part Built Offsite series examining the relationship between housing delivery, industrial capability and sovereign manufacturing in Australia. Seven industry, policy, research and property voices consider whether housing investment should do more than deliver homes — and whether it can also strengthen productivity, manufacturing capability and the country’s... READ MORE

China’s growing strength in modular construction is being built on more than low-cost manufacturing. Its advantage lies in industrial clustering, specialised supply chains and sustained production volume. Australia has already researched a similar model — but without a dependable pipeline, the economics remain difficult. (main image: Automated production at Modscape + Modbotics’ Essendon... READ MORE

When: August 31, 2026Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1-5 Spencer St, Docklands VIC Cost: $165 MBV members and $240 for non-membersBook: HERE Master Builders Victoria will bring its long-running sustainability conference into a new phase this month, with the 2026 MBV Future Builders Conference expanding its program across both residential and commercial construction. Dr... READ MORE

KAPITOL has launched a new volumetric modular construction capability in Australia, opening a Sydney showroom developed in collaboration with ICD Property and global modular manufacturer CIMC Modular Building. (main image: Kapitol is partnering with ICD Property and CIMC Modular Building on its new volumetric modular construction venture. Credit all images KAPITOL.) The initiative... READ MORE