Australia’s modular construction sector is increasingly attracting international manufacturing partnerships as developers and delivery groups search for ways to reduce build times, manage labour shortages, and expand housing and infrastructure supply. One example emerging in Queensland is the growing alignment... READ MORE
3D concrete printing project reduces labour requirements in apartment construction.
A housing developer in France has completed Europe’s largest 3D printed apartment building three months ahead of schedule, while simultaneously constructing a near identical building beside it using conventional methods. (main image: Completed in Bezannes, France, the COBOD printed ViliaSprint²... READ MORE
A new venture targets cost, time and supply constraints in the residential sector.
Australia’s offsite sector has seen no shortage of announcements over the past decade. What has been less consistent is scale, continuity of pipeline, and alignment between design, manufacturing and delivery. Built Group’s joint venture with Wesfarmers, forming Built Living, enters... READ MORE
Developers and policymakers discuss industrialised delivery and housing capacity constraints.
Australia’s housing debate is no longer centred solely on demand, planning reform or interest rates. At the Property Council National Housing Solutions Summit 2026, held in Melbourne on April 30 and attended by Built Offsite publisher Michael Dolphin, a different... READ MORE
New legislation defines prefabricated buildings and embeds them in mainstream delivery pathways.
New South Wales is set to formally bring prefabricated construction into its planning and approvals system, as the Minns Government introduces legislation aimed at reducing duplication, accelerating delivery and lifting confidence in modern methods of construction. (main image: One of... READ MORE
How delays before and after production continue to shape modular delivery outcomes.
Built Offsite visited JMB Modular’s facility in Shepparton, regional Victoria, where a manufacturing-led approach to housing is already in place — and where the constraints sit largely outside the factory. (main image: At JMB Modular’s Shepparton base, James and Rachel... READ MORE
South Melbourne Women’s, Middle Park and Power House Rugby facilities delivered with reduced site impact.
Partner content At Modular by SHAPE’s Albert Park project, FTA helical screw piles were deployed across three modular facilities within the precinct, including the South Melbourne Women’s Soccer Club, Middle Park Soccer Club, and the Power House Rugby Union Football... READ MORE
Managing vertical construction across a large healthcare build.
Case study supplied by the National Precast Concrete Association Australia At the new Toowoomba Hospital in regional Queensland, precast structural systems supplied by Novus Precast were used to reduce site labour, accelerate installation and maintain construction sequencing across one of... READ MORE
Corbould Park purchase supports new factory and increased production capacity.
Oly Homes has acquired a 2.19-hectare High Impact zoned site at 14 and 34 Maurice Harvey Crescent in Corbould Park on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast for $9.855 million ex-GST , paving the way for a new large-scale modular housing manufacturing facility.... READ MORE
National Productivity Fund to streamline certification and reduce duplication in approvals.
The Federal Government’s interim report into the modernisation of the National Construction Code (NCC) has drawn support from the Property Council of Australia, with industry pointing to duplicated assessments and inconsistent application as a constraint on housing delivery. Mike Zorbas,... READ MORE
