The Federal Government’s National Reconstruction Fund will invest $120 million in Built Living’s planned advanced manufacturing facility at Neerabup in Western Australia, adding substantial public backing to the Built–Wesfarmers joint venture. (main image: Built Living’s proposed precast manufacturing facility at Neerabup in Western Australia.) The NRF is co-investing alongside Wesfarmers, which has announced... READ MORE

Ian Briggs, Principal at Plus Architecture. Plus Studio director Ian Briggs has spent much of his career shaping apartments and urban precincts. His growing interest in MMC comes from an architectural question: can industrialised construction help Australia deliver better medium-density housing in the suburbs where people already live? (main image: MULTIKit’s Pavilion system... READ MORE

Sekisui Chemical has opened a new modular manufacturing operation in Burlington, Ontario, producing steel-frame building modules for residential, education, institutional and commercial projects. SEKISUI Canada Modular Solutions (CMS), a subsidiary of Japan-based Sekisui Chemical Co., Ltd., formally launched the Burlington operation on 19 August following equipment installation, certification and manufacturing trials. The company... READ MORE

ADMARES’ first Australian model home has reached around 50% completion in Finland, with Australian inspectors checking key stages of construction before the building is shipped to Queensland. (main image: Assembly of ADMARES’ Australian model home at the company’s Finland Lab. Credit all images ADMARES) ADMARES has reached the halfway point in construction of... READ MORE

More than 280 modular homes have now been delivered across Tasmania under the state government’s ModHomes Program, with a further 271 units in the construction pipeline. (main pic: Podmatrix modular build ready for delivery.) Housing and Planning Minister Kerry Vincent said modular construction was becoming an increasingly important part of the state’s response... READ MORE

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