# Built Offsite

> Offsite construction news & innovations for builders, developers & manufacturers.


## News

- [Kapitol tests $4 billion of projects as it makes case for builder-led modular delivery](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/kapitol-tests-4-billion-of-projects-as-it-makes-case-for-builder-led-modular-delivery/): KAPITOL has tested volumetric modular construction across about $4 billion worth of project opportunities over the past 12 months, with...
- [Industrialised construction can begin long before the robots arrive](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/industrialised-construction-can-begin-long-before-the-robots-arrive/): Builders do not need to establish a highly automated factory to begin adopting industrialised construction, according to speakers at an...
- [AluHouse builds Australian partner network through three modular agreements](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/aluhouse-builds-australian-partner-network-through-three-modular-agreements/): AluHouse Group has signed separate Memorandums of Understanding with Northland Group, DCF Property Group and newly established volumetric modular advisory...
- [Chandler warns Australia’s prefab push is outrunning its assurance systems](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/chandler-warns-australias-prefab-push-is-outrunning-its-assurance-systems/): David Chandler says Australia needs to look beyond the factory floor if prefabrication is to deliver the productivity and quality...
- [ABCB chief says regulation must catch up with factory-built construction](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/abcb-chief-says-regulation-must-catch-up-with-factory-built-construction/): Australia’s building regulatory system remains largely structured around onsite construction and needs to better accommodate repeat manufacturing if modern methods...
- [hsbcad takes design-to-production workflow online with hsbNext 2026](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/hsbcad-takes-design-to-production-workflow-online-with-hsbnext-2026/): hsbNext 2026 Software developer hsbcad will hold three live online sessions this month examining how design information can be carried...
- [Smart Building Industry Awards recognise 2026 prefab winners and Jan Gyrn](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/smart-building-industry-awards-recognise-2026-prefab-winners-and-jan-gyrn/): The third annual awards were held at Zinc at Fed Square on the evening of 3 September 2026, in conjunction...
- [prefabAUS puts procurement and Australian manufacturing at centre of MMC scale-up](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/prefabaus-puts-procurement-and-australian-manufacturing-at-centre-of-mmc-scale-up/): Offsite ’26 sets the agenda prefabAUS has placed strategic public procurement and Australian manufacturing at the centre of its push...
- [Future Builders Conference puts circular thinking into practice](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/future-builders-conference-puts-circular-thinking-into-practice/): Master Builders Victoria’s newly renamed Future Builders Conference brought circular construction, adaptive reuse and emerging building systems into sharper focus...
- [Victoria’s four-home fast track could create a new pipeline for modular housing](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/victorias-four-home-fast-track-could-create-a-new-pipeline-for-modular-housing/): From October, qualifying developments of up to four homes on a residential lot will be able to have their planning...
- [PrefabAUS Targets Prefab Finance Gap as Josh Burns Calls for Greater Scale](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/prefabaus-targets-prefab-finance-gap-as-josh-burns-calls-for-greater-scale/): PrefabAUS has launched a standard form contract for Class 1 prefabricated housing designed to align construction payments with the way...
- [Architectural precast delivers complex brick facade at 33 Cremorne Street](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/architectural-precast-delivers-complex-brick-facade-at-33-cremorne-street/): Case study supplied by the National Precast Association of Australia The Commons Richmond is a workplace and wellness development in...
- [Australia’s MMC push can learn from Hong Kong — without copying it](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/australias-mmc-push-can-learn-from-hong-kong-without-copying-it/): After almost three decades working in and around Hong Kong’s construction sector, Patrick Fong has seen Modular Integrated Construction develop...
- [Victoria puts prefabrication into building practitioner regime](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/victoria-puts-prefabrication-into-building-practitioner-regime/): The Victorian Parliament has passed amendments that bring prefabrication work expressly within the Building Act 1993, establishing a new building...
- [5North robotic Adelaide factory starts production with Renewal SA housing project](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/5north-robotic-adelaide-factory-starts-production-with-renewal-sa-housing-project/): The 12,000 square metre manufacturing operation, located on a 46,000 square metre site, uses 14 industrial robots across five automated...
- [Tasmania signs national Kit of Parts agreement for offsite housing](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/tasmania-signs-national-kit-of-parts-agreement-for-offsite-housing/): The Tasmanian Government announced the agreement on 28 August, linking the state with a national initiative intended to increase housing...
- [Australian-Bosnian venture proposes $150 million prefab housing factory](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/australian-bosnian-venture-proposes-150-million-prefab-housing-factory/): The partners have signed an agreement establishing Steco (Australia) Pty Ltd, with plans for an approximately $150 million manufacturing operation...
- [Sekisui opens Canadian modular hub as NSW advances factory investment push](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/sekisui-opens-canadian-modular-hub-as-nsw-advances-factory-investment-push/): Sekisui Chemical has opened a new modular manufacturing operation in Burlington, Ontario, producing steel-frame building modules for residential, education, institutional...
- [Can MMC make more liveable medium-density suburban housing viable?](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/can-mmc-make-more-liveable-medium-density-suburban-housing-viable/): Plus Studio director Ian Briggs has spent much of his career shaping apartments and urban precincts. His growing interest in...
- [Freecity breaks ground on second VMC student housing project](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/freecity-breaks-ground-on-second-vmc-student-housing-project/): Freecity has commenced construction of its second purpose-built student accommodation development, an $80 million, eight-storey project at Rockdale in Sydney’s...
- [NRF backs Built Living with $120 million for WA apartment manufacturing](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nrf-backs-built-living-with-120-million-for-wa-apartment-manufacturing/): The Federal Government’s National Reconstruction Fund will invest $120 million in Built Living’s planned advanced manufacturing facility at Neerabup in...
- [Australia’s prefab challenge is no longer the factory](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/australias-prefab-challenge-is-no-longer-the-factory/): “Australia now needs a ten-year national mission for industrialised construction. ” (Main image: ModnPods’ Arundel manufacturing facility in Queensland, where...
- [Practical pathways to industrialised construction on show in Melbourne](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/practical-pathways-to-industrialised-construction-on-show-in-melbourne/): Built Offsite and Master Builders Victoria will bring builders, manufacturers and technology specialists together in Melbourne on 4 September for...
- [Australian inspections underway as ADMARES model home reaches halfway point](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/australian-inspections-underway-as-admares-model-home-reaches-halfway-point/): ADMARES’ first Australian model home has reached around 50% completion in Finland, with Australian inspectors checking key stages of construction...
- [Tasmania’s ModHomes program passes 280 homes with 271 more in pipeline](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/tasmanias-modhomes-program-passes-280-homes-with-271-more-in-pipeline/): More than 280 modular homes have now been delivered across Tasmania under the state government’s ModHomes Program, with a further...
- [Construction starts on Modscape + Modbotics’ Yatala factory](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/construction-starts-on-modscape-modbotics-yatala-factory/): Construction has begun on Modscape + Modbotics’ new advanced manufacturing facility at Yatala, giving the company a permanent production base...
- [Built Evolution to make the case for timber in WA’s MMC transition](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/built-evolution-to-make-the-case-for-timber-in-was-mmc-transition/): When: 16 September, 2026Where: Crown Casino PerthBook: HERE Western Australia’s increasing investment in prefabrication, manufacturing technology and lightweight construction will...
- [What role should imports play in Australia’s housing future?](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/what-role-should-imports-play-in-australias-housing-future/): Part Two of Built Offsite’s series on Australia’s housing and manufacturing future examines whether imported systems can help increase housing...
- [Victoria ramps up modular housing with 350 homes due by 2028](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/victoria-ramps-up-modular-housing-with-350-homes-due-by-2028/): The Victorian Government is expanding its use of modular construction for social housing, with more than 350 factory-built homes expected...
- [Tasmania moves modular housing finance guarantee towards legislation](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/tasmania-moves-modular-housing-finance-guarantee-towards-legislation/): The Tasmanian Government will release legislation this week for its Modular Housing Finance Guarantee Scheme, progressing an initiative first announced...
- [WA’s largest community housing modular project to deliver 54 Wheatbelt homes](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/was-largest-community-housing-modular-project-to-deliver-54-wheatbelt-homes/): Western Australia’s largest single delivery of modular social housing by a community housing provider will see 54 homes for seniors...
- [Samsung eyes Australia as modular home production gathers pace](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/samsung-eyes-australia-as-modular-home-production-gathers-pace/): Samsung Electronics is considering Australia as part of the international expansion of its AI modular home platform, providing a potentially...
- [Industry invited to shape Melbourne Polytechnic’s MMC showcase building](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/industry-invited-to-shape-melbourne-polytechnics-mmc-showcase-building/): Industry stakeholders are being invited to help develop the functional brief for a proposed Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Showcase...
- [Kapitol launches modular delivery model with ICD Property and CIMC](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/kapitol-launches-modular-delivery-model-with-icd-property-and-cimc/): KAPITOL has launched a new volumetric modular construction capability in Australia, opening a Sydney showroom developed in collaboration with ICD...
- [China built the modular ecosystem. Can Australia build the pipeline?](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/china-built-the-modular-ecosystem-can-australia-build-the-pipeline/): China’s growing strength in modular construction is being built on more than low-cost manufacturing. Its advantage lies in industrial clustering,...
- [Should Australia’s housing policy also be industrial policy?](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/should-australias-housing-policy-also-be-industrial-policy/): This is Part One of a three-part Built Offsite series examining the relationship between housing delivery, industrial capability and sovereign...
- [Future Builders Conference puts circular construction and new building systems in focus](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/future-builders-conference-puts-circular-construction-and-new-building-systems-in-focus/): When: August 31, 2026Where: Crowne Plaza Hotel, 1-5 Spencer St, Docklands VIC Cost: $165 MBV members and $240 for non-membersBook:...
- [ADMARES expands Australian Smart Factory plans with Bosch partnership](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/admares-expands-australian-smart-factory-plans-with-bosch-partnership/): ADMARES has expanded its Australian Smart Factory plans with the announcement of a strategic partnership with Bosch and the release...
- [Australia's Offsite Sector Has Grown. Finding It Hasn't.](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/australias-offsite-sector-has-grown-finding-it-hasnt/): Manufacturers continue to invest in new factories. Product suppliers continue to expand. New systems enter the market. Governments increasingly reference...
- [Industrialised Building Integrators](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/industrialised-building-integrators/): Australia’s offsite industry has manufacturers, builders and developers. This article proposes a new business category for organisations that assume commercial...
- [Canada and Australia are asking similar questions—but arriving at different answers](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/canada-and-australia-are-asking-similar-questions-but-arriving-at-different-answers/): When Perkins&Will recently released its research into a modular mass timber housing system for Canada, the immediate takeaway was straightforward:...
- [Beyond procurement: The broader reform agenda behind the John Curtin Research Centre's Manufacturing Homes](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/beyond-procurement-the-broader-reform-agenda-behind-the-john-curtin-research-centres-manufacturing-homes/): The incorporation of modern methods of construction (MMC) into Labor’s National Platform has brought renewed attention to the John Curtin...
- [NSW passes building reforms to embed modern methods of construction in law](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nsw-passes-building-reforms-to-embed-modern-methods-of-construction-in-law/): The New South Wales Parliament has passed the Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Bill 2026, establishing Australia’s first legislative framework recognising...
- [Labor platform adopts JCRC recommendation on modern methods of construction](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/labor-platform-adopts-jcrc-recommendation-on-modern-methods-of-construction/): Part one of a two-part series. A recommendation from the John Curtin Research Centre’s recent Manufacturing Homes report has already...
- [Can modular homes cut the cost of temporary accommodation?](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/can-modular-homes-cut-the-cost-of-temporary-accommodation/): A proposal in the UK to use modular housing instead of hotels for families in temporary accommodation raises a broader...
- [Homes Victoria, Hamlan Homes launch Victoria's first 3D-printed social housing project](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/homes-victoria-hamlan-homes-launch-victorias-first-3d-printed-social-housing-project/): A partnership between Homes Victoria and Geelong-based builder Hamlan Homes is set to deliver what is expected to become Victoria’s...
- [Productivity Commission puts modular housing into Australia's regulatory reform debate](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/productivity-commission-puts-modular-housing-into-australias-regulatory-reform-debate/): The Productivity Commission’s interim Housing Supply Regulation report has attracted attention for its recommendations on planning reform, increased housing density...
- [How AUSTRUSS continues to build better by solving construction problems](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/how-austruss-continues-to-build-better-by-solving-construction-problems/): Braemar, NSW: In conversation with Built Offsite, Andrew Fowler, founder and managing director of AUSTRUSS, said industrialised construction has never...
- [Modscape + Modbotics integrates STRUCTApanel into automated wall systems](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/modscape-modbotics-integrates-structapanel-into-automated-wall-systems/): Partner content Based at Essendon Fields in Victoria, with a growing presence in Queensland, Modscape + Modbotics designs, manufactures and...
- [WA warns consumers over misleading claims for DIY prefab pods](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/wa-warns-consumers-over-misleading-claims-for-diy-prefab-pods/): Western Australian authorities are warning consumers to exercise caution when purchasing prefabricated pods, tiny homes and other outbuildings amid growing...
- [BOXABL's Nasdaq debut brings modular housing under the market microscope](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/boxabls-nasdaq-debut-brings-modular-housing-under-the-market-microscope/): BOXABL’s long-awaited debut on the Nasdaq has delivered an early reminder that while investors remain interested in industrialised housing, public...
- [Queensland ends QBuild modular manufacturing at Eagle Farm](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/queensland-ends-qbuild-modular-manufacturing-at-eagle-farm/): The decision was confirmed during Queensland Parliament’s Housing and Public Works estimates hearing on 23 July. QBuild director-general Mark Cridland...
- [Hong Kong modular delegation explores Victorian housing opportunities](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/hong-kong-modular-delegation-explores-victorian-housing-opportunities/): A delegation representing Hong Kong’s modular construction sector has visited Victoria as interest grows in the potential role of offshore...
- [MBAV identifies the barriers to broader industrialised construction adoption](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/mbav-identifies-the-barriers-to-broader-industrialised-construction-adoption/): Industrialised construction is approaching an important turning point in Victoria, but greater clarity around definitions, regulation and risk will be...
- [The promise and the challenge of Australia's new prefab certification scheme](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/the-promise-and-the-challenge-of-australias-new-prefab-certification-scheme/): Last week, the Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) released a package of consultation documents outlining its proposed National Voluntary Certification...
- [Marathon strengthens design-led strategy as modular construction evolves](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/marathon-strengthens-design-led-strategy-as-modular-construction-evolves/): As modular construction continues to mature in Australia, Singleton-based Marathon believes the next phase of industry growth will be shaped...
- [Curtin partnership expands BIM training for future construction workforce](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/curtin-partnership-expands-bim-training-for-future-construction-workforce/): University collaboration with Octave Intelligence aims to equip graduates with the digital construction skills increasingly underpinning offsite manufacturing and modern...
- [Australia launches first prefabrication installation qualification](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/australia-launches-first-prefabrication-installation-qualification/): Australia’s first Certificate III in Prefabrication Installation has been launched at Melbourne Polytechnic’s Future of Housing Construction Centre of Excellence,...
- [Can Australia's volumetric construction industry achieve the scale to compete globally?](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/can-australias-volumetric-construction-industry-achieve-the-scale-to-compete-globally/): Recent reports highlighting the international expansion of Chinese modular manufacturers such as CIMC have inevitably prompted questions about Australia’s place...
- [ABCB opens consultation on national certification scheme for prefabricated manufacturers](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/abcb-opens-consultation-on-national-certification-scheme-for-prefabricated-manufacturers/): The Australian Building Codes Board (ABCB) has released a suite of consultation documents outlining a proposed National Voluntary Certification Scheme...
- [NSW backs modular manufacturing, not guaranteed work](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nsw-backs-modular-manufacturing-not-guaranteed-work/): During last week’s online industry briefing for prospective respondents, one commercial message stood out: the NSW Government is seeking manufacturers...
- [NSW details strategy to expand modular manufacturing](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nsw-details-strategy-to-expand-modular-manufacturing/): An online industry briefing held on 8 July has provided the clearest insight yet into how the NSW Government intends...
- [TLC Modular brings Vietnam built modular solution to Karratha hotel](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/tlc-modular-brings-vietnam-built-modular-solution-to-karratha-hotel/): TLC Modular has commenced deliveries for the Bayview Hotel in Karratha, with the first shipment of volumetric modules arriving from...
- [Hong Kong evaluates giant modular construction for new railway station](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/hong-kong-evaluates-giant-modular-construction-for-new-railway-station/): If approved, the project would mark the first use of Modular Integrated Construction on Hong Kong’s railway network and one...
- [Could listed companies drive the next phase of modular construction?](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/could-listed-companies-drive-the-next-phase-of-modular-construction/): Originally established as a building products distribution, sourcing and procurement business, Western Australia-based ASX-listed Baumart Holdings (ASX: BMH) has steadily...
- [EcoLiv enters liquidation leaving modular homes unfinished and creditors owed $1.6 million](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/ecoliv-enters-liquidation-leaving-modular-homes-unfinished-and-creditors-owed-1-6-million/): Victorian modular home builder EcoLiv Buildings Pty Ltd has entered liquidation, leaving at least seven modular homes unfinished and creditors...
- [Can a new delivery model unlock Australia's missing middle?](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/can-a-new-delivery-model-unlock-australias-missing-middle/): Part two of a two-part interview with Canberra-based Michael Drage, founder of Uncommon Living. While Michael Drage’s journey into housing...
- [NSW seeks global manufacturing partners to expand modular housing production](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nsw-seeks-global-manufacturing-partners-to-expand-modular-housing-production/): The Expression of Interest (EOI) marks the next phase of the Minns Government’s modern methods of construction (MMC) strategy and...
- [How Freecity is delivering modular construction at scale in Australia](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/how-freecity-is-delivering-modular-construction-at-scale-in-australia/): Part 2 of a two-part series examining the delivery model behind Freecity’s Herring Road student accommodation project. While much of...
- [From finance to housing: how an investment mindset is reshaping residential construction](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/from-finance-to-housing-how-an-investment-mindset-is-reshaping-residential-construction/): Part one of a two-part interview with Canberra-based Michael Drage, founder of Uncommon Living. In this first instalment, he reflects...
- [NiTO Holzstein rethinks timber construction with modular interlocking wooden bricks](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nito-holzstein-rethinks-timber-construction-with-modular-interlocking-wooden-bricks/): German company NiTO Holzstein is promoting an alternative approach to low-rise timber construction with a solid timber building system that...
- [Evolution Precast delivers striking arched façade for Gold Coast residence](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/evolution-precast-delivers-striking-arched-facade-for-gold-coast-residence/): National Precast Concrete Association of Australia Clean curves, refined finishes and seamless detailing can create the impression that a building’s...
- [NSW opens $3.8 million in grants to support modern construction](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nsw-opens-3-8-million-in-grants-to-support-modern-construction/): Applications are now open for two NSW Government grant programs worth almost $4 million, supporting modern methods of construction, prefabrication...
- ['Compliance is not a postcode' Australian led offshore manufacturing proposes another delivery lane for housing](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/compliance-is-not-a-postcode-australian-led-offshore-manufacturing-proposes-another-delivery-lane-for-housing/): Australia’s housing shortage has sharpened the focus on expanding modular manufacturing capacity. While much of the discussion has centred on...
- [Barrie Harrop believes Australia's housing crisis demands an industrial response](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/barrie-harrop-believes-australias-housing-crisis-demands-an-industrial-response/): Australia’s housing debate has largely centred on planning reform, financing models and construction productivity. Veteran developer Barrie Harrop believes the...
- [IAG invests in Spacecube to strengthen disaster recovery through modular construction](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/iag-invests-in-spacecube-to-strengthen-disaster-recovery-through-modular-construction/): Insurance Australia Group (IAG) has taken a strategic stake in Melbourne-based modular building company Spacecube, backing the company’s ability to...
- [NSW Budget embeds MMC into state's housing delivery strategy](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nsw-budget-embeds-mmc-into-states-housing-delivery-strategy/): The New South Wales Government has formally positioned Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) as part of its broader housing and...
- [Why Freecity created Space Labs Australia instead of building a modular factory](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/why-freecity-created-space-labs-australia-instead-of-building-a-modular-factory/): Part 1 of a two-part series examining the delivery model behind Freecity’s Herring Road student accommodation project. As modules begin...
- [NSW seeks modular manufacturing partners to accelerate housing delivery](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nsw-seeks-modular-manufacturing-partners-to-accelerate-housing-delivery/): The New South Wales Government is seeking private sector partners to establish a Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Innovation Facility,...
- [Randek to host Swedish Open House and UK industry tour focused on advanced timber manufacturing](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/randek-to-host-swedish-open-house-and-uk-industry-tour-focused-on-advanced-timber-manufacturing/): Australian offsite manufacturers, timber frame and truss producers, and prefabrication specialists will have the opportunity to visit some of Europe’s...
- [LUYTEN targets high rise construction with new ASCEND 3D printing system](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/luyten-targets-high-rise-construction-with-new-ascend-3d-printing-system/): Melbourne-based construction technology company LUYTEN has launched what it describes as the world’s first tower crane-based 3D concrete printing platform,...
- [Built Offsite welcomes FTMA as an Industry Alliance partner](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/built-offsite-welcomes-ftma-as-an-industry-alliance-partner/): Built Offsite is pleased to announce that the Frame & Truss Manufacturers Association of Australia (FTMA) has joined the publication...
- [What happens when a modular manufacturer becomes a platform for innovation?](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/what-happens-when-a-modular-manufacturer-becomes-a-platform-for-innovation/): Samsung Electronics’ decision to enter South Korea’s detached modular housing market is significant in its own right. Yet the more...
- [US housing regulator proposes easing historic chassis rules for factory-built homes](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/us-housing-regulator-proposes-easing-historic-chassis-rules-for-factory-built-homes/): Seeking to reduce housing costs and encourage innovation in factory-built housing, the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development...
- [The future of modular construction may not be the factory](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/the-future-of-modular-construction-may-not-be-the-factory/): For much of the past decade, discussion around industrialised construction has centred on factories, robotics and manufacturing capacity. Yet according...
- [New Zealand backs mass timber modular manufacturing initiative](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/new-zealand-backs-mass-timber-modular-manufacturing-initiative/): The New Zealand Government has committed NZD $3. 2 million (AUD $2. 9 million) over three years towards a project...
- [Europe's largest modular housing development approaches completion in Berlin](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/europes-largest-modular-housing-development-approaches-completion-in-berlin/): Europe’s largest modular housing development is nearing completion in Berlin, where 1,548 apartments are being delivered using more than 3,000...
- [Why investors are starting to view offsite construction as critical infrastructure](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/why-investors-are-starting-to-view-offsite-construction-as-critical-infrastructure/): A newly launched UK investment group has identified manufacturing and offsite construction as one of three core pillars of its...
- [Modscape + Modbotics expand automated manufacturing capacity as demand for industrialised construction grows](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/modscape-modbotics-expand-automated-manufacturing-capacity-as-demand-for-industrialised-construction-grows/): Modscape + Modbotics will expand its Essendon Fields manufacturing facility to 55,000m² and install an additional Randek robotic manufacturing cell...
- [Can Australia's regulatory framework keep pace with offsite construction?](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/can-australias-regulatory-framework-keep-pace-with-offsite-construction/): Part 2 of a two-part series Much of the discussion surrounding offsite construction focuses on what happens inside the factory....
- [What comes after BIM in industrialised construction](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/what-comes-after-bim-in-industrialised-construction/): Vienna-based Modulmatik was co-founded by Ukrainian engineer Michael Doroshenko and evolved from a modular timber manufacturing business into a company...
- [Can modular construction help democratise both housing investment and home ownership?](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/can-modular-construction-help-democratise-both-housing-investment-and-home-ownership/): For years, discussion around modular construction has focused on speed, productivity, labour shortages and housing supply. Less attention has been...
- [Why legal advice needs a seat at the table in offsite construction](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/why-legal-advice-needs-a-seat-at-the-table-in-offsite-construction/): Part 1 of a two-part series As modular and offsite construction continue to attract attention as potential responses to Australia’s...
- [BOXABL targets wider housing market with standardised modular system](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/boxabl-targets-wider-housing-market-with-standardised-modular-system/): For much of its history, Las Vegas-based modular housing company BOXABL has been associated with a single product: the Casita....
- [Tasmania targets modular housing finance barrier with new guarantee scheme](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/tasmania-targets-modular-housing-finance-barrier-with-new-guarantee-scheme/): The Tasmanian Government has announced plans to introduce a Modular Housing Finance Guarantee, a scheme designed to address one of...
- [Ukrainian modular manufacturer evolves into industrialised construction systems company](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/ukrainian-modular-manufacturer-evolves-into-industrialised-construction-systems-company/): Long before semantic modelling and AI integration became common industry talking points, Modulmatik was already positioning modular construction as an...
- [Standards Australia glossary lands as ABCB develops national MMC definitions](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/standards-australia-glossary-lands-as-abcb-develops-national-mmc-definitions/): Standards Australia has released the first nationally developed glossary dedicated to prefabricated building terminology, providing a reference framework for terms...
- [Former Strongbuild executive Adam Strong says construction is focusing on modular before fixing productivity](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/former-strongbuild-executive-adam-strong-says-construction-is-focusing-on-modular-before-fixing-productivity/): For more than a decade, Adam Strong has sat somewhere between advocate, critic and operator inside Australia’s industrialised construction sector....
- [Federal government commits $39.3m to open-source prefab housing system trials](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/federal-government-commits-39-3m-to-open-source-prefab-housing-system-trials/): The federal government will allocate $39. 3 million toward trialling a new open-source prefabricated housing system across Australia, with Housing...
- [Canberra based REZICAST targets faster housing delivery with residential precast system](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/canberra-based-rezicast-targets-faster-housing-delivery-with-residential-precast-system/): Residential precast construction has traditionally remained concentrated in commercial buildings, warehouses and apartment projects, while detached housing has continued to...
- [Futurebuild Australia broadens construction conversation as industry pressures intensify](https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/futurebuild-australia-broadens-construction-conversation-as-industry-pressures-intensify/): When: 11-13 June 2026Where: ICC SydneyEvent website: Futurebuild AustraliaCost: Free for trade professionals until June 11, and $50 onsite. Futurebuild...

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- Published: 2026-09-15
- Modified: 2026-09-15
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/kapitol-tests-4-billion-of-projects-as-it-makes-case-for-builder-led-modular-delivery/

- Published: 2026-09-14
- Modified: 2026-09-15
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/industrialised-construction-can-begin-long-before-the-robots-arrive/

- Published: 2026-09-14
- Modified: 2026-09-15
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/aluhouse-builds-australian-partner-network-through-three-modular-agreements/

- Published: 2026-09-11
- Modified: 2026-09-11
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/chandler-warns-australias-prefab-push-is-outrunning-its-assurance-systems/

- Published: 2026-09-11
- Modified: 2026-09-11
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/abcb-chief-says-regulation-must-catch-up-with-factory-built-construction/

- Published: 2026-09-11
- Modified: 2026-09-11
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/hsbcad-takes-design-to-production-workflow-online-with-hsbnext-2026/

- Published: 2026-09-11
- Modified: 2026-09-11
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/smart-building-industry-awards-recognise-2026-prefab-winners-and-jan-gyrn/

- Published: 2026-09-11
- Modified: 2026-09-11
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/prefabaus-puts-procurement-and-australian-manufacturing-at-centre-of-mmc-scale-up/

- Published: 2026-09-11
- Modified: 2026-09-11
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/future-builders-conference-puts-circular-thinking-into-practice/

- Published: 2026-09-05
- Modified: 2026-09-05
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/victorias-four-home-fast-track-could-create-a-new-pipeline-for-modular-housing/

- Published: 2026-09-05
- Modified: 2026-09-05
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/prefabaus-targets-prefab-finance-gap-as-josh-burns-calls-for-greater-scale/

- Published: 2026-09-05
- Modified: 2026-09-05
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/architectural-precast-delivers-complex-brick-facade-at-33-cremorne-street/

- Published: 2026-09-05
- Modified: 2026-09-05
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/australias-mmc-push-can-learn-from-hong-kong-without-copying-it/

- Published: 2026-09-05
- Modified: 2026-09-05
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/victoria-puts-prefabrication-into-building-practitioner-regime/

- Published: 2026-09-05
- Modified: 2026-09-05
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/5north-robotic-adelaide-factory-starts-production-with-renewal-sa-housing-project/

- Published: 2026-08-28
- Modified: 2026-08-28
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/tasmania-signs-national-kit-of-parts-agreement-for-offsite-housing/

- Published: 2026-08-28
- Modified: 2026-08-28
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/australian-bosnian-venture-proposes-150-million-prefab-housing-factory/

- Published: 2026-08-28
- Modified: 2026-08-28
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/sekisui-opens-canadian-modular-hub-as-nsw-advances-factory-investment-push/

- Published: 2026-08-28
- Modified: 2026-08-28
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/can-mmc-make-more-liveable-medium-density-suburban-housing-viable/

- Published: 2026-08-28
- Modified: 2026-08-28
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/freecity-breaks-ground-on-second-vmc-student-housing-project/

- Published: 2026-08-28
- Modified: 2026-08-28
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nrf-backs-built-living-with-120-million-for-wa-apartment-manufacturing/

- Published: 2026-08-28
- Modified: 2026-08-28
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/australias-prefab-challenge-is-no-longer-the-factory/

- Published: 2026-08-28
- Modified: 2026-08-28
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/practical-pathways-to-industrialised-construction-on-show-in-melbourne/

- Published: 2026-08-21
- Modified: 2026-08-21
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/australian-inspections-underway-as-admares-model-home-reaches-halfway-point/

- Published: 2026-08-21
- Modified: 2026-08-25
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/tasmanias-modhomes-program-passes-280-homes-with-271-more-in-pipeline/

- Published: 2026-08-21
- Modified: 2026-08-21
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/construction-starts-on-modscape-modbotics-yatala-factory/

- Published: 2026-08-20
- Modified: 2026-08-20
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/built-evolution-to-make-the-case-for-timber-in-was-mmc-transition/

- Published: 2026-08-20
- Modified: 2026-08-20
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/what-role-should-imports-play-in-australias-housing-future/

- Published: 2026-08-19
- Modified: 2026-08-21
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/victoria-ramps-up-modular-housing-with-350-homes-due-by-2028/

- Published: 2026-08-17
- Modified: 2026-08-17
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/tasmania-moves-modular-housing-finance-guarantee-towards-legislation/

- Published: 2026-08-17
- Modified: 2026-08-17
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/was-largest-community-housing-modular-project-to-deliver-54-wheatbelt-homes/

- Published: 2026-08-14
- Modified: 2026-08-14
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/samsung-eyes-australia-as-modular-home-production-gathers-pace/

- Published: 2026-08-14
- Modified: 2026-08-14
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/industry-invited-to-shape-melbourne-polytechnics-mmc-showcase-building/

- Published: 2026-08-14
- Modified: 2026-08-14
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/kapitol-launches-modular-delivery-model-with-icd-property-and-cimc/

- Published: 2026-08-14
- Modified: 2026-08-14
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/china-built-the-modular-ecosystem-can-australia-build-the-pipeline/

- Published: 2026-08-14
- Modified: 2026-08-14
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/should-australias-housing-policy-also-be-industrial-policy/

- Published: 2026-08-14
- Modified: 2026-08-14
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/future-builders-conference-puts-circular-construction-and-new-building-systems-in-focus/

- Published: 2026-08-07
- Modified: 2026-08-07
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/admares-expands-australian-smart-factory-plans-with-bosch-partnership/

- Published: 2026-08-07
- Modified: 2026-08-07
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/australias-offsite-sector-has-grown-finding-it-hasnt/

- Published: 2026-08-07
- Modified: 2026-08-07
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/industrialised-building-integrators/

- Published: 2026-08-07
- Modified: 2026-08-07
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/canada-and-australia-are-asking-similar-questions-but-arriving-at-different-answers/

- Published: 2026-08-07
- Modified: 2026-08-07
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/beyond-procurement-the-broader-reform-agenda-behind-the-john-curtin-research-centres-manufacturing-homes/

- Published: 2026-08-07
- Modified: 2026-08-07
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nsw-passes-building-reforms-to-embed-modern-methods-of-construction-in-law/

- Published: 2026-07-31
- Modified: 2026-07-31
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/labor-platform-adopts-jcrc-recommendation-on-modern-methods-of-construction/

- Published: 2026-07-31
- Modified: 2026-07-31
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/can-modular-homes-cut-the-cost-of-temporary-accommodation/

- Published: 2026-07-31
- Modified: 2026-07-31
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/homes-victoria-hamlan-homes-launch-victorias-first-3d-printed-social-housing-project/

- Published: 2026-07-31
- Modified: 2026-07-31
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/productivity-commission-puts-modular-housing-into-australias-regulatory-reform-debate/

- Published: 2026-07-31
- Modified: 2026-07-31
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/how-austruss-continues-to-build-better-by-solving-construction-problems/

- Published: 2026-07-31
- Modified: 2026-07-31
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/modscape-modbotics-integrates-structapanel-into-automated-wall-systems/

- Published: 2026-07-24
- Modified: 2026-07-24
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/wa-warns-consumers-over-misleading-claims-for-diy-prefab-pods/

- Published: 2026-07-24
- Modified: 2026-07-24
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/boxabls-nasdaq-debut-brings-modular-housing-under-the-market-microscope/

- Published: 2026-07-24
- Modified: 2026-07-24
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/queensland-ends-qbuild-modular-manufacturing-at-eagle-farm/

- Published: 2026-07-24
- Modified: 2026-07-24
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/hong-kong-modular-delegation-explores-victorian-housing-opportunities/

- Published: 2026-07-24
- Modified: 2026-07-24
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/mbav-identifies-the-barriers-to-broader-industrialised-construction-adoption/

- Published: 2026-07-24
- Modified: 2026-07-24
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/the-promise-and-the-challenge-of-australias-new-prefab-certification-scheme/

- Published: 2026-07-17
- Modified: 2026-07-20
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/marathon-strengthens-design-led-strategy-as-modular-construction-evolves/

- Published: 2026-07-17
- Modified: 2026-07-17
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/curtin-partnership-expands-bim-training-for-future-construction-workforce/

- Published: 2026-07-17
- Modified: 2026-07-17
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/australia-launches-first-prefabrication-installation-qualification/

- Published: 2026-07-17
- Modified: 2026-07-17
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/can-australias-volumetric-construction-industry-achieve-the-scale-to-compete-globally/

- Published: 2026-07-17
- Modified: 2026-07-17
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/abcb-opens-consultation-on-national-certification-scheme-for-prefabricated-manufacturers/

- Published: 2026-07-17
- Modified: 2026-07-17
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nsw-backs-modular-manufacturing-not-guaranteed-work/

- Published: 2026-07-10
- Modified: 2026-07-13
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nsw-details-strategy-to-expand-modular-manufacturing/

- Published: 2026-07-10
- Modified: 2026-07-10
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/tlc-modular-brings-vietnam-built-modular-solution-to-karratha-hotel/

- Published: 2026-07-10
- Modified: 2026-07-10
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/hong-kong-evaluates-giant-modular-construction-for-new-railway-station/

- Published: 2026-07-10
- Modified: 2026-07-10
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/could-listed-companies-drive-the-next-phase-of-modular-construction/

- Published: 2026-07-10
- Modified: 2026-07-10
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/ecoliv-enters-liquidation-leaving-modular-homes-unfinished-and-creditors-owed-1-6-million/

- Published: 2026-07-10
- Modified: 2026-07-10
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/can-a-new-delivery-model-unlock-australias-missing-middle/

- Published: 2026-07-01
- Modified: 2026-07-02
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nsw-seeks-global-manufacturing-partners-to-expand-modular-housing-production/

- Published: 2026-07-01
- Modified: 2026-07-02
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/how-freecity-is-delivering-modular-construction-at-scale-in-australia/

- Published: 2026-07-01
- Modified: 2026-07-02
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/from-finance-to-housing-how-an-investment-mindset-is-reshaping-residential-construction/

- Published: 2026-07-01
- Modified: 2026-07-02
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nito-holzstein-rethinks-timber-construction-with-modular-interlocking-wooden-bricks/

- Published: 2026-07-01
- Modified: 2026-07-02
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/evolution-precast-delivers-striking-arched-facade-for-gold-coast-residence/

- Published: 2026-07-01
- Modified: 2026-07-02
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nsw-opens-3-8-million-in-grants-to-support-modern-construction/

- Published: 2026-06-26
- Modified: 2026-06-26
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/compliance-is-not-a-postcode-australian-led-offshore-manufacturing-proposes-another-delivery-lane-for-housing/

- Published: 2026-06-26
- Modified: 2026-06-26
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/barrie-harrop-believes-australias-housing-crisis-demands-an-industrial-response/

- Published: 2026-06-26
- Modified: 2026-06-26
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/iag-invests-in-spacecube-to-strengthen-disaster-recovery-through-modular-construction/

- Published: 2026-06-26
- Modified: 2026-06-26
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nsw-budget-embeds-mmc-into-states-housing-delivery-strategy/

- Published: 2026-06-26
- Modified: 2026-06-26
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/why-freecity-created-space-labs-australia-instead-of-building-a-modular-factory/

- Published: 2026-06-26
- Modified: 2026-06-26
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/nsw-seeks-modular-manufacturing-partners-to-accelerate-housing-delivery/

- Published: 2026-06-20
- Modified: 2026-06-20
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/randek-to-host-swedish-open-house-and-uk-industry-tour-focused-on-advanced-timber-manufacturing/

- Published: 2026-06-20
- Modified: 2026-06-22
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/luyten-targets-high-rise-construction-with-new-ascend-3d-printing-system/

- Published: 2026-06-20
- Modified: 2026-06-20
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/built-offsite-welcomes-ftma-as-an-industry-alliance-partner/

- Published: 2026-06-20
- Modified: 2026-06-20
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/what-happens-when-a-modular-manufacturer-becomes-a-platform-for-innovation/

- Published: 2026-06-20
- Modified: 2026-06-20
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/us-housing-regulator-proposes-easing-historic-chassis-rules-for-factory-built-homes/

- Published: 2026-06-20
- Modified: 2026-06-20
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/the-future-of-modular-construction-may-not-be-the-factory/

- Published: 2026-06-12
- Modified: 2026-06-12
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/new-zealand-backs-mass-timber-modular-manufacturing-initiative/

- Published: 2026-06-12
- Modified: 2026-06-12
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/europes-largest-modular-housing-development-approaches-completion-in-berlin/

- Published: 2026-06-12
- Modified: 2026-06-12
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/why-investors-are-starting-to-view-offsite-construction-as-critical-infrastructure/

- Published: 2026-06-12
- Modified: 2026-06-12
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/modscape-modbotics-expand-automated-manufacturing-capacity-as-demand-for-industrialised-construction-grows/

- Published: 2026-06-12
- Modified: 2026-06-12
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/can-australias-regulatory-framework-keep-pace-with-offsite-construction/

- Published: 2026-06-12
- Modified: 2026-06-12
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/what-comes-after-bim-in-industrialised-construction/

- Published: 2026-06-05
- Modified: 2026-06-05
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/can-modular-construction-help-democratise-both-housing-investment-and-home-ownership/

- Published: 2026-06-05
- Modified: 2026-06-05
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/why-legal-advice-needs-a-seat-at-the-table-in-offsite-construction/

- Published: 2026-06-05
- Modified: 2026-06-05
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/boxabl-targets-wider-housing-market-with-standardised-modular-system/

- Published: 2026-06-05
- Modified: 2026-06-05
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/tasmania-targets-modular-housing-finance-barrier-with-new-guarantee-scheme/

- Published: 2026-06-05
- Modified: 2026-06-05
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/ukrainian-modular-manufacturer-evolves-into-industrialised-construction-systems-company/

- Published: 2026-06-05
- Modified: 2026-06-05
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/standards-australia-glossary-lands-as-abcb-develops-national-mmc-definitions/

- Published: 2026-05-29
- Modified: 2026-05-29
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/former-strongbuild-executive-adam-strong-says-construction-is-focusing-on-modular-before-fixing-productivity/

- Published: 2026-05-29
- Modified: 2026-05-29
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/federal-government-commits-39-3m-to-open-source-prefab-housing-system-trials/

- Published: 2026-05-29
- Modified: 2026-05-29
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/canberra-based-rezicast-targets-faster-housing-delivery-with-residential-precast-system/

- Published: 2026-05-29
- Modified: 2026-05-29
- URL: https://builtoffsite.com.au/news/futurebuild-australia-broadens-construction-conversation-as-industry-pressures-intensify/