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Western Australia's Housing Innovation Fund delivers the state's largest single investment in modern methods of construction capability, a milestone for the sector, and a signal that the conversation is shifting from 'why prefab' to 'how fast can we scale'.

When PhD student Lily Liu set out to deepen her understanding of modular construction, a government-backed internship program opened the door to real-world experience that no lecture theatre could replicate.

An ARC-funded study at RMIT is looking beyond the factory floor to ask a question the industry rarely does: what is it actually like to live in an offsite-built apartment?

As Australia’s largest locally owned and operated modular building company, Fleetwood was pleased to participate in the Australian Building Codes Board’s consultation process for the proposed National Voluntary Certification Scheme for Manufacturers of Modern Methods of Construction (the Scheme).

Entries are now officially open for the 2026 Sustainability Awards, Australia’s leading program recognising excellence in sustainable architecture, design and construction.

John Davis — the entrepreneur behind CadSteel and prefabAUS member Modfloor — has launched STEELFAST, a new venture bringing purpose-built rollforming machinery and integrated design services to the modular construction industry.

prefabAUS member ModnPods has reached a significant milestone, unveiling its first two-storey modular accommodation at Ashmore Palms Holiday Village — one of the Gold Coast's most popular family resorts.

Rasmus Nørgaard's journey from managing billions to reimagining how we build and live offers a blueprint for industry professionals seeking to drive meaningful change.

A South Australian startup is building one of the world’s most advanced prefabricated panel manufacturing facilities — and its founder says the housing crisis demands nothing less.

prefabAUS member JMB Modular Buildings has completed construction of its new Advanced Manufacturing Centre (AMC1) in Shepparton, marking a significant step forward in purpose-built modular manufacturing capability in regional Victoria.

In a market where imported SIPS panels arrive one at a time and builders remain deeply sceptical, an emerging Melbourne manufacturer is assembling complete wall sections in-factory and erecting entire homes in 48 hours — then daring the industry to look away.

With five resorts approved, a steel framing factory, an in-house building company, and solar microgrids powering hundreds of homes, Providence Lifestyle’s Brad Denison is demonstrating what happens when deep modular construction expertise meets vertically integrated development at scale.

In a remarkable convergence of policy activity, Queensland, New South Wales and Victoria have each made landmark commitments to Modern Methods of Construction — removing longstanding barriers and confirming that prefabricated construction is now central to Australia’s housing policy agenda.

A builder who came in ‘kicking and screaming’ and a manufacturer with 13 years of pioneering experience have forged one of Victoria’s most productive partnerships in light gauge steel construction.

When physiotherapists Laura Stefani and Tom Hol decided to knock down and rebuild their family home in Heathcote in Sydney’s south, they wanted a fundamentally different approach to construction — one aligned with their values around sustainability, efficiency, and thoughtful design.

The Future of Housing Construction Centre of Excellence at Melbourne Polytechnic’s Heidelberg campus is a $50 million in Australia’s Smart Building workforce. Born from a convergence of industry vision and educational ambition, and anchored by a partnership between prefabAUS and one of the nation’s leading TAFE organisations, the Centre aims to become the engine room for a new generation of construction professionals.

When Grove Group set out to construct a three-storey modular building at Glen Waverley Secondary College, they faced a formidable engineering challenge: convincing a sceptical consulting engineer that helical screw piles could safely support a multi-storey structure within the constraints of an active school environment.

The Queensland Government has demonstrated national leadership in construction industry reform, with the release on 21 January 2026 of its response to the Queensland Productivity Commission's Final Report on opportunities to improve productivity of the construction industry.

Industry leaders and government officials explore how Queensland's Games preparation presents opportunities for lasting transformation for Modern Methods of Construction in Queensland and the opportunity to fundamentally reshape Australia's construction industry.

International manufacturers are eyeing Australia's construction crisis as an opportunity. At prefabAUS's annual general meeting on 28 August 2025, members voted to establish an international category of membership—a strategic move designed to shape an inevitable trend rather than simply react to it.

Speaking at Offsite25, the annual conference of prefabAUS on 28 August 2025, Associate Professor Dominik Holzer from the University of Melbourne delivered a compelling presentation on how Artificial Intelligence could revolutionise the prefabrication industry.

From sacrificial formwork to sophisticated manufacturing: Clarinda Ho and Norm Roberts are leading OFFSITE’s ambitious mission to close construction’s productivity gap by building more efficiently and redefining housing delivery in Western Australia through modern methods of construction, scaling affordability at industrial speed.

As Australia’s largest locally owned and operated modular building company, Fleetwood was pleased to participate in the Australian Building Codes Board’s consultation process for the proposed National Voluntary Certification Scheme for Manufacturers of Modern Methods of Construction (the Scheme).

prefabAUS's systematic advocacy has transformed Modern Methods of Construction from an industry outlier to a central pillar of national housing strategy in just 24 months

The NSW Government has opened the state’s first modular housing showcase, marking a pivotal moment in Australia’s adoption of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and the official launch of the groundbreaking System 600 project.

Student team from Deakin University Geelong delivers on transitional living models using smart building techniques, taking home first prize in the Autodesk Challenge Cup

A groundbreaking research project is developing an innovative solution that could transform how Australia builds. System 600, a joint initiative between Homes NSW and the Building 4.0 CRC.

What began as a painter's frustration with being "constantly faced with the myriad of issues that come with the last trade on a job site" has evolved into Australia's most sophisticated factory coating operation—and a compelling solution to our construction labour shortage crisis.

Australia's construction industry stands at a crossroads. With a housing crisis demanding 1.2 million new homes and climate targets requiring radical change, the question isn't whether modern methods of construction (MMC) will transform the industry—it's whether architects will lead that transformation or be left behind.