At JMB Modular's Advanced Manufacturing Centre in Shepparton, the capacity to build hundreds of modules a year already exists. JMB has been operating for more than a decade; AMC1 is the new facility built to scale up that experience. What's missing, say founders James and Rachel Briggs, isn't manufacturing capability, it's the finance, insurance and planning settings needed to put that capacity to work.

Kapitol Group's Andrew Morrison told Offsite26 that Australia doesn't have a modular construction problem; it has a certainty problem, drawing on a year of feasibility testing across $4 billion of potential projects to argue for accountable, contractor-led delivery.

prefabAUS, the national peak body representing Australia's prefabricated and modular construction sector, is backing the creation of a Building Identification Number (BIN), a permanent, verified identifier for every building in Australia, modelled on the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) that has underpinned motor vehicle finance and insurance for decades.

In 1975, Kodak engineer Steve Sasson built the first digital camera, an eight-pound device that recorded grainy black-and-white images onto a cassette tape. Kodak's own labs went on to accurately predict the pace of digital improvement decades in advance.

Training only reflects industry practice when industry builds it.

That is the premise behind prefabAUS’s role at Melbourne Polytechnic’s Future of Housing Construction Centre of Excellence, and it is why we are asking members to put their people forward now.

prefabAUS has welcomed the passage of the New South Wales Building Bill through Parliament, describing the inclusion of a clear definition of prefabricated building work as a significant milestone in modernising Australia's building regulatory framework.

NSW is calling on the world's best manufacturers to help solve the housing crisis.

The Minns Labor Government has today opened Expressions of Interest under the new Modern Methods of Construction Industry Expansion Program (MMCIEP) — inviting businesses to establish or expand manufacturing facilities in NSW to produce prefabricated components and large-scale modular housing.

The New South Wales Government has opened applications for two new grant programs representing a combined investment of nearly $4 million in the state's Smart Building sector.

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?

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.