Bridging Academia and Industry: Lily Liu's Journey Into Modular Construction
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.
Prefab Rehab
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?
Allowing Modular to Thrive: Why the ABCB’s Certification Scheme Matters
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 Now Open for the 2026 Sustainability Awards
Entries are now officially open for the 2026 Sustainability Awards, Australia’s leading program recognising excellence in sustainable architecture, design and construction.
Modfloor Founder Launches STEELFAST to Solve Modular's Production Bottleneck
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.
ModnPods Goes Vertical at Gold Coast Holiday Village
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.
From Entrepreneur to Changemaker
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.
Everyone Deserves an Address
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.
JMB Modular Buildings Opens Advanced Manufacturing Centre in Regional Victoria
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.
PanelTech: Two Days to Lock-Up and a Mission to Prove It
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.
From Fleetwood to the Future
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.
Three States, One Direction: Australia’s Smart Building Momentum Builds
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.
Steel-Framed and Scaling Fast
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.
Custom Home, Smarter Path
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.
Roadmap in Action
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.
Foundation Technologies Australia: Engineering Excellence from the Ground Up
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.
Inside EPIC Builds’ Modular Home Challenge on King Island
The 90 Day Challenge, Adam Spencer heads to King Island to see whether modular construction can really beat the clock.
Queensland Government Embraces Construction Productivity Reform
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.
Prefab to Podium: How the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games Could Catalyse Australia's MMC Revolution
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.
Getting Ahead of the Curve: PrefabAUS's Strategic Response to Offshore Reality
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.