Timberlink’s EGM Sales, Marketing & Corporate Affairs David Oliver was pleased to welcome Federal Member for Bass Bridget Archer to the Timberlink manufacturing facility at Bell Bay today for the unveiling of a new world-class Green Mill Vision Scanning System.

High-quality schools are set to be built and upgraded faster than ever before, with the NSW Government rolling out a revolutionary new way of delivering schools.

The NSW Government has partnered with the construction sector to develop the ‘pavilion’ model, which allows high-quality schools to be delivered in months instead of years.

At the ACIF Forecasts Preview Briefing, members of the ACIF Construction Forecasting Council will provide an overview of the upcoming May 2022 ACIF Forecasts for the building and construction industry, outlining the prospects and challenges ahead for residential building, commercial building and engineering construction sectors for the next 10 years.

Prefabricated, or “modular”, construction offers a high quality, affordable solution for public and residential buildings, with advantages for gender parity and far better environmental outcomes. So why do people still think it’s a tad “cheap and nasty”?

FORTIS has released FORTIS House - the world-first, community-led resilient house design to help people build better, faster and stronger.

The University of Queensland’s new Andrew N. Liveris building has officially opened this week, with university researchers to potentially unlock new ways for Australia to pivot towards net zero.

Employees at Melbourne-based prefabricated building services company are currently undertaking the Cert IV in Process Manufacturing (Lean Manufacturing). This qualification is aimed at increasing their ability to work independently to solve complex technical problems required to manufacture products.

PrefabAUS is very excited to see that after providing feedback for the National Coordination Mechanism Meeting on the flood response, the government has announced $350m in funding for temporary modular accommodation.

Architectural and design studio Balbek Bureau presents designs for modular shelter to house Ukrainians.

Amongst the chaos, destruction and suffering of war, architect Slava Balbek recast his thoughts towards the urgent need to house people (modular shelters) who had to flee their homes.

Hot on the heels of Ten Degrees Croydon, a 44-storey modular residential building in London, also built by Tide Construction, its record-holding status of world’s tallest modular building has been short-lived.

Purchase of modular construction business by fit-out and construction specialist, SHAPE Australia, states clear intention to harness and develop offsite manufacturing opportunities to complement core strengths and pursue MMC (modern methods of construction) opportunities.

A key planning reform that would promote more sustainable buildings and communities hangs in the balance, with developers claiming the changes will increase the cost of housing.

Seeking Expressions of interest for the provision of temporary accommodation for flood affected communities. May result in award of contracts for provision.

The Federal government has announced increased support for the use of low-carbon timber for the building and construction sector, supporting jobs and economic activity while reducing greenhouse emissions.

The first sod was officially turned at Timberlink’s NeXTimber manufacturing facility at Tarpeena

South Australia today, to mark the commencement of the $63 million construction project. Once

completed, the state-of-the-art manufacturing plant will occupy a massive 15,000 square metres,

large enough to house twelve Olympic sized swimming pools.

With the success of the UK Government’s commitment to prefabrication and MMC (modern methods of construction), their housing procurement arm, LHC Group, have expanded their Modern Methods of Construction of New Homes (NH3) program to encourage housing contractors and manufacturers to help shape a new multi-million-pound framework launching later this year to deliver MMC homes including net-carbon zero homes.

New study published on 3D printing presents opportunity to reuse concrete waste

With concrete waste generated by the construction industry invariably heading towards landfill, a new study published by the Journal of Cleaner Production has provided a comprehensive review of 3D printing concrete opportunities.

UK modular developer Etopia Homes delivers zero-carbon housing

Modular developer and housing and technology company, Etopia Group, backed by the second wealthiest family in the UK, the Rueben brothers, recently became the world’s first housebuilder to achieve both the Carbon Neutral International Standard(EDGE Zero Carbon) and join the United Nations Climate Neutral Now Initiative.

French design studio, Cutwork, introduces ‘PolyRoom’, a prototype for prefabricated modular studio units (prefabricated modules) to be constructed for French developer Bouygues Immobilier’s new shared co-living brand.

The construction sector plays an important role in the Australian economy and is a large contributor to the nation's GDP. As construction begins to bounce back after COVID, the industry can take advantage of many opportunities for growth and transformation, especially through technology and automation.