Homes NSW MMC Program

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Overview

A Program not a Pilot 

The Homes NSW Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Program is a partnership between Homes NSW and Building 4.0 Cooperative Research Centre (CRC) focused on developing strategies and methods to utilise MMC to deliver quality social housing faster.   

The program commenced in May 2024 with Homes NSW and Building 4.0 CRC each contributing $2 million, in addition to in-kind contributions.  The university partners for the program are Monash University and The University of Melbourne.     

The research aims to develop a systemic program approach for the design and construction of medium density homes (4-6 storey buildings) using a standardised kit-of-parts manufactured offsite (i.e. bathroom, kitchens, balconies). These parts will be assembled onsite employing systems and processes to meet tenant needs, speed up delivery and unlock economic efficiencies.  

A critical focus is achieving maximum repeatability, economic impact, and continuous improvement.   

The program has a strong focus on ensuring the homes are ‘tenure blind’, indistinguishable from other housing in the market and that supply chain integration and maintenance over the entire life cycle of the property is considered from the very start.  

The program addresses:  

  • Quality of housing solutions  
  • Speed and efficiency of housing delivery  
  • Cost and value for money  
  • Tenant satisfaction and experience  
  • Sustainability and resilience  
  • Operations and maintenance.  

The Building 4.0 CRC team is experienced across the industry and research, with MMC expertise spanning across Australia and New Zealand. This expertise and learnings will be applied and incorporated into the Homes NSW MMC Program.  

Scope

Scope

Phase one of the program (Project #95) involves 3 broad pillars of focus:    

  1. Tenants, Land and Housing types – this pillar focuses on urban design and site analysis by identifying priority sites and design criteria for a 4-6 storey apartment model using MMC to be developed and tested in the Program. This work will create recommendations and a framework for replicable development opportunities for low- and mid-rise typologies across Homes NSW’s future project pipeline, including site selection and design-led principles for MMC.  
  1. Product, Supply Chain, Platform – this pillar focuses on taking lessons learnt from global MMC initiatives and developing a standardised kit-of-parts approach to housing development.  It involves defining products and components for standardisation to form the kit-of-parts, building a standardised design and assembly system. The team is working with suppliers to test this system, ensuring repeatability and scale is achievable as well as developing benchmarking metrics to quantify and test outcomes. The primary goal is to achieve economic efficiencies while attaining the design standards and product requirements set by Homes NSW.  
  1. Change management and housing delivery – this pillar focuses on the changes required to implement and adopt an MMC approach. This includes engaging with stakeholders to inform all stages of the program, building a procurement process that is scalable and improves time and cost outcomes, and designing an education and training framework for upskilling on the new ways of building using MMC.  

Phase one of the Program will culminate with the design and development of a demonstrator apartment to showcase how the standardised kit-of-parts come together to form a deployable housing solution.  The demonstrator apartment is anticipated to be ready by June 2025, allowing tenants, builders, manufacturers, community housing providers and other market stakeholders to experience a kit-of-parts MMC project first-hand.    

The research proposes that the kit-of-parts can be integrated into Homes NSW projects, initially in a hybrid of traditional onsite and offsite building before progressively upscaling.  

Courtesy of Prof. Mathew Aitchison
Benefits

Benefits

MMC is a critical lever to increase housing supply, running alongside traditional building methods.   

The Program is an investment in future solutions, growing capacity and productivity. It will not only help to deliver social housing faster; it will also build a stronger and more resilient housing industry for decades to come through evidence-based research.  

MMC is not a new or foreign concept, with deep expertise and innovation locally to be harnessed and grown. It involves using standardised parts and systems to achieve greater efficiencies than those possible when a project-by-project approach to design and construct is employed.  

Offsite manufacturing and productised building approaches deliver certainty, safety and higher quality design and sustainability outcomes, in particular waste reduction. It can also attract a more diverse and inclusive workforce than traditional construction delivery. This is an important factor given the increasing labour shortage faced by the construction industry.  

It is anticipated that the approach being taken in the program will reduce construction timeframes and costs by 20%, with savings expected to increase over time as implementation is scaled up. This estimate is based on the learning effects of increased production and global case studies. 

Consideration of the home’s maintenance over its lifecycle is at the forefront of the project. This includes how standard products can be sourced from multiple suppliers and easily installed to minimise disruption to tenants and residents.  

Courtesy of Prof. Mathew Aitchison

The Value Creation Waterfall highlights how and when savings can be achieved in the building process. This is particularly important when construction moves away from its historical ad hoc project approach to one using manufactured parts and optimised assembly.  

Courtesy of Daryl Patterson

   

Creating conditions for MMC Success

Central to any MMC success is a focus on standardisation and repeatability. This program pursues a holistic approach where one material or method is not a game changer, and costs do not decrease over time if designs are unique. Success demands system and product design.  

Critical conditions for MMC are:  

  1. Learning effects impact cost and quality – Wright’s Law   
Source: Warp News
  • Productive industries learn how to be more efficiency as they produce larger batches.
  • Learning effects increase quality and cost reduction (on average 20% with each doubling, based on a wide range of industries including manufacturing, auto mobile industry, solar panels and lithium batteries).  
  • For financial success, MMC must generate increasingly larger batches of repeated parts.  
  1. Consistency of solutions – standardising parts has two key benefits: interoperability to enable multiple suppliers and the creation of scale to generate learning effects and reduce cost.  
  1. Distribution of the MMC supply chain – sourcing parts for a number of manufacturers allows for wider participation, specialisation and leveraging of existing manufacturing capability. It avoids risk concentration at a single point and high capital investment into purpose-built facilities. We refer to this as distributed manufacturing. This program proposes to draw on the latent manufacturing capability in the supply chain.
  1. Design leveraging a basket of standardise parts – while parts are standard, designs are not. The program will demonstrate how parts can be standardised, while overall housing design remain flexible. System rules guide how a design is developed while acknowledging the function of standard parts. The system mediates between parts and conventional design.  
  1. Procurement leveraging standardised parts: employing volume pricing agreements – contracts that share learning effect cost benefits between supplier and client in exchange for the client’s pipeline, and competitive bid supply arrangements between a client and supplier that can be novated to the builder. Simpler, more widely available parts means more suppliers can make them, which means lower costs.

The features of System 600 - Daryl Patterson  

System 600 is a standardised design and assembly system currently under development by the research team. This system specifies dimensions and configurations for components to ensure compatibility of assembly.  It is a collaborative open source, comprising parts supplied by various unrelated suppliers. The System manages the selection and use of parts with design and controls certain design parameters.   

Features of System 600 comprise:  

  • Fewest number of unique parts – limited Stock Keeping Units (SKU) to achieve higher volumes of standard parts.  
  • Decoupling and recoupling – rethinking materials and services in arrangements for great efficiency.   
  • Flexible packaging – ability to choose using the same parts individually, in subassemblies or in large assemblies.  
  • Fixed, flexible and fee categorisation – to classify what can be partially varied or highly varied and what must stay highly standardised.  
  • Smart interfaces – connections standardised between parts to enable interchangeable parts and simplified assembly.   

Launch of the Homes NSW MMC Program at Sydney Build Expo with NSW Minister for Housing Rose Jackson and Building 4.0 CRC CEO, Prof Mathew Aitchison, Michael Wheatley – Homes NSW, Ash Livingston- Aboriginal Housing Office and Scott Hearne, 2 May 2024

Foundation listening workshop with Homes NSW and CRC Research team, 28 May 2024

Tour of Homes NSW project at 48 Lawrence Street, Peakhurst, 29 May 2024

Tour of Homes NSW project at 48 Lawrence Street, Peakhurst, 29 May 2024

Masterclass with Adj Professor Jerker Lessing and Homes NSW, 20-21 August 2024

Masterclass with Adj Professor Jerker Lessing and Homes NSW, 20-21 August 2024

Masterclass with Adj Professor Jerker Lessing and Homes NSW, 20-21 August 2024

Knowledge Share of New Zealand lessons and case studies with Andrew McKenzie former CEO of Kainga Ora, 4 September 2024

Progress workshop with Homes NSW and the Building 4.0 CRC team. Dr Lee-Ann Khor presenting, 20 August 2024

Homes NSW Head of Housing Michael Wheatley presenting at Building 4.0 CRC’s third annual annual conference, 3 September 2024

Homes NSW’s Acting Head of Housing Portfolio Mark Byrne, opening the second progress workshop with Homes NSW in Parramatta, 3 December 2024

1:5 scale prototype model of a façade system of exterior component at the progress workshop with Homes NSW in Parramatta, 3 December 2024

1:5 scale prototype model of a façade system of exterior component

Assembly of the 1:5 scale prototype model of a façade system of exterior component

Second progress workshop with Homes NSW in Parramatta, 3 December 2024

1:5 scale prototype model of a façade system of exterior component at the progress workshop with Homes NSW in Parramatta, 3 December 2024

Glossary

Glossary

3D Printing
A construction method that utilises large scale 3D printers to create buildings layer by layer using cement style materials, sometimes referred to as ‘contour crafting’.
AI (Artificial Intelligence)
The simulation of human intelligence in machines, enabling automated decision-making and analysis in construction processes, enhancing efficiency and accuracy.
Assembly
The process of putting together prefabricated components or modules in factories or in assembly locations near or at the building site prior to final installation in a building.
BIM (Building Information Modelling)
A digital representation of the physical and functional characteristics of a building providing a shared knowledge resource for information about the facility throughout its lifecycle.
Cassette
A panel comprised of several flat layers, forming a thin box-like assembly. This may be used for floors or ceilings, which can be prefabricated with various services integrated into them before being transported to the site.
Circularity
Designing products with the entire lifecycle in mind therefore promoting reuse, recycling, and sustainability. Circularity encourages designers and manufacturers to consider the end-of-life phase during the design process, leading to less waste and more sustainable practices.
CLT (Cross-Laminated Timber)
An engineered wood product made from layers of timber boards with each layer glued together at right angles to the layer below. CLT is used for constructing walls, floors, and roofs, offering strength and sustainability benefits.
Components
Individual elements or sections of a larger system or structure often prefabricated offsite.
Continuous Improvement 
An ongoing process aimed at enhancing work practices, products, services or designs through incremental changes over time. A systematic approach that encourages organisations to seek small, regular improvements by routinely reviewing and identifying areas where improvements and efficiency gains can be achieved throughout the life cycle.
Creative Commons License
A type of license that allows creators to share their work legally while specifying how others can use it, often used in the context of open-source designs and documentation in construction.
Demountable
Describes structures designed to be easily disassembled or relocated without significant loss of integrity or functionality.
DfMA (Design for Manufacturing and Assembly)
A design approach focused on simplifying the manufacturing and assembly processes. By considering the ease of assembly during the design phase, companies can reduce production costs and time while improving product quality. DfMA emphases minimising the number of parts and designing parts that are easy to assemble.
DfMAD (Design for Manufacture and Assembly with Disassembly)
An extension of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) design philosophy that facilitates the easy disassembly of building components at the end of their life cycle. This approach supports sustainability and circularity through recycling and reusing materials.
Digital Twins
3D virtual replicas of physical assets, processes or systems that can be used for simulations, monitoring and analysis to optimise performance and maintenance in buildings.
Fabricate
The process of making building components or materials in a controlled environment, typically offsite.
Flat-pack
A delivery and assembly method where building components are designed to be produced in flat sections for transport. Flat-pack is another term for panelised systems where the elements of walls and ceilings are made of thin panels/cassettes as distinct from volumetric modular systems where a component is a box shaped volume with room like proportions. Flat-pack reduces costs and space requirements during transportation compared to volumetric modular.
Glulam (Glued Laminated Timber)
A type of engineered wood product made by bonding together individual pieces of lumber with durable adhesives. Glulam is used for structural applications due to its high strength-to-weight ratio and is mostly used for constructing beams or columns. Unlike Cross Laminated Timber the layers are glued parallel to their adjacent layers.
Hybrid (Modular Hybrid)
A construction approach that combines flatpack /panelised systems with volumetric modular components to enhance flexibility and efficiency in the building process. For example panelised walls and floors might be combined with volumetric bathroom module assemblies.
IDC (Industrialised Design and Construction)
A systematic approach to construction that integrates design manufacturing and assembly processes to improve efficiency, quality and sustainability in building projects.
Installation
The process of placing and fixing parts / assemblies / modules into the building site to form a complete building.
Kit-of-parts
A collection of pre-manufactured components that can be assembled onsite to create a complete structure. The kit exists prior to project design commencing, allowing a designer to choose the parts to comprise the design from.
Lean Construction
A methodology that focuses on minimising waste and maximising value in construction processes through efficient project management and continuous improvement practices. This is derived from lean manufacturing, often referred to as the Toyota Way. All forms of waste (material, motion, inventory, waiting, over-production, over-processing and transport) are constantly reviewed for improvements.
Mass Timber
Refers to heavy engineered timber products used in construction, including CLT, LVL and glulam. Mass timber is recognised for its sustainability, aesthetic appeal, and structural capabilities. The term heavy is relative to the lightweight nature of traditional timber house framing.
MMC (Modern Methods of Construction)
An umbrella term encompassing various innovative construction techniques aimed at improving efficiency, sustainability, and quality in building projects. MMC includes panelised construction, modular construction, kit-of-parts, prefabrication, and other advanced construction methods.
Modular
Describes a construction method where buildings are created using separate sections or modules that can be easily assembled. Correctly defined, the term is ‘volumetric modular’ and refers specifically to a box-like assembly. The term is often corrupted to refer to all forms of prefabricated systems including panelised systems.
Modularisation
A construction approach that involves creating pre-engineered sections or modules of a building in a factory setting, which are then transported to the site for assembly.
Offsite
Construction activities conducted away from the final building site, typically in a factory setting. Offsite methods enhance quality control, reduces waste and reduce onsite labour requirements. Offsite can include near site locations, for example adjacent vacant sites used as assembly facilities.
Offsite Manufacturing
Manufacturing focused specifically on the production of building components in a factory setting before transporting them to the construction site.
Onsite Manufacturing
Capability created at the building site to manufacture components that are then lifted into the building structure and installed. There are numerous examples of onsite manufacturing including site assembly of permanent formwork systems, robotics equipment in temporary sheds for making steel or timber elements and 3D printing, where the robotic equipment operates at the building site.
Panelised Systems
A construction technique involving the use of flat panels (such as walls or roofs) that are prefabricated offsite and then assembled onsite. A panel system may incorporate linings, pre-wiring, windows and doors assembled at a factory. This method allows for quick assembly. Panels are flat building elements, typically relatively thin in width. They may be described as Open or Closed depending on whether they are fully enclosed on both sides (closed) or one side has been left off (open) for purposes of inspection, installation access or to allow incorporation of other building works such as electrical services. Examples of panelised systems include CLT (Cross Laminated Timber), structural insulated panels (SIP panels), precast concrete, pre-nailed timber frames and unitised metal framing systems. Panels and cassettes are similar in nature. A cassette is a type of panel that incorporates several layers either side of a void. A panel can consist of a single layer, for example a panel of CLT.
Parametric Design
A design process that uses algorithms to manipulate design variables dynamically, allowing for rapid iterations and customisations based on specific requirements. This may also be referred to as computational design and sometimes as generative design where the algorithms are sufficiently sophisticated to cause part of the design to generate automatically in response to basic inputs.
Part
A simple discrete element of a building such as a beam, door or floor. The terms part and component are interchangeable. This is distinct from a raw building material like timber or plasterboard in that value has been added in the form of shaping, finishing, assembling or otherwise processing raw materials to create the discrete part. The term part further implies that the element can be separated from the rest of the building assembly and therefore made separate from the remainder of the building. This is distinct from, for example, a concrete structure where all of the columns and floors may have been poured as one cohesive mass that cannot be broken into parts.
Pod
Volumetric modules used in construction such as bathroom, kitchen or office pods which are manufactured offsite and installed within the main structure. Pods are typically not loadbearing structures and therefore still require the building to have a structural frame unrelated to the pod.
Prefabrication
Manufacturing parts offsite before transporting them to the construction site. This approach minimises onsite labour and reduces site based construction time while enabling high-quality standards in more efficient working environments. Key benefits include reduced construction costs through economies of scale and enhanced safety due to limiting onsite environment conditions. Prefabrication is a wide term for many different types of fabrication including basic traditional construction methods (performed offsite) to advanced manufacturing using automated equipment.
Product Platform
A framework or system that allows for the efficient design and production of multiple buildings using a common set of components or modules. This approach enhances standardisation, continuous improvement, compatibility and reusability across different projects. Central is the idea that the building is a product for a defined customer segment and that the platform ensures efficient production and achievement of product goals such as customer satisfaction, quality and value for money.
SIP (Structural Insulated Panel)
A composite building panel made from an insulating foam core sandwiched between two structural facings. SIPs provide insulation and structural integrity while allowing for quick assembly. SIPs are typically loadbearing elements with a capacity to achieve buildings 2-3 storeys in height.
Site Assembly
Site assembly or land assembly is the process of combining two or more small adjacent properties into a single, consolidated parcel.
Stackable
Refers to building components designed to be easily stacked or arranged vertically, facilitating efficient transportation and assembly on site.
Standardisation
The process of establishing uniform specifications and criteria for materials, components, and construction methods to ensure consistency, quality, and efficiency.
System 600
System 600 has been developed by Building 4.0 CRC’s research team as part of the Homes NSW MMC Program. It is a standardised design and assembly system used in modular construction that specifies dimensions and configurations for components to ensure compatibility of assembly. System 600 is an open-source, collaborative system comprising of parts supplied by various unrelated suppliers. The “600” of the title references the base 600mm x 600mm grid that coordinates the system’s internal planning.
Traditional Construction
A customised building with little to no offsite manufacturing. This construction method is considered the standard for most residential, commercial and industrial builds. Trade skills are required to interpret design intent into highly specific arrangements and to handcraft building materials into the final building configuration.
Transportable
Refers to a building that is entirely manufactured offsite and transported onsite. e.g. a small house that gets transported on the back of a truck.
Quality Control
A systematic process aimed at ensuring that construction outputs meet specified requirements and standards. Quality control involves monitoring all stages of the construction process, from material selection to final inspections.
Volumetric
Modular units that are three-dimensional and often include complete internal fittings (e.g., bathrooms or kitchens). These units are manufactured offsite and assembled onsite to form a complete structure.
About us

About us

The CRC

The CRC

Building 4.0 Cooperative Research Centre is an independent research initiative co-funded by industry partners and the Australian Government. It is tasked with revolutionising how buildings are designed, constructed and operated to build faster, safer, more sustainably and at a lower cost. 

This includes altering the traditional construction value chain from a fragmented and linear model to one that is product and platform based. 

Building 4.0 CRC is fiercely solutions-focused and advancing an ambitious agenda to  

  • lift productivity by unleashing the full force of our manufacturing knowledge and capability into the building market – in particular the delivery of quality social housing faster 
  • build a larger, more diverse and inclusive workforce through the development of new and accessible skills and training programs 
  • secure our emissions reduction targets through harnessing new materials and building systems. 

Building 4.0 CRC focuses on 4 research areas – Industrialisation, Digitalisation, Sustainability, and People, Practices and Culture – with a particular drive to create significant demonstration projects where industry, government and the community can experience first-hand those buildings created or retrofitted using innovation and new methods of construction.  

Entering its fifth year (of seven) in 2025, Building 4.0 CRC has been involved in 68 collaborative research projects, either active or completed, with another 27 in the pipeline. 

For each program Building 4.0 CRC assembles expert teams from industry and research and works closely with their partners to overcome challenges singles entities cannot on their own.  

The Research Team

The Research Team

Professor Mathew Aitchison

Chief Executive Officer of Building 4.0 Collaborative Research Centre and a Professor of Architecture at Monash University

Dr Lee-Anne Khor

Senior Lecturer, Department of Architecture, Monash University

Professor Chris Knapp

Research Director, Building 4.0 CRC and Adjunct Professor (Practice) at Monash University and Honorary Professor at Bond University

A/Prof. Duncan Maxwell

Associate Professor of Architecture and Director of the Future Building Initiative at Monash University

Kathy MacDermott

Engagement Advisor, Building 4.0 CRC

Professor Shane Murray

Foundation Professor of Architecture and former Dean of the Faculty of Art, Design and Architecture at Monash University

Belinda Ngo

Project Coordinator, Building 4.0 CRC

Daiman Otto

Founder, DK Otto

Daryl Patterson

Rob van Wanrooy

Associated Researchers

Ross Brewin, Senior Lecturer, Monash University  
Jane Dash, Research Fellow , Monash Art, Design and Architecture (MADA), Monash University  
Sonal Jawale, Research Architect, Building 4.0 CRC 
Dr Richard Nero, Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne 
Dr Marika Neustupny, Research Fellow, Monash University 
Professor Tuan Ngo, Research Director, ARC Centre for Advanced Manufacturing of Prefabricated Housing, The University of Melbourne 
Jean-Paul Rolo, Senior Lecturer, Monash Art, Design and Architecture (MADA), Monash University 
Brahn Smillie-Fearn, Research Assistant, Monash University 
Dr Sahar Soltani, Research Fellow, Future Building Initiative, Monash University 
Yi-Ju Tseng, Research Fellow, The University of Melbourne 
Professor Karl-Heinz Weiss, Professor of Practice, Monash University 
Aidan White, Research Assistant, Monash University 
Dr Michael Zanardo, Research Fellow, Monash University  

Homes NSW

Homes NSW

https://www.nsw.gov.au/departments-and-agencies/homes-nsw

Useful links
FAQs

FAQs

Modern Methods of Construction is an umbrella term encompassing various innovative construction techniques aimed at improving efficiency, sustainability and quality in building projects.   

It is not a singular approach, rather it is a collection of methods to plan, design, build and maintain homes. MMC includes offsite manufacturing which can take many forms, for example, a kit-of-parts approach, modular, prefabrication and volumetric building.  

MMC is not a new concept, with many home building products already built offsite including frames and trusses. Australia has deep expertise and innovation locally to be harnessed and grown. 

To scale the adoption of MMC to maximise time and cost savings and deliver quality social housing faster, the Program is developing standardised and repeatable systems using consistent products manufactured offsite.   

MMC can also be referred to as ‘industrialised construction’.    

It is anticipated that the approach taken by the Homes NSW Program will reduce construction timeframes and costs by 20%. This estimate is based on the learning effects of increased production as well as global case studies. Savings are expected to increase over time as implementation is scaled up.  These benefits are realised by using standardised parts and systems to achieve greater efficiencies than those possible when a project-by-project approach to design and construction is employed.    

Scaling up demand and manufacturing of larger batches of parts is critical to growing the cost and time savings achievable while continuously improving quality.  

Maintenance timeframes and costs are also expected to be reduced. Consideration of a home’s maintenance over its lifecycle will be at the forefront of any delivery. This includes ensuring that standard products can be sourced from multiple suppliers and easily installed to minimise disruption to tenants and improve productivity.   

When it comes to using MMC to deliver housing, there is not a one size fits all solution. Any approach selected must address the problem at hand.

This is why our team has started by developing a holistic understanding and assessment of the diverse needs of Homes NSW.

These needs focused on the delivery of a large number of durable, adaptable and ‘tenure blind’ homes across NSW (indistinguishable from other housing in the market), in different locations and on both urban and regional sites.

Following this needs assessment, the research team reviewed key learnings from international and local case studies and how these would apply to the Homes NSW context.

Based on this comprehensive assessment and research, our team identified the kit-of-parts as the most effective MMC approach for the Homes NSW program given its flexibility to adjust to local conditions. With products manufactured offsite and assembled onsite, this approach employs standard systems and processes which can be applied to build homes on a range of sites and locations.

The kit-of-parts allows efficient design, quality maintenance over lifecycle and most importantly, configuration to meet the evolving needs of different tenant cohorts.

This also means that Homes NSW would be able to source standardised products from multiple suppliers and create scale which drives a reduction in costs and an increase in quality.

The program is focused on the kit-of-parts being sourced from a distributed supply chain with parts bought from a number of manufacturers. The program proposes to draw on the latent manufacturing capability in the supply chain. 

This approach will mitigate risk by working with a number of suppliers and the need for high capital investment into purpose-built facilities. It will allow for wider participation, specialisation and leveraging existing manufacturing capability. This is supported by an assessment of the capability and capacity of Australian based manufacturers.  

For MMC to work, there must be commitment to use the define standardised parts, design and assembly systems.   

There are previous examples where new product designs were added on a project-by-project basis. This led to an undermining of the scale of efficiencies and the principles of MMC.  

For MMC to succeed and achieve the economic benefits available, there must be a consistency of solutions, standardised parts, designs that leverage a basket of standardised parts and a volume of procurement from a distributed supply chain.  

This why the Homes NSW MMC Program is developing strategies, methods and frameworks for MMC to succeed, scale up and be adopted more broadly across the industry.  

Building 4.0 CRC brings an independent and expert team of researchers to develop solutions to deliver quality social housing in NSW faster.

Each member of the team brings experience in their specialist area whether in design, manufacturing, procurement, supply chain management, stakeholder engagement, or education to the Program. This expertise is backed up by applied knowledge in using MMC across projects in Australia and New Zealand.

The CRC team is working closely with Homes NSW to incorporate learnings and best practice into the Program. This valuable involvement will leverage CRC’s experience from their own projects, including the 70 CRC projects (either completed or active) undertaken since 2020 to revolutionalise the way we build.

Launch of the Homes NSW MMC Program at Sydney Build Expo with NSW Minister for Housing Rose Jackson and Building 4.0 CRC CEO, Prof Mathew Aitchison, Michael Wheatley – Homes NSW, Ash Livingston- Aboriginal Housing Office and Scott Hearne, 2 May 2024

Foundation listening workshop with Homes NSW and CRC Research team, 28 May 2024

Tour of Homes NSW project at 48 Lawrence Street, Peakhurst, 29 May 2024

Tour of Homes NSW project at 48 Lawrence Street, Peakhurst, 29 May 2024

Masterclass with Adj Professor Jerker Lessing and Homes NSW, 20-21 August 2024

Masterclass with Adj Professor Jerker Lessing and Homes NSW, 20-21 August 2024

Masterclass with Adj Professor Jerker Lessing and Homes NSW, 20-21 August 2024

Knowledge Share of New Zealand lessons and case studies with Andrew McKenzie former CEO of Kainga Ora, 4 September 2024

Progress workshop with Homes NSW and the Building 4.0 CRC team. Dr Lee-Ann Khor presenting, 20 August 2024

Homes NSW Head of Housing Michael Wheatley presenting at Building 4.0 CRC’s third annual annual conference, 3 September 2024

Homes NSW’s Acting Head of Housing Portfolio Mark Byrne, opening the second progress workshop with Homes NSW in Parramatta, 3 December 2024

1:5 scale prototype model of a façade system of exterior component at the progress workshop with Homes NSW in Parramatta, 3 December 2024

1:5 scale prototype model of a façade system of exterior component

Assembly of the 1:5 scale prototype model of a façade system of exterior component

Second progress workshop with Homes NSW in Parramatta, 3 December 2024

1:5 scale prototype model of a façade system of exterior component at the progress workshop with Homes NSW in Parramatta, 3 December 2024