#35 Prefab Housing Solutions for Bushfire & Disaster Relief
This study investigated the potential for prefabrication and advanced manufacture to be an alternative to traditional construction in providing both short-term and long-term housing solutions for those affected by bushfires and other disasters.
The research led to understanding the complexities and barriers to designing, manufacturing and installing prefabricated modular homes and units to bushfire impacted regions around the country.
Researchers on this project included: Prof Mel Dodd, Prof Nigel Bertram, Dr Duncan Maxwell, Dr Rachel
Couper, Dr Lee-Anne Khor, Dr Angela Solarte, Oscar Sainsbury, Prof Tuan Ngo, Dr Philip Christopher & Tu Le.
People, Practices and Culture
Housing and Urban Design (Affordability)
Theme coordinator
Dr Lee-Anne Khor
Projects
#95 The Homes NSW MMC Program
#93 US Research Tour 2024: San Francisco and Greater Bay area
#32 Acoustic flanking performance of mid-rise light gauge steel (LGS) structures
#35 Prefab Housing Solutions for Bushfire & Disaster Relief
#23 When prefab hits the ground: Barriers and opportunities in the Australian housing market