The Minns Labor Government is continuing work to address the housing affordability and availability crisis by delivering more, well located homes, sooner, with the first factory built modular social homes nearing completion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Three modular homes are being finished in Smithfield and will soon be delivered and installed in Wollongong \u2013 the first dwellings rolling out statewide as part of the historic Building Homes for NSW<\/em> Program. A further 10 homes are due in Shellharbour and Lake Macquarie by the end of the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Modern Methods of Construction slashes build time by up to 20% and supports around 100 local manufacturing and construction jobs. The homes are being built by Smithfield-based supplier Wild Modular and will be managed by Homes NSW.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This new approach is guided by the Modular Housing Taskforce and is part of the Government\u2019s plan to scale up Modern Methods of Construction<\/em>\u2013 including prefabrication, offsite builds, and cutting-edge tech \u2013 to get more high-quality homes on the ground faster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each of the first sites will feature a one-bedroom plus multipurpose room modular home installed in the backyard of an existing social housing property, creating extra homes for people in need on the land we already own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Modern Methods of Construction refers to the wide variety of construction methods that are different to traditional onsite construction. This includes prefabrication, off-site manufacturing, and modular or volumetric dwellings, as well as new technologies such as 3D printing, robotics, and artificial intelligence (AI).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n For more information visit: <\/strong>http:\/\/www.nsw.gov.au\/homes-nsw\/MMC<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n NSW Minister for Housing and Homelessness Rose Jackson said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThis is the future of social housing \u2013 smarter, faster, modern and built to provide tenants dignity. Modular homes aren\u2019t \u2018shit-boxes\u2019 they are the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe\u2019re using modern construction to deliver beautiful homes for people who need them most, cutting wait times and creating good local jobs along the way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese homes show what\u2019s possible when we stop dragging our feet and start thinking differently.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wild Modular Co-founder & Executive Director, Tahi Merrilees said:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cOur team are proud to support Homes NSW in delivering this program which proves that there is a smarter, faster, and more sustainable solution to the state\u2019s housing needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThese homes reflect the what\u2019s possible with volumetric modular construction\u2014designed with precision, built under controlled conditions, and installed with minimal disruption.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cModern methods of construction isn\u2019t just about efficiency; it\u2019s about innovating with dignity, and quality, building a better future for our communities.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Minns Labor Government is continuing work to address the housing affordability and availability crisis by delivering more, well located homes, sooner, with the first factory built modular social homes nearing completion. Three modular homes are being finished in Smithfield and will soon be delivered and installed in Wollongong \u2013 the first dwellings rolling out … Continue reading “First factory-built social homes almost ready in Sydney”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32741","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nswnews"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32741","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=32741"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32741\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32742,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32741\/revisions\/32742"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=32741"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=32741"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=32741"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}