ABC News
When it comes to housing, Australia loves a taskforce.
More than 50 years ago, the federal government established one to “investigate modern housing techniques” to boost Australia’s “large, unsatisfied demand for housing”.
It published a 114-page report in 1974, describing, in minute detail, the benefits and challenges of shifting housing construction in Australia to a production line.
Prefab housing, short for prefabricated housing, refers to homes that are manufactured off-site in a factory, in sections(also called modules) and then transported to their final location for assembly.
The obvious benefits of building prefab homes are that they’re constructed under cover without the worry of weather disruptions, use robots and machines for speed, and are built in bulk to drive down material costs.