Episode 1.7: Modern methods of construction and scaling housing supply in Australia with Nicholas O'Neill and Damien Crough

Traditional construction now takes about 55 weeks to complete one home, while more than 160,000 households are waiting for social housing. If Australia keeps building the same way, can housing supply ever catch up?

In this Episode 7, I talk with Nicholas O’Neill, Managing Director at Moov Modular, and Damien Crough, Co-founder and Executive Chairman of prefabAUS, about how prefab and modular housing can help ease Australia’s housing crisis by delivering the speed, quality and affordability we desperately need.

Key questions explored:

• How can prefab homes be built in 16 weeks instead of around 55?
• Why can legislation still hold back prefab housing that meets the NCC?
• Could modular housing be a practical solution for regional and remote communities?
• How do different state transport rules add cost and complexity?
• Why are major lenders backing prefab, and can factory construction reduce defects and risk?

The conversation explores methods of construction (MMC), the skills needed to deliver prefab successfully, and what must change in finance, planning and regulation to help Australia deliver housing faster.

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