{"id":3667,"date":"2026-01-15T14:08:38","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:08:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pistis.au\/?p=3667"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T07:08:38","slug":"pre-fab-and-modular-is-one-of-nine-key-business-trends-to-watch-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pistis.au\/vi\/pre-fab-and-modular-is-one-of-nine-key-business-trends-to-watch-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Pre-fab and modular is one of nine key business trends to watch in 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Australian Financial Review<\/em> identifies <strong>pre-fabricated and modular housing<\/strong> as one of the <strong>nine key business trends to watch in 2026<\/strong>, as the industry looks for faster and more productive ways to address Australia\u2019s housing crisis.<\/p>\n<p>AFR notes that pre-fab homes can be built and installed in <strong>four months or less<\/strong>, helping lift productivity at a time when Australia builds <strong>half as many homes per hour worked as it did 30 years ago<\/strong>. Although pre-fab currently represents <strong>around 5% of homes<\/strong>, international markets show far higher adoption.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-3668\" src=\"https:\/\/pistis.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fa5f05654536e50d8b0b226f393e2158707c18d1f0bbae749749f5d6ab62325f.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"652\" height=\"652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pistis.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fa5f05654536e50d8b0b226f393e2158707c18d1f0bbae749749f5d6ab62325f.webp 620w, https:\/\/pistis.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fa5f05654536e50d8b0b226f393e2158707c18d1f0bbae749749f5d6ab62325f-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/pistis.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fa5f05654536e50d8b0b226f393e2158707c18d1f0bbae749749f5d6ab62325f-150x150.webp 150w, https:\/\/pistis.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/fa5f05654536e50d8b0b226f393e2158707c18d1f0bbae749749f5d6ab62325f-12x12.webp 12w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 652px) 100vw, 652px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-indent: 229.5pt; text-align: center;\"><i>Credit: <em>The Australian Financial Review<\/em><\/i><\/p>\n<p>In this context, <strong>large-scale initiatives such as AUSMOD20K<\/strong>, targeting the delivery of <strong>20,000 affordable modular homes nationwide<\/strong>, align with the trend identified by AFR\u2014supporting the scale, consistency and demand pipeline needed to unlock wider adoption of modular construction.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0If you would like to<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Become a partner of the AUSMOD20K program, please click this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/ausmod20k.com.au\/partner-au\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Partner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Become a supplier for the AUSMOD20K program, please click this link: <a href=\"https:\/\/ausmod20k.com.au\/register-supplier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supplier<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See detailed information at: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.afr.com\/policy\/economy\/the-end-of-the-golden-era-of-consulting-and-8-other-trends-for-2026-20251126-p5nir7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TIN T\u1ee8C<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian Financial Review identifies pre-fabricated and modular housing as one of the nine key business trends to watch in 2026, as the industry looks for faster and more productive ways to address Australia\u2019s housing crisis. 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