Amid warnings regional housing shortages will deepen, the Pilbara city of Karratha in northern Western Australia is looking to modular homes as a cost-effective and quicker fix.

“We started off as humble granny flat builders and moved into modular homes just before the pandemic and that’s when our business basically exploded,” says Jessica Berry, managing director of PIQUE.

Pre-fab housing has a long history in Australia.(Supplied: Frank Hurley (National Library of Australia), Christopher Frederick Jones) From early colonial settlers to the post-war construction boom, ...

More energy-efficient homes, less materials waste and lower carbon emissions in the construction process are among the sustainable advantages of modular housing. However, the sector remains relatively ...

When you hear the term modular homes, you probably think of something akin to mobile homes on cinder blocks—temporary solutions for would-be homeowners that are far from the dream homes they hope to ...