A new prefabrication building company in New South Wales will have the ability to produce around 10 homes per week
Green Timber Technology, based in Orange, NSW, will help to address the state’s housing crisis by reducing the time taken to build new homes.
The company will start operating in December, fabricating timber walls, roofs and floors in its factory and then delivering them to site for assembly – mostly within NSW.
With housing affordability and availability continuing to put pressure on NSW residents, the state government says Green Timber Technology will be able to produce around 10 homes per week, instead of taking around nine months.
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The NSW government adds that the company will build a new home roughly every four hours once fully operational.
“This exciting new approach will significantly increase the speed of construction through automation and avoiding weather impacts,” NSW regional and agriculture minister Tara Moriarty says.
“NSW-sourced timber has an important role to play in addressing our housing crisis, and it’s companies like this that are demonstrating well timed critical problem solving to address this challenge.”
Houses that will soon be fabricated at Green Timber Technology’s Orange site will be affordable and high-end architecturally-designed, the state government says.
Its 10,000-cubic metre facility will add a robotic element to its production line while still creating local jobs, with plans to employ 70 people by 2026.
While the prefabrication element helps dramatically reduce the amount of time it takes to build a new home, the operation will still involve essential building trade elements including plumbers, builders and electricians as part of the final construction phase. The company also aims to achieve zero waste.