Using innovative technologies to deliver faster and cheaper housing options is front of mind as the Tasmanian Government looks to modernise the way it delivers housing.
Modular Housing is now being used across Tasmania as the Government ramps up its goal to deliver 10,000 social and affordable homes by 2032.
Visiting a new development of modular units at Shorewell Park by Podmatrix, Premier Jeremy Rockliff said if we are going to make a real impact on building new housing we need to think outside the square and use innovative ways to make housing construction faster and cheaper.
"We've already seen the unique benefits of modular housing, where dwellings are built in a factory and placed on land, significantly reducing construction time, cost and delays.
"Now we are also exploring other technologies, such as industrial 3D printing, which would dramatically lower the cost of building houses.
"Industrial 3D printing has the ability to deliver completed homes faster, which is exactly the type of innovation Tasmania needs to harness as we work to deliver more housing."
Minister for Housing and Planning, Felix Ellis, will today meet 3D printers from interstate to hear about the potential benefits such a method could bring to Tasmania.
"Modern and innovative methods like Modular Housing and Industrial 3D printing a new technology at the forefront of housing delivery across the world and - combined with traditional construction – provides Tasmania with a real chance to enter new industries, creating more jobs and delivering housing faster and cheaper," Minister Ellis said.
"The construction methodology for modular homes and industrial 3D printing has a range of unique benefits compared with traditional onsite home construction.
"And, their production uses a different workforce than onsite home construction, meaning more jobs will be created and the supply of skilled labour will increase.
"As part of our 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania's Future, we want more young people picking up tools and taking on a trade, but also looking at careers in emerging advanced technology industries, so we can meet the growing demand for infrastructure like housing."
