Optimising Industrialised Construction for Sustainable and Affordable Housing Global

Australia’s growing demand for housing construction has increased due to vast migration. This has caused for the need of different construction approaches that improves affordability, environmental sustainability, and construction productivity. Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), particularly kit-of-parts (KoP) prefabrication, has a significant potential to address this housing demand related challenges. KoP can address these profound challenges using standardised and customised building elements, coordinated interfaces, and off-site manufacturing processes. However, effective incorporation of KoP requires a holistic understanding of how components, design principles, manufacturing processes, logistic, and on-site assembly operate as an integrated system. Therefore, this project aims to develop an industry-oriented best practice framework on KoP within Australian housing context. The project adopts a structured literature review and case study synthesis approaches to examine contemporary MMC systems. This focuses on identifying repeatable building elements, standardised interfaces and tolerance, and Design for Manufacturing (DfMA) principles. It also explores the role of Building Information Modelling (BIM), parametric and generative design, and digital fabrication in supporting system coordination, design flexibility, constructability, and performance optimisation. Through the synthesis of Australian and international case studies, the project seeks to identify practical insights into different stages of a KoP based project along with its scalability and adaptability. The potential outcome is a professionally designed best-practice framework that translates research evidence and industry examples into accessible system-level guidance for practitioners, researchers, and policymakers. The project is expected to contribute to a broader understanding of how KoP MMC systems can support more productive, sustainable, and affordable housing delivery in Australia.