Bill McCorkell | Prefabricated buildings = future of sustainable housing?

The Elephant In The Room Property Podcast | Inside Australian Real Estate

Today we chat with Bill McCorkell, Founder of ArchiBlox, a revolutionary architecture and building firm specializing in modular prefabricated buildings for both residential and commercial. ArchiBlox has worked with big names such as the Victorian and New South Wales governments, Lendlease, Häagen-Dazs and Tesla. We hear from Bill about the future of sustainable building practices, a critical topic for all Australians.

Here’s what we covered:

• What is the price comparison between a traditional housing vs modular?
• How dollar per square metre doesn't represent the true cost
• Is prefab buildings the future of sustainable housing?
• What kind of council approval do you need for building a prefab houses
• Are there problems getting finance for this kind of home
• What are the limitations do prefab housing have?
• How prefab houses get around land zoning
• How the small house movement is shaping how we live
• What are the common misconceptions about prefab housing
• What to consider when renovating a property

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