Episode 2.8 The Factory Was Supposed to Fix This. Why Hasn't It? with Dr Andrea Sharam and Peter Crossley

<p>Factory-built homes. Faster. Cheaper. <strong>The fix we have been waiting for. But is that the whole story?</strong></p><p>In Episode 2.8,  I speak with <a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/petercrossley1?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Peter Crossley</a>, General Manager at <a href="https://www.calco.com.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Calco Trusses &amp; Timber</a>, who brings a practical view from inside Australia&#39;s residential construction supply chain, and <a href="https://au.linkedin.com/in/andrea-sharam-2563b72a?original_referer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com%2F" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Associate Professor Andrea Sharam</a>, from the School of PCPM and Director of the <a href="https://www.ahuri.edu.au/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">AHURI</a> Research Centre at <a href="https://www.rmit.edu.au/about/schools-colleges/property-construction-and-project-management" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">RMIT</a>, who examines why Australia’s construction system struggles to deliver consistently.</p><p>We explored:</p><ul><li><p>Is the factory actually faster, or is that a number someone made up?</p></li><li><p>Why does housing keep swinging between boom and bust, and who pays for that instability?</p></li><li><p>Why can’t builders see six months into their own pipeline, and what does that mean for every supplier behind them?</p></li><li><p>Standardisation can make homes more affordable. Customisation can make them more liveable. Why can’t we have both?</p></li><li><p>What is elemental prefabrication, and why is nobody talking about it?</p></li><li><p>Can the trucks, roads and site infrastructure needed to deliver factory-built homes scale too?</p></li><li><p>If it is not a supply problem, what is it?</p></li></ul><p>Sometimes the most important housing conversation is not the one getting the most attention.</p><p>#AustralianHousing #HousingSupply #ModernMethodsOfConstruction #Prefabrication #ConstructionSupplyChain #HousingAffordability</p>