AFWI-funded Prefabricated Bio-based Secondary Dwellings Project
Sector: Forest Products and Packaging • Location: Queensland, New South Wales, Australia
Source: Wood Central
A four-year project funded by the Australian Forest and Wood Innovations (AFWI) Centre for Sustainable Futures to develop prefabricated small-footprint dwellings from plantation thinnings and out-of-grade pine. The project aims to create bio-based sandwich panels and roundwood framing systems for secondary dwellings, tiny homes, granny flats, sheds, carports, and hybrid liveable sheds. It targets
- Status
- Under Construction
- Sector
- Forest Products and Packaging, Commercial, Residential
- Location
- Queensland, New South Wales, Australia
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- Wood Central
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Taiyo last update | 2026-07-22 |
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Description | A four-year project funded by the Australian Forest and Wood Innovations (AFWI) Centre for Sustainable Futures to develop prefabricated small-footprint dwellings from plantation thinnings and out-of-grade pine. The project aims to create bio-based sandwich panels and roundwood framing systems for secondary dwellings, tiny homes, granny flats, sheds, carports, and hybrid liveable sheds. It targets a $57 million timber market opportunity and supports regional economies with off-site prefabrication or DIY flat-pack assembly for rapid deployment in disaster-affected and remote communities. |
Original sector | Building and Construction |
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Country | Australia |
State | Queensland, New South Wales |
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Source | Wood Central |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Forest Products and Packaging, Commercial, Residential |
Article published date | 2026-03-30 |
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