Green Timber Technology (GTT) has commenced delivery of 32 new social housing dwellings across Western Sydney as part of a broader state-led push to accelerate housing supply in New South Wales.

The project, awarded late last year under a $24 million Design and Construct contract with Homes NSW, forms part of the NSW Government’s $6.6 billion Building Homes for NSW program. The statewide initiative is targeting the delivery of up to 8,400 new social homes over four years, with a focus on new builds and upgrades across metropolitan and regional areas.

Spread across 16 infill sites, the Western Sydney program includes the design and construction of 14 duplexes and two dual-living homes. In total, the development will deliver 32 architecturally designed four-bedroom dwellings intended to support families and multi-generational households.

Design-led delivery with repeatable outcomes

The homes are being designed in collaboration with ES Design and delivered using GTT’s customised “Kit-of-Parts” housing system. The system has been purpose-developed to meet Homes NSW requirements, while providing greater certainty around cost, quality and construction timeframes.

GTT is currently progressing planning approvals for Homes NSW-specific Kit-of-Parts home designs. Once approved, the approach allows the same core designs to be rolled out across multiple sites, supporting repeatable and scalable delivery without sacrificing architectural intent.

“This Western Sydney project is exactly what the Building Homes for NSW program is designed to achieve — more homes delivered faster, with greater certainty and quality,” said Pete Morrison, Chief Executive Officer of Green Timber Technology.

Modern Methods of Construction in focus

The project is being delivered using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), aligning with the NSW Government’s commitment to expanding industrialised and prefabricated building approaches to accelerate housing supply.

Under this model, homes are manufactured as precision-engineered floor, wall and roof panels within GTT’s controlled factory environment in Orange, NSW. The panels are then transported to site for rapid installation.

This approach reduces time spent on site, lowers exposure to weather delays, and enables homes to reach weather-tight stages more quickly. It also minimises disruption to surrounding communities, a key consideration when delivering social housing across established suburban areas.

Ian Harris, Project Manager – Delivery at Homes NSW, said the project highlights the growing role of MMC in meeting the state’s housing needs.

“Western Sydney is a priority growth area, and projects like this demonstrate how modern construction methods can support faster delivery of high-quality social housing while maintaining strong design and livability standards,” he said.

Balancing consistency and site responsiveness

While the Kit-of-Parts system standardises key structural and manufacturing elements, it retains flexibility in layout configuration, façade treatment and site response. This enables consistency across multiple sites while still responding to local planning controls and neighbourhood character.

Manufactured locally and delivered at scale, the Western Sydney program builds on GTT’s expanding portfolio of government and community housing projects nationwide. It also reinforces the role of prefabrication and advanced manufacturing in supporting the NSW Government’s transition towards more resilient, efficient housing delivery models.

As housing supply pressures continue across New South Wales, projects such as this offer a practical example of how design standardisation, offsite manufacturing and public-sector collaboration can work together to accelerate outcomes without compromising quality.

Author: TGB Editorial