Australia’s most land-efficient factory-built house has been revealed by Ausco Modular. The double-storey architect-designed home is part of Ausco Modular’s new range of two, three and four bedroom homes.

Ausco Modular’s managing director Paul Bailey said the new double-storey home fills a large gap in the off-site building housing market. “Contrary to  other factory-built single-storey homes, the double-storey conception allows for the absolute optimum use of land, which delivers meaningful cost and sustainability efficiencies.”

Bailey anticipated the fresh range would attract to Ausco Modular’s conventional customers in the mining and resources sector, and to authorities sections asking fast, affordable and high quality housing for employees and their families in outback areas.

He also said the homes would be ideal for land developers who want to cater access to the property market for first-home owners and young families confronted by the housing affordability crisis.

The double-storey home admits all the energy-conservation characteristics of a conventional home, is built to follow with cyclonic building codes and is planned in the company’s nationally NATA accredited test research laboratory.

The manufactory building process is said to answer in higher and more consistent build quality than on-site building. “Because the homes are configured and assembled to be moved, they are by their nature much stronger and more indestructible than conventional homes,” Bailey said.

“Building the homes in a factory and transporting them to the site also allows us to reduce waste and environmental impacts, and avoid delays due to bad weather.” The homes can be built and handed over in a matter of weeks compared to on-site construction, which can take more than three months.

Ausco Modular is currently constructing the range in its Brisbane and Perth facilities, with future constructing elaboration designs in its other facilities.