Technology

One specification. Three ways to build it.

The product never changes. The delivery method is chosen for the site — what a truck can reach, what a crane can lift, what the programme needs.

Material Kit
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Material Kit

Factory-direct supply chain

Every non-structural component of a dwelling — windows, doors, cladding, roofing, cabinetry, tapware, tiles, lighting — procured factory-direct through our partner’s mature supply chain in China, quality-checked, containerised and delivered to site as one kit.

Container
One per dwelling
Certification
WaterMark · AS 2047 · AS/NZS 3000-compatible
Structure
Australian slab and frame
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Prefab
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Prefab

Modules finished off-site

Volumetric modules built and finished under a roof — walls, wet areas, joinery, electrical, painting — then transported and craned onto an engineered slab. Days on site instead of weeks.

On site
Typically 1–2 weeks
Lift day
Usually one
Foundation
Engineered slab, poured before delivery
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Local Build
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Local Build

Licensed trades on site

Conventional construction on site by licensed Australian trades under a registered builder, using the DollarBuild specification and, where it suits, the material kit. The method for sites a crane cannot reach and for the rooming house.

On site
Typically 4–6 weeks (dwelling) · 10–16 weeks (rooming house)
Access needed
Truck and wheelbarrow
Inspections
Slab · frame · waterproofing · final
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Three ways to build the same dwelling

The product is fixed by the specification. The delivery method is chosen at feasibility, from what your site can take and what you are optimising for.

Material KitPrefabLocal Build
Time on site3–5 weeks1–2 weeks4–6 weeks
Site access neededTruckCrane from streetTruck and wheelbarrow
Where finishing happensOn siteIn the factoryOn site
Weather exposureFrame stage onlyMinimalWhole programme
Studio 30
Three-Bedroom 60
Three-Bedroom 80
Rooming House 300

Which method suits your site?

That is a feasibility question, not a preference. Send the address and we will answer it in writing.