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In the midst of Australia's housing affordability issue, prefabricated homes offer a solution. Experts believe that prefab housing is likely to decrease the cost of a new habitant by at least 10 per cent (excluding the purchase cost of land). Case studies of UK show savings of up to 10% to 15% in building costs and a 40% reduction in construction timelines. Manufacturing is more efficient, and factories don't lose time due to bad weather.

In the near future, the BIM era is likely to make way for District Information Modelling (DIM). To pave the path for others, Europe has undertaken projects involving multi-disciplinary teams from multiple nations with participants from diverse backgrounds including architecture, engineering, philosophy, politics, sociology and geography.