Fleetwood has won the Smart Building Industry Award 2025 in the category of Excellence in Residential Prefabricated Building – Resilient/Emergency Housing. The prefabAUS award recognised our Safe Spaces Karratha project, delivered in partnership with The Salvation Army, City of Karratha, Lanigan Architects, and CDI Group (Project Manager Alan West).

The Safe Spaces Karratha facility provides emergency accommodation for women and children experiencing family violence. Built with 38 prefabricated modules in our Perth factory and installed onsite in just 28 days, the project demonstrates how modular construction can deliver safe, culturally sensitive and urgently needed housing for regional WA communities.

The design achieved a Silver Rating under the Liveable Housing Design Guidelines and included sustainable features such as recyclable transport wraps and micro-pile footings to reduce environmental impact.

Why Fleetwood won the Smart Building Industry Award 2025

This award reflects not only the technical excellence of the Safe Spaces Karratha project but also its lasting community impact. It shows how modular innovation delivers resilient, sustainable, and socially meaningful outcomes for Western Australia.

Fleetwood named finalist in five other categories

Fleetwood was also proud to be named a finalist across five other categories at the Smart Building Industry Awards 2025:

Infrastructure – Altona Hockey Pavilion (VIC): A modern modular sporting hub for Hobsons Bay, supporting future Hockeyroos and Kookaburras.
Education – Logan City Special School (QLD): 97 prewired modules installed in just three days, creating inclusive learning environments for 126 new students.
Healthcare – Moora Child Healthcare Centre (WA): A purpose-built facility improving access to children’s health services across the Wheatbelt.
Hospitality – Discovery Parks Whyalla (SA): 32 modular accommodation units boosting worker and tourism housing capacity.
Best Use of Materials – Woodridge SHS (QLD): Featuring the first Queensland application of Stratco’s NINELINE™ Box Profile COLOURBOND® steel cladding

Fleetwood’s recognition across multiple categories reinforces our leadership in modular innovation, sustainability, and community impact.

Architecture & Design Team

Fleetwood Australia

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