Corporate Presentation
Corporate Presentation
FBR Limited
(ASX:FBR | OTCQB:FBRKF)
August 2025
Key Highlights
• A$20m Share Subscription Facility from NY-based GEM
• Peak Asset Management appointed as corporate advisor
•
FY26 reduction in annual burn rate from ~A$35m per year to ~A$10m per year, with
further operational efficiencies and funding arrangements provides significant funding
runway for transformational period ahead
•
Near-term catalysts:
•
Commissioning and sale of H04 to Habitat NT
•
Delivery of Phase 1 with Samsung Heavy Industries
•
Manufacture and sales of first Mantis
•
DST® enabled product roll out across other verticals, positioning FBR as globalleader in robotic automation
units
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About FBR
• An ASX-listed, Australian-based robotics company that designs, develops
manufactures dynamically stabilised robots with its proprietary Dynamic Stabilisation
Technology® (DST®)
• FBR is a leader in stabilised long-boom technology and has a substantial IP portfolio
consisting of 400 IP rights across 41 patent families, which it seeks to monetise
through the commercialization and sale of its products
• DST® is FBR’s key enabling technology, providing the precision of traditional indoor
robotics in dynamic outdoor environments
DST®-enabled Hadrian X® bricklaying robot
• Hadrian X®, the first example of a DST®-enabled robot, is a fully-automated, highway
capable robotic bricklayer, capable of building the structural walls of a home in single
day
• FBR has recently launched Mantis , a DST®-enabled welding robot with an 8-metre
reach for the heavy fabrication sector, including mining, shipbuilding and defense
industries.
• FBR has partnered with leading industry participants globally, highlighting the
versatility of its technology and appetite for its robotic solutions, including a
shipbuilding automation project for Samsung Heavy Industries, one of the world’s
largest shipbuilders
FBR’s new, DST®-enabled Mantis
welding robot
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Corporate Snapshot
Top 20 Shareholders
Capital structure
Market capitalisation (as at 31 July 2025)
A$34.4m
Ordinary shares on issue
5.7b
Pro-forma cash balance (31 July 2025)
A$1.4m
Share price performance (12 months)
Price
140
120
0.05
Millions
Volume
0.06
100
Price
80
0.03
60
0.02
40
0.01
0
Jul 24
20
0
Aug 24
Sep 24
Oct 24
Nov 24
Dec 24
Jan 25
Feb 25
Mar 25
Apr 25
May 25
Substantial Shareholders
Brickworks (ASX:BKW)
12.99%*
M & G Investments
11.99%*
Fidelity
8.74%*
Mark Pivac (Founder)
5.86%
*as per last substantial holding notice
Jun 25
Volume
0.04
Entity
Units
% Units
1,144,193,237
20.11
Horsley Park Holdings Pty Ltd
422,987,728
7.43
Mark Joseph Pivac
333,205,167
5.86
Horsley Park Holdings Pty Ltd
308,689,239
5.43
Citicorp Nominees Pty Limited
203,492,022
3.58
BNP BNP Paribas Pty Ltd <IB AU NOMS Retailclient>
145,360,559
2.55
BNP Paribas Nominees Pty Ltd <Clearstream>
70,627,382
1.24
J P Morgan Nominees Australia Pty Limited
62,337,280
1.10
Warbont Nominees Pty Ltd <Unpaid Entrepot A/c>
54,976,618
0.97
Finclear Services Pty Ltd <Superhero Securities A/c>
40,461,733
0.71
BNP Paribas Noms Pty Ltd
38,517,056
0.68
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited - A/c 2
27,720,367
0.49
Mr Andrew Wright + Mrs Saori Wright <The IB Quadrant A/c>
25,500,000
0.45
BNP Paribas Noms (NZ) Ltd
24,889,263
0.44
Kiran & Sharan Pty Ltd
22,500,000
0.40
Mr Doug Nishijo Strachan + Mrs Maho Strachan
20,300,000
0.36
J & J Stuart Pty Ltd <Stuart Family Super A/c>
20,000,000
0.35
Kyris Super Fund Pty Ltd <Kyris Super Fund A/c>
20,000,000
0.35
Mr Paul Tyler Davison
16,000,000
0.28
HSBC Custody Nominees (Australia) Limited
Mr Fabio Sozzoni
Top 20 holders of Ordinary Fully Paid Shares as at 31 July 2025 (Total)
15,500,002
0.27
3,017,257,653
53.03
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GEM Facility
• A$20m Share Subscription Facility from NY-based GEM Global Yield (GGY)
• Drawdown at FBRs election
• Requested drawdown volume may be up to 1000% of average daily volume of last 15
trading days
• Share price is 90% of the average daily VWAP for 15 trading days after the notice
• FBR may set a minimum price
• Shares are lent to GEM during the pricing period then paid for or returned
• GGY may subscribe for 50% to 200% of the drawdown request volume
• GGY to be granted 450m options exercisable at $0.01 with a three year term.
• GGY Legal fees of up to $40k payable by FBR
• 1.8% facility fee payable in cash or shares
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Board of Directors
Mark Pivac
Shannon Robinson
Nancy Milne
Richard Grellman
Chief Executive Officer & Executive Director
Non-Executive Chair
Non-Executive Director
Non-Executive Director
Mark Pivac is the primary inventor of FBR's
automated bricklaying technology. He is an
aeronautical and mechanical engineer with over
25 years' experience working on the
development of high technology equipment
ranging from lightweight aircraft to heavy offroad equipment. He has 20 years' experience
working with pro/engineer 3D CAD software as
well as high-level mathematics, including matrix
mathematics, robot transformations and vector
mathematics for machine motion. Mark has also
worked extensively with design, commissioning
and fault finding on servo-controlled motion
systems achieving very high
dynamic
performance.
Shannon Robinson is an experienced company
director and a former corporate lawyer with 20
years of corporate experience. She is a
graduate member of the Australian Institute of
Company Directors (AICD) and a fellow of the
Governance Institute of Australia (GIA).
Nancy Milne has extensive business experience as
a non-executive director and lawyer specialising in
insurance, corporate governance, risk management
and commercial dispute resolution. She was a
partner at Clayton Utz from 1997 to 2003 and a
consultant until 2012, and was awarded the Order
of Australia Medal in 2008 for services to the legal
sector and to the community. Nancy is currently
chair of the Accounting Professional and Ethical
Standards Board, Deputy Chair of the State
Insurance Regulatory Authority and a Director of
the Benevolent Society, and has significant
experience in risk management, safety, compliance
and property development.
Richard spent 32 years with accounting firm
KPMG. He was a partner from 1982 to 2000, a
member of KPMG’s National Board from 1995
to 1997 and a National Executive from 1997 to
2000. In 2007, Richard was appointed a
member of the Order of Australia for service to
the community, particularly through leadership
roles with Mission Australia and fundraising with
Variety, The Children’s Charity, and to the
finance and insurance sectors.
Shannon has been a director of several ASXlisted technology companies, including as Chair
of FBR Limited from 2015 to 2018, and is
currently a Non-Executive Chair of Yojee
Limited (ASX:YOJ) and FortifAI Limited
(ASX:FTI)
In addition to her role as Non-Executive Director,
Nancy is Chair of FBR's Remuneration Committee.
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Deliver Shareholder Value
Strategic Timeline & Milestones
Stated objective
Progress
Key upcoming milestones
Clarify the business
Hadrian and Systems Production and
Sales
WaaS and shell contracting
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H04 undergoing commission activities, expected completion H2 CY2025
Hadrian X®
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H05 manufacture underway, expected completion of FAT mid-CY2026
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MoU with HABITAT for sale of Hadrian X for A$7.8m
• H04 fully commissioned and completion of Factory
Acceptance Testing (2H CY2025)
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Discussions with builders in Western Australia and Florida
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Adjacent applications for DST and long boom technology such as shipbuilding, roofing
installation, welding, and refractory re-lining
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Recent launch of Mantis
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Phase 1 agreement with Samsung Heavy Industries
•
Restructure of operations reduced annual burn rate from ~A$35m to ~A$10m
•
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On-going cost rationalisation, with focus on extracting maximum value from spend
Portfolio of 400 IP rights across 41 patent families, with further applications pending for
Mantis
•
Discussions with potential marketing and distribution partners to assist with Mantis
sales lead generation
•
CEO undertook roadshows on the east coast of Australia during Q2 CY25 to present
updated company strategy, with focus on revenue generation from existing IP Suite
•
Introduction of InvestorHub platform to enhance communication with shareholders
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Ongoing process to improve engagement with equity market
Technology development
Win work
DST® enabled welding robot
Capital requirements
Reduce net burn and increase revenue
Monetise and license existing IP suite
Samsung Heavy Industries
•
Completion of Phase 1 of shipbuilding automation
project (2H CY2025)
Mantis
• Receive first binding purchase order(s) for Mantis
Revenue pipeline
Strategic partners
Economic commercialisation
opportunities
• Delivery of H04 to Habitat NT
• Manufacture of first Mantis
months)
unit(s) (within next 12
Investors
Keep current
Re-engage past
Introduce new
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Inaugural sales of FBRs flagship Hadrian X®
Hadrian X Machine Sales
• Recently announced MoU with Northern Territory based builder Habitat
(NT) Pty Ltd for the sale of Hadrian X units under a Machine Supply
Agreement
• In addition to supply of the Hadrian X unit, FBR to provide Habitat with:
• Operating and maintenance training;
• Remote IT, operating/maintenance support (under future service
level agreement); and
• Licensed access to all ancillary software including TAD.
• Habitat is a Darwin-based construction and development company,
specializing in residential, industrial, and commercial construction
• Habitat has a substantial pipeline of construction work for the next 3
years, comprising residential and defense projects
• The Hadrian X unit that FBR intends to supply Habitat will be ‘H04’,
which is currently undergoing commissioning activities including laying
of its first blocks. Commissioning expected to be complete in H2
CY2025
• Since announcing the Habitat MOU, FBR has received further inbound
interest in direct Hadrian X sales from domestic parties in QLD, NSW
and VIC, as well as internationally, from USA, UK, UAE and Indonesia
Besser blocks utilized in construction in the Northern Territory make Hadrian X® an excellent fit
Non-binding MOU contemplates:
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Initial purchase order for one Hadrian X unit at A$7.8 million
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Deposit of A$780,000 paid to FBR within 14 days of execution of
finalization of binding Machine Supply Agreement and Habitat
obtaining financing
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Balance to be paid within 30 days of successful completion of
Factory Acceptance Test
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Samsung Heavy Industries
• Recently executed Engineering Service Agreement with
Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI) to deliver the first phase of
a shipbuilding automation project, and 10-year exclusive
dealing relationship for Phase 1 deliverables
• Phase 1 will see FBR develop and conduct a physical
demonstration and validation of a core technology module
of a shipbuilding construction robot
• Phase 1 completion expected in the second half of CY2025
• FBR will be paid US$150,000 plus expenses (time and
materials basis, with pre-approval from SHI) for the delivery
of Phase 1 of the Engineering Service Agreement
• FBR and SHI intend to work on commercialisation business
models for the shipbuilding construction robot in parallel to
Phase 1 in preparation for potential subsequent phases
Samsung Heavy Industries’ Geoje shipyard, near Busan in South Korea
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Technology Development
Mantis
• A DST®-enabled, robotic welder with 8m operational envelope, that operates without hefty
gantries, saving space, improving throughput and simplifying integration
• Engineered for maximum impact and minimal footprint with ‘Pendulum’ workflow capability,
allowing operation between 1, 2 or 4 workspaces
• Mantis leverages FBR’s substantial IP portfolio, capitalizing on capabilities demonstrated
by DST® to deliver innovative solutions to industry whilst providing FBR with a new highmargin revenue stream
• Commercial model for Mantis will be direct machine sales, including through distribution
and referral partners, with the base model being offered at A$990,000*
• Construction of the first Mantis unit is expected to commence in FY2026
Key advantages of a DST® enabled robotic welder
• Designed for heavy fabrication sector, including mining, shipbuilding and defense
industries
• Tackling critical industry challenges such as high labour costs, productivity bottlenecks,
and a need for adaptable automation
• Designed from the ground up as a high-deposition rate, large-scale robot for heavy
fabrication
• Achieve sub arc deposition rates with the convenience of an articulated welding robot
• Much easier set up and less part manipulation than typical sub arc processes
• Fully automate multi-pass welding of thick plate
See FBR’s Mantis
Website to learn more
* Plus variable optional extras, site-specific installation, integration costs and support package. Price subject to factors such as
customer specification, contract terms, and FBR’s continuous improvement program which may result in changes to specification
or price without notice.
Intuitive & Adaptable
Programming
Program complex paths
easily with Verbotics.
Mantis can be easily
integrated with incumbent
programming packages to
suit customer workflow.
High Deposition Rate
Tandem wire setup,
dramatically increases
productivity, with weld
deposition rates of up to
25kg/hr (subject to partspecific limitations).
Advanced Seam Tracking
Equipped with a Laser
Scanner for precise seam
finding and tracking, ensuring
weld quality on variable parts.
Pendulum Workflow
Capable of operating in a
pendulum style between two
or four workspaces, allowing
parallel setup and continuous
welding for maximized
throughput.
Flexible Welder Integration
Mantis is designed with
adaptability in mind and can
be integrated with customer
preferred equipment.
Dynamic Stabilisation
Technology (DST®)
Leverages FBR's DST® to
counteract vibrations and
movement in real-time,
ensuring exceptionally stable
and precise welding at 8m.
Automated Multi-Pass
Welding
Fully automate the welding of
thick plate with precise multipass capabilities, ensuring
high-quality, repeatable
results every time.
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Utilising FBR’s proprietary Dynamic Stabilisation
Technology (DST®), the Hadrian X® features a modular
design for mass manufacture with distributed control
architecture, improving reliability, ease of maintenance and
customisation
Capability to incorporate a robotic brick saw module for
making height, mitre and gable cuts as required, and a
Human Machine Interface (HMI) makes operation simple via
tablet or mobile device
3 storeys high
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Shuttle block-delivery system handles blocks up to 600mm x 400mm x
300mm (2.0ft x 1.3ft x 1.0ft) or 23 Standard Brick Equivalents, weighing
up to 45 kgs (100lbs) with scope for other industry applications
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1,000
500
Jan-25
Sep-24
Jan-24
May-24
Sep-23
Jan-23
May-23
U.S. Housing Supply Shortfall
Undersupplied
Severely undersupplied
Initial target markets
Initial target markets
• High concentration of new build opportunities in Florida and Texas
• Ready access to materials and infrastructure
• Existing high-volume market exclusively masonry construction, which is primed for robotic
disruption
• Areas prone to hurricanes/severe weather conditions and high wind loads (southern states
of the U.S.) require masonry structures
Sep-22
Jan-22
May-22
Sep-21
Jan-21
May-21
Sep-20
Jan-20
May-20
Sep-19
Jan-19
May-19
Sep-18
Jan-18
May-18
Sep-17
Jan-17
May-17
Sep-16
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Jan-16
• One of the largest low-rise residential construction markets in the world
• FBR’s technology could vastly improve the output and sustainability of the construction
industry
• Moody’s estimates a minimum of approximately 1.5 million new homes per year just to meet
demand in the U.S.1
• A chronic undersupply of new housing since the Global Financial Crisis, leaves an estimated
deficit of up to 20 million homes
• Builders are seeking to reduce costs and improve margins, however, material cost and
availability of labour is continuing to be a significant challenge
1,500
May-16
What makes the US an attractive target market?
2,000
Sep-15
• FBR currently has a Business Development resource and its H03 located in Florida
• BD resource is in discussions with interested parties to generate workstream for H03
• Interested parties include block producers, builders and general contractors
• Target economics modelling undertaken (using Southwest Florida as an example) highlights
economic potential of a WaaS operating entity
Single Family Building Permits (Southwest Florida)
May (2015 – 2025)
2,500
May-15
The US Opportunity
Top 5 States (new residential builds)
(‘000s)
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
Texas
192.9
209.9
230.5
266.0
263.1
232.4
225.8
Florida
144.4
154.3
164.1
213.5
212.0
193.8
173.3
California
North
Carolina
Georgia
113.5
110.2
106.1
119.4
119.7
111.8
101.5
71.7
71.3
80.5
94.9
91.9
98.9
95.2
59.3
53.8
55.8
67.2
77.2
63.6
68.4
U.S. Total
1,329.0
1,386.3
1,471.2
1,737.2
1,765.3
1,511.1
1,478.0
Source: (1) Moody’s Analytics (2023), FRED, (2) IZA Institute of labour Economics (2022), NAHB (2022), Census Bureau (2023), Madison Trust Company
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US Demonstration Program completed with latest model Hadrian X)
Demonstration Homes #1-5
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2
3
4
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Christopher Alan Homes
New Century USA
135m2
164m2
Single storey
Layout:
Builder:
3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, Double Garage
New Century USA
New Century USA
Next-generation Hadrian X (H03)
Robot:
Wall Area:
166m2
166m2
135m2
Besser Blocks (Concrete Masonry Unit) - 397mm x 194mm x 191mm
Concrete Bond Beam Blocks
Block Type:
Block Count: 2,243 CMUs & Bond Beam Blocks
Laying Time:
Christopher Alan Homes
8.8 hours
2,243 CMUs & Bond Beam Blocks
1,779 CMUs & Bond Beam Blocks
1,782 CMUs & Bond Beam Blocks
2,211 CMUs & Bond Beam Blocks
8.5 hours
7.2 hours
7.8 hours
7.7 hours
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US Demonstration Program completed with latest model Hadrian X)
Demonstration Homes #6-9
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7
8
9
Christopher Alan Homes
New Century USA
Single storey
Layout:
Builder:
3 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom, Double Garage
New Century USA
Christopher Alan Homes
Next-generation Hadrian X (H03)
Robot:
Wall Area:
162m2
146m2
146m2
162m2
Besser Blocks (Concrete Masonry Unit) - 397mm x 194mm x 191mm
Concrete Bond Beam Blocks
Block Type:
Block count:
2,097 CMUs & Bond Beam Blocks
1,912 CMUs & Bond Beam Blocks
1,912 CMUs & Bond Beam Blocks
2,097 CMUs & Bond Beam Blocks
Laying time:
8.1 hours
8.2 hours
8.1 hours
8.0 hours
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Appendices
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Technology to disrupt the construction industry
Why use Hadrian X®?
• Hadrian X® is the world’s most advanced, end-to-end
autonomous robotic construction solution
• Efficient mobilisation/demobilisation and utilisation capability
• Speed and accuracy
• Significant efficiencies over traditional building methods
House constructed using Wienerberger Porotherm – world’s largest clay blocks
• Addresses a key component of the global construction labour
shortage
• Compliant with building codes in Australia and USA
• 24/7 capability, in almost all weather conditions
Hadrian X® building a structure in Perth, generating zero on-site waste
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Why automate construction?
Confluence of factors detrimentally affecting the industry
X Labour Constraints - availability and organisation of labour
X Financial volatility (fluctuating material and labour costs)
X A widening deficit of masons and bricklayers in key markets
X Housing supply currently unable to meet demand – an additional 2
Billion people will need to be housed in the next 30 years
X Construction is a significant risk contributor to health, safety and
environment
Why use the Hadrian X®?
A key step towards full-digitalisation and automation of the construction
site
Provides builders with certainty on timing of wall delivery, and faster
progression to completion:
− Reduction in project delays positively impacts project economics
− Walls can be built in days and on-time
− Enables follow-on trades to work to schedule
Faster, safer and more accurate
Drastically reduces waste generation
Able to work 24/7, in most weather conditions
Hadrian X® building a structure in Perth, generating zero on-site masonry waste
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Sustainability in Construction
Environment
Health & Safety
• C ons truc tion ac c ounts for ~30% of the world’s emis s ions
and was te
• Construction accounts for more worksite injuries and deaths
deaths than most other industries
• Hadrian X ® reduc es environmental impac t of the
c ons truc tion proc es s
• Reduces occurrences of repetitive stress injuries, strains, and
strains, and falls, while virtually eliminating risks during the
undertaking of automated block laying
• Maintains s ite cleanlines s , mas s ively reduces was te
generation and works ite hazards , and the s ubs equent
cos t of was te removal to landfill
• No mortar, s and, c ement or water required on s ite
• E liminates the ris k of expos ure to hazardous s ilica dus t,
protecting workers and the broader public
• B lock agnos tic laying capability, ens uring forward compatibility
with future developments in s us tainable block materials and
s izes and weights .
• Removes virtually all manual labour from construction site during
during structure build (except minimal FBR quality control
interactions)
• No injuries due to heavy manual handling of products - Hadrian
Hadrian X® handles, cuts and delivers all blocks necessary for the
structure
• Less people required at work site during construction and less
trips to site required by workers
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UN Sustainable Development Goals
Relevant Sustainable Development Goal
SDG 3.9: Impacts of chemicals and air, water and soil pollution
SDG 7.2: Increase substantially the share of renewable energy in the global
energy mix
FBR ability to impact and contribute
• Reduction of hard waste generated on building sites
• Reduction of foul water run-off from building sites
• Reduction of exposure to silica dust
SDG 7.3: Improve the global rate of energy efficiency
• Enable optimisation of building materials to;
• reduce energy and emissions dealing with waste; and
• produce structures with higher thermal/energy efficiency
SDG 8.2: Increasing economic productivity through technology and innovation,
including a focus on high value added and labour-intensive sectors
• Reducing exposure to dirty and dangerous construction related tasks;
• Improving efficiency of land use and accessibility to housing and job
creation, economic growth and prosperity.
SDG 9.1: Support economic development and human well-being, with a focus on
affordable and equitable access for all
• Technological innovation in the construction industry has the ability to
greatly improve efficiency and affordability of supplying homes
SDG 11.1: Access to adequate, sustainable and affordable housing
• Provision of technology capable of providing robotically constructed
housing, faster, cheaper and safer than traditional residential
construction methods
SDG 11.3: Sustainable urbanisation and human settlement planning
SDG 12.2: Sustainable management and use of natural resources
SDG 12.4: Responsible management of chemicals and waste
SDG 12.5: Sustainably reduce waste generation
• Utilise sustainable building materials in construction
• Reduce construction related waste generation through technology
and adoption of sustainable building practices
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