Perth, Western Australia · Est. 2023
Homes built for where traditional construction can't reach
IP Collective designs prefabricated housing systems for remote communities, disaster relief, and affordable housing — engineered to deliver at half the cost of traditional builds. Designs are complete and partnerships in place. The first community deployment is Pandanus Park (Kimberley, WA) with Liyan Foundation, ready to begin once funding is secured.
(1 filed · 2 pending)
Half the cost.
Built to last.
Our value proposition
What we've built
IP Collective has developed a prefabricated home system engineered to deliver sustainable, structurally superior housing at a modelled $864 per square metre — compared to a ~$1,900/m² modelled cost for traditional construction. Final delivered cost is subject to site, procurement, and project-specific factors.
The system integrates three IP Collective innovations — GridTec powered skirting boards (provisional patent application AUSPAT 2023903940), greywater-capturing foundation tiles (design phase), and a wind generator for off-grid living (design phase) — alongside Wirraway panels (a new product launching through an IP Collective partnership, with a tensile strength of 450–550 MPa and unsupported spans of up to 20 metres) and SolarSpan roofing (existing third-party innovation that eliminates purlins, beams, trusses, mesh, sarking, insulation, and plasterboard — reducing trades and structural layers versus traditional roofing).
Our designs are purpose-built for remote delivery, unskilled assembly, and harsh environments — making them ideal for communities, councils, and organisations that can't access traditional construction at viable cost or speed.
Our visual identity
Created for us, given to us
Jacinda Blurton
Aboriginal Artist — Generously donated to IP Collective
This artwork was created by Jacinda Blurton, an Aboriginal artist who heard about the work IP Collective was doing and chose to donate her art to support the mission.
The image shows the context of indigenous Australians, a crowded house with 3–4 generations that reflects the rich cultural significance placed on family, community, and ancestral connections. For indigenous communities, such multigenerational living spaces serve as embodiments of heritage, wisdom, and storytelling traditions passed down through generations. These houses become physical representations of resilience, shared values, and the continuity of cultural identity within indigenous societies. The presence of multiple generations living together fosters a sense of belonging, mutual support, and the preservation of indigenous knowledge and customs, making it a vital aspect of indigenous Australian culture.
The colours you see throughout this website — dusk purple, fire ochre, night sky blue, sand amber — were drawn directly from Jacinda's artwork. Her generosity gave IP Collective not just an image, but an identity rooted in community, culture, and hope.
This artwork is featured across all IP Collective materials, proposals, and presentations. It appears on the hero section of this homepage, and it anchors the visual language of everything we produce.
Jacinda — thank you. Your art carries our story forward.
Target markets
Designed for the places
traditional construction fails
IP Collective's innovations address real-world barriers: cost, remoteness, labour shortages, and speed. Designed for the places traditional construction can't reach — with the first deployment scoped at Pandanus Park.
Remote Communities
Designed in consultation with Liyan Foundation and the Pandanus Park community in the Kimberley. First deployment ready to begin once Liyan secures funding.
- Designed with community, not for community
- Prefabricated for remote delivery
- Solar microgrid integration ready
- 4 pilot projects negotiated
Disaster Relief
Bushfire recovery, flood recovery, and emergency accommodation where speed of deployment and cost matter more than aesthetics.
- 6–8 hour panel curing time
- BAL 29 bushfire rated
- Foundation system replaces concrete slab
- Modular expansion capability
Affordable Housing
Local councils, community housing providers, and developers seeking cost-effective, sustainable housing for low-income families.
- $864/m² delivered cost (modelled)
- 60–80% projected annual energy savings
- 22% gross margin target at scale
- 114 homes/year designed production capacity
Remote Worker Accommodation
Mining FIFO camps, construction worker villages, and seasonal worker housing where relocatable infrastructure and speed of build reduce downtime costs.
- GridTec relocatable power outlets
- SolarSpan roofing — eliminates purlins, beams, trusses, and multiple trades
- 45% lighter panels = easier transport
- Reconfigurable layouts without trades
Intellectual property
Innovations built for the real world
IP Collective holds three construction and infrastructure innovations — GridTec (provisional patent application AUSPAT 2023903940), greywater foundation tiles (design phase), and an off-grid wind generator (design phase) — plus a manufacturing partnership for Wirraway panels. All feed into the Aruma Home integrated platform.
GridTec
Powered skirting board system · Provisional patent application (AUSPAT 2023903940)
A whole-home power supply system that replaces traditional skirting boards with a powered track fitted with general purpose outlets (GPOs) that can be added and repositioned anywhere along the board, at any time — without an electrician.
With Australia facing a shortage of 100,000 electricians by 2050, GridTec empowers homeowners to manage their own power layout safely, affordably, and immediately. Proof of concept tested. Certification pathway active.
Greywater Foundation Tiles
Water-capturing structural foundation · Design Phase
A structural foundation tile system that replaces traditional concrete slab — capturing and routing greywater from the home for reuse, while providing the load-bearing base. Designed for sites without reliable mains water or formal drainage infrastructure.
Particularly suited to remote communities, off-grid dwellings, and water-stressed regions.
Off-Grid Wind Generator
Distributed wind power for remote sites · Design phase
A wind generator designed for off-grid living — sized for individual homes and small community sites where mains power is unreliable, expensive, or absent. Built to complement solar and battery storage as part of a resilient distributed energy mix.
Particularly suited to remote Aboriginal communities, off-grid affordable housing, and disaster recovery contexts.
Aruma Home
Prefabricated housing design system · 4 pilots negotiated
An integrated prefab housing design system for remote delivery and rapid deployment. Aruma — meaning "happy" (Aboriginal Australian) — reflects the system's origins in community-designed housing, developed in consultation with Liyan Foundation and the Pandanus Park community.
Aruma Home is the integration platform for IP Collective's portfolio: GridTec (provisional patent application AUSPAT 2023903940), greywater foundation tiles (design phase), and the off-grid wind generator (design phase) — combined with Wirraway panels (partnership launching) and SolarSpan roofing (existing innovation).
Pilot project — Remote community
Pandanus Park
Redevelopment Proposal
A 30-home remote community redevelopment in the Kimberley — negotiated with Victor Hunter (Liyan Foundation) and supported by Curtin University. IP Collective is ready to deliver when funding is secured.
The challenge
- ~100 residents in unsafe housing with unreliable diesel power
- Families spending $200/fortnight on diesel — losing power for days each month
- Nitrate-contaminated water supply
- No local employment
- Health problems from overcrowding
Proposed outcomes — subject to funding
- 30 Aruma Homes proposed for delivery
- ~70% energy cost reduction modelled via solar microgrid
- ~200 tonnes CO₂ avoided annually (modelled)
- 20+ community members proposed for training
- 30 jobs projected during construction and operation
- Replicable model for remote communities
Applicant & supporters
Operating venture — Western Australia
Housing for life's transitions
IP Collective's modular construction IP and operational systems are being put to work through a new venture — a professionally managed micro-neighbourhood for people navigating a housing transition, when the chapter they're in no longer matches the housing the market expects them to take. A real neighbourhood, not a facility.
stops.
Housing for Life's Transitions.
The model
A managed micro-neighbourhood combining three housing types on one site — modular homes (long stop, more settled), tiny homes (medium stop, more space and lower cost), and campervan sites (short stop, bring your own van) — around a shared community hub.
Stops. owns all dwellings on site. Modular homes and tiny homes are offered on rental or lease terms; campervan residents bring their own vehicle and Stops. provides the site, services, and infrastructure. The hub is always invited, never required.
Who it's for
People navigating a housing transition — starting over, downsizing by choice, relocating, priced out of ownership, already living differently in a van or tiny home, or simply between homes. Age isn't the point. The transition is.
Residents are selected because Stops. is a good fit for their transition — not because of where they've come from. Different lives, one model: somewhere stable, private, and dignified to land, with community on offer if they want it and quiet if they don't.
A neighbourhood, not a facility
Stops. is a professionally managed residential neighbourhood — not social housing, crisis accommodation, a caravan park, or a homelessness service.
Residents are known, the site is actively managed by a dedicated on-site manager, and a community charter sets clear standards for privacy, noise, visitors, and shared spaces. Small scale by design, and built to sit comfortably alongside the homes around it.
Coalition of 16+ organisations
We do not work alone
Our collective impact model coordinates non-financial partners around shared outcomes — built on trust, cultural respect, and commitment to lasting impact.
Research & University
- Curtin University
- University of Melbourne
- Deakin University
Community & Social
- Liyan Foundation
- Victor Hunter — Aboriginal Elder & CEO
- Sister Kate's Home Kids Aboriginal Corporation
- Voice of Hope
- 24 Carrot Gardens
- Societal Outcome Solutions (SOS)
Industry & Construction
- Idea 2 Reality — I2R
- Wirraway Panels
- Shape Management
- Enispect Sustainable Engineering
- PrefabAUS
- Advanced Offsite Group
- Mobile Crisis Construction
- Environmental Energy Services
- IntelliHub Solar
Demonstrated track record
From concept to credibility
Built from the ground up since 2023 — while both founders worked full-time in other roles.
September 2023
Top 5 of 94 pitches — Curtin Ignition entrepreneur program. Pitch focused on affordable housing for remote Aboriginal communities.
December 2023
Provisional patent filed for GridTec (AUSPAT No. 2023903940). Company registered with ASIC to hold intellectual property.
Early 2024
Curtin Accelerate completed. NDAs issued to partner companies. Social enterprise partnerships formalised with SOS, Liyan Foundation, SKHKAC, and Idea 2 Reality.
April 2024
$40,000 Innovation Booster Grant awarded by the WA Department of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation for GridTec certification.
2024
Aruma Home pilot design finalised for Pandanus Park. 4 pilot projects negotiated. Community housing design and impact documentation completed pro bono.
February 2025
IP Collective Prospectus published. 16+ partner organisations active. Pandanus Park Redevelopment Proposal developed with Prof Peter Newman and Curtin University team.
October 2025
Collective Impact report published. A cross-sector system that delivers culturally safe, energy-efficient, and health enabling homes designed with Aboriginal communities, not for them.
May 2026
Stops. micro residential community investor pitch and website launched.
Funding pipeline
A sequenced strategy for scale
IP Collective is actively pursuing government grants, impact investment, and commercialisation revenue — building toward financial self-sufficiency.
WA Innovation Booster Grant
GridTec electrical certification pathway. Awarded April 2024 by the WA Dept of Jobs, Tourism, Science and Innovation.
$40,000AEA Innovate — Round 3
GridTec commercialisation pathway in development with Curtin University. Up to $5M for mid-stage research commercialisation.
Up to $5,000,000Lotterywest — Smart Innovative Society
GridTec and Aruma Home as a WA-based innovation ecosystem. EOI being prepared for mid-2026 round.
Up to $500,000WA Housing Innovation Fund
Low-interest loan stream for prefab and modular construction. Assessing eligibility for Aruma Home prefab system and GridTec certification.
Loan streamRJED — Pandanus Park (Liyan Foundation)
Liyan Foundation as lead applicant. IP Collective as proposed technical partner. Architectural drawings complete, quantity surveyor engaged, and project development underway. 30 homes, 30 jobs, community microgrid. Ready for next funding round.
~$5,000,000Leadership
Experience that spans decades
IP Collective is built on 40 years of real-world systems thinking, community design, and innovation leadership.
John-Paul Grosser
Founder & Chief Executive · IP Collective · GridTec · John-Paul Consulting · Aruma HomesJohn-Paul brings 40 years spanning automotive manufacturing, oil and gas, mining, lean systems leadership, university-industry brokering, product invention, and community housing design. Former Head at Indus Mining. Currently BDM at Curtin University brokering partnerships across climate, energy, and economic outcomes with BHP, Cisco, and Optus. Lean Consultant for TXM, concluding October 2026 to focus on IP Collective full-time. Holds all IP across the IP Collective portfolio — GridTec (patent filed, AUSPAT 2023903940), greywater foundation tiles (design phase), off-grid wind generator (design phase), and Aruma Home designs.
Stephen Bose
Co-Founder · Aruma HomeStephen co-founded Aruma Home with John-Paul Grosser, bringing expertise in startups, sales, education, and stakeholder engagement. Currently Program Manager at Curtin University. Stephen was a founding team member of iCetana — a Perth AI video surveillance company that grew to a globally listed enterprise (ASX: ICE) operating across five continents.