Building Better, an alliance of 29 housing associations and councils, supported by the National Housing Federation, has appointed an initial six manufacturers to its new dynamic purchasing system (DPS) for MMC category 2 construction systems. [read more…]
Reds10, in collaboration with ADS Independent Living Solutions, has been granted funding from the government’s Sustainable Innovation Fund by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, to develop the ‘Smile Homesâ’ prototype for intelligent, purpose designed, [read more…]
Modular construction is by no means a new concept. Decades after the post-World War II pre-fabrication boom, coupled with the rise of digitalisation and new construction technologies, a new generation of modular buildings is disrupting [read more…]
Keeping the construction industry safe during the pandemic has highlighted the increasing benefits of offsite construction, where modular systems from bathroom pods to drainage inspection chambers can be safely manufactured away from a construction site [read more…]
Joseph Daniels, Chief Executive of Modular Homes provider Project Etopia, explains how modular home production could replace car production in the UK, becoming one of the nation’s biggest exports in the process. Manufacturing in the [read more…]
The Chairman of Homes England Sir Edward Lister, has said that he fully expects the housing industry to stay strong regardless of Brexit, stating: “There is massive shortfall and demand is just going to continue [read more…]
Offsite Solutions, the UK’s leading bathroom pod manufacturer, has announced how it can help construction clients and contractors mitigate some of the economic uncertainty around Brexit. Many main contractors and developers are concerned about potential [read more…]
Held during Ecobuild on 6th March – it really was standing room only at the annual Offsite Construction Awards. With the heightened interest in new and innovative building methods – the organisers were expecting it [read more…]
Light steel framing is used in offsite construction for a wide range of building types and can be developed in the form of panelised or volumetric systems. Steve Thompson, Managing Director of EOS Facades – [read more…]
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