McAvoy’s recent work on Orsett Heath Academy in Essex – its largest project to date – highlights the use of modular construction to deliver futureproofed educational spaces efficiently.
Cost is often seen as the sole reason for the challenges facing Modern Methods of Construction in the UK. However, a new research paper by Dr Ali Saad of Loughborough University argues that the picture is more complex and we also need to address a confidence issue fuelled by "innovation negativism".
As Northumbria University starts a collaborative project between academia and industry to further advance the capabilities of 3D concrete printing, assistant professor of structural engineering Dr Mohammadali Rezazadeh believes the technology offers huge potential to meet housing demands while shaping a more sustainable future.
The construction industry plays a vital role in delivering the infrastructure that underpins UK economic activity and public services. The longstanding challenges the sector faces are well known; however, construction productivity growth remains stubbornly stagnant. Richard Hipkiss, development director for the Modular & Portable Building Association, considers if Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) are part of the solution.
NHBC, the UK’s largest new homes warranty and insurance provider, recently hosted the first Affordable Housing Innovators event in partnership with the British Property Federation.
Discover how innovative architects are transforming recycled materials into stunning sustainable structures, revealing a world of design possibilities waiting to be explored.
Insulation specialists Actis have emphasised the need for increased offsite-construction and bringing more young people into the construction sector to deliver the Government's planning reforms.
Featuring 1,500 attendees and dozens of the industry’s most impactful speakers from across North America and around the globe, World of Modular will offer key insights, best practices, and numerous opportunities to meet leaders and stakeholders from every corner of commercial modular construction industry.
For more than 80 years, the Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA) has spearheaded volumetric modular growth across the commercial construction sectors. Here, Richard Hipkiss, development director for the MPBA, makes a case for modern methods of construction in pushing up productivity.
Housebuilders must look for practical solutions such as hybrid built homes as the industry faces hefty housebuilding targets, tight budgets and programmes, and the need for sustainability.
Dr Dáithí Downey, author of Boosting Ireland’s Housing Supply: Modern Methods of Construction and Paul Tierney, CEO of MMC Ireland, examine the report’s findings...
PBC Today sat down with MBI's European membership director Alan Milne, to discuss the inaugural World of Modular Europe event and how modular construction is becoming an industry staple.
Ireland’s Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage, in cooperation with the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment, has secured and awarded €5m to Construct Innovate’s research to support affordable, better quality, safer and more sustainable housing
With the UK government’s housing targets setting an ambitious tone, we are responding to the sector’s growing need for sustainable, efficient construction methods by hosting a series of CPD webinars on hybrid and offsite solutions.
Robert Hairstans, the director of the Centre for Advanced Timber Technologies (CATT) at the New Model Institute of Technology and Engineering (NMITE), discusses how timber in the construction industry will help achieve UK Government goals for more homes and reduced emissions.
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Robotics and intelligent automation can reshape modular construction, and contribute to solving the global housing shortage, writes Gilles Retsin, co-founder and chief technology officer/chief architect at Automated Architecture.
