Designed by Wernick’s in-house architectural team, the new modular building uses its Swiftplan® system to achieve an EPC rating of ‘A’ and BREEAM 'Excellent' standard.
The second phase of Cambridgeshire’s Northstowe town scheme has been given the go-ahead, as the village of Inholm is set to become one of the UK’s largest modular neighbourhoods.
Kenny Ingram, global industry director at IFS discusses how modular construction and technology could lay the foundations for the future of UK housing.
Urban Splash has strengthened its land acquisition team with four new hires, as Andrew Johnston, Richard Dingle, Sam Thomas and Laurence Chipperton join.
Stewart Dalgarno, director of product development at Stewart Milne Timber Systems, discusses how Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH) can overcome challenges currently faced by housebuilders and developers.
Structural timber technology is seriously reducing carbon emissions. Andrew Carpenter from the Structural Timber Association discusses the benefits of engineered timber solutions.
BoKlok UK Ltd, the sustainable home provider jointly owned by Skanska and IKEA, has announced the exchange of contracts on its first three developments.
Construction 2025, the joint government and industry strategy, outlines some extremely ambitious targets for the UK construction sector. MEDITE SMARTPLY explores how offsite construction could be the answer to our green ambitions.
Housebuilders are being provided with a new guide on gable wall spandrel panels to help the industry move towards modern methods of construction (MMC).
Most design and construction professionals using permanent modular construction experience improved productivity and project quality, according to new research.
The Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA) chief executive Jackie Maginnis discusses the offsite arena and examines the uptake in modular construction.
Modern Methods of Construction are a new broom sweeping through the UK building sector, with traditional brick walls starting to get brushed aside, according to a growing number of industry players.
Luke Osborne, Electrical Contractors’ Association energy and emerging technologies solutions adviser, discusses a recent survey of electrotechnical and engineering services firms looking at their engagement with offsite manufacturing.
The MPBA has commissioned research that shows volumetric modular construction is undergoing a period of considerable growth. Chief executive Jackie Maginnis examines the uptake in modular construction.
A new report has endorsed greater use of offsite construction, to help reduce costs, speed up delivery, improve quality and reduce health and safety failings.
