Seymour Civil Engineering has begun laying the foundations for one of the UK’s most innovative housebuilding projects, the Gateshead Innovation Village.
For modular buildings to be energy efficient, healthy and moisture-free what is required is a holistic approach that manages the balance of Heat, Air, Moisture Movement (HAMM).
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) are viewed as a genuine answer to the problems facing the residential housing market, specifically around the volume of homes being produced.
US offsite construction start-up, Entekra, has selected Modesto for its new $35m manufacturing factory, which will see annual production capacity boosted by 3,000 units and the creation of 250 new jobs.
The world’s tallest modular hotel is on track to be constructed in New York City in the autumn, which will see the creation of a 360-foot tower erected over 90 days.
The first four homes on London’s only modular commuter village have been completed in just 34 days, modular smart homes provider Project Etopia has revealed.
Offsite construction specialists, the McAvoy Group, has appointed David Clark as manufacturing director, in the hopes of expanding the company’s production capacity.
Low carbon modular developer, innerspace homes, has applied for full planning permission to develop 40 modular family homes in the village of Needingworth.
Given the current housing crisis and the declining number of skilled workers available to work on large-scale construction projects, an investment in modular housing could offer a cheaper and quicker alternative to traditionally-built homes.
TopHat has secured a £75m investment from Goldman Sachs. The first residential site to use TopHat’s product is the historic Kitchener Barracks in Chatham.
Lucideon is hosting a free-to-attend webinar, ‘Transportability Assessments of Modular and Volumetric Buildings’ on Tuesday 14 May 2019 at 15:00 UK time (10:00 EDT).
The Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) definition framework has been developed by a specialist sub-group of the MHCLG MMC cross-industry working group.
Fusion Building Systems has been awarded a contract by Solus Homes to provide a two-storey superstructure for the renovation of Morley Street Mill in Loughborough.
Sevenoaks Modular, a Neath-based specialist in timber frame construction, aims to invest £6.5m in acquiring and regenerating a large part of the iconic industrial site in Neath.
The Buildoffsite Property Assurance Scheme offers designers, manufacturers and constructors, as well as lenders and, ultimately, buyers confidence in Modern Methods of Construction.
Researchers from RGU's Scott Sutherland School of Architecture and Built Environment are conducting a research project into an innovative housing construction method which could help to bring down the cost for house-buyers.
As the international trade association for modular construction, the Modular Building Institute's mission is to expand the use of offsite construction through innovation and education.
