MMC News

With housebuilders facing the pressures of rising demand, growing skills shortages and higher costs, Jason Ruddle of Elecosoft says it is time for a greater focus on improving efficiency

As Theresa May calls on developers across Britain to play their part in tackling a critical shortage of affordable homes, it’s clear the UK’s housing crisis is still very much at boiling point. With the need to find a viable solution that will reduce build time, cut costs and meet environmental specifications, both government bodies and housing developers face a challenge - but could modular housing be the answer?

Tide Construction Ltd in Croydon has gained planning permission for two of the tallest modular towers in the world

Steel Framing Systems (SFS) make up a substantial part of the offsite solutions portfolio – from structural panels to complete frames, plus a variety of roofing, volumetric modular options and infill walling applications. Steve Thompson, Managing Director of EOS Facades, shares his perspective on the budget and how the industry can meet the specified target of 300,000 homes per year by 2025

Offsite construction specialist, The McAvoy Group, has craned the final modules into position on site at the new Concordia Academy in Romford for a building to accommodate 630 primary school children

The focus on the value of data in offsite construction is understandable but, cautions Lee Mullin of Autodesk, the importance of geometric design information cannot be overlooked

Heathrow Airport has produced a list of 65 potential logistic hub locations to serve as centres for offsite construction, selected from an initial 121 applications

A new report by the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr) has found that modern Schoolhaus could meet the growing demand for new school buildings while saving the DfE billions

Work has been completed on a 10-storey carbon-neutral apartment complex in Dalston, London, claimed to be the "world's largest cross-laminated timber building"

Swan Housing Association has delivered its first modular homes to their Basildon development

The Greater London Authority’s Designed, Sealed, Delivered report calls on Mayor Sadiq Khan to kick-start a “housing revolution” through offsite construction solutions. Tim Hall of Buildoffsite offers his thoughts

Offsite timber construction could meet much of the government’s target for new housing, says Alex Goodfellow, Chairman of the Structural Timber Association

Traditional building methods will not tackle the housing crisis. It's time to embrace modular construction, says Kieran White, Vision Modular Systems

Could offsite manufactured homes be the answer to London's housing crisis? The London Assembly Planning Committee’s latest report suggests it could

Modular construction can create many benefits for the environment in addition to efficiency and cost savings as outlined here by Suhayl Laher of Tiles...

Here, Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive of the STA, reveals some of the findings of the recently published Timber Trends Report

The new student accommodation for Newcastle University is becoming a reality thanks to innovative offsite construction solutions, says Space Architects Established in 1834, Newcastle University...

The popularity of modular buildings are now firmly in evidence for many sectors in the UK says The Modular and Portable Building Association (MPBA)

SES Engineering Services' Will Newman shares how offsite manufacturing and prefabrication can improve the construction process while increasing efficiency

Buildoffsite explains why building offsite in factories is an attractive method that provides many benefits and opportunities for the construction industry