Pre-Manufactured Value (PMV) is becoming a driving force in the specification of volumetric technology in public sector projects – particularly in healthcare and education. But Richard Hipkiss, development director for the Modular & Portable Building Association (MPBA), questions the value of purely financial calculations.
Now in their 15th year, the British Woodworking Federation(BWF) 2023 Awards has released the shortlist celebrating the achievements of UK woodworking and joinery manufacturing.
Plans by the US Department of Labour to extend the Davis-Bacon Act to cover modular and offsite construction sparked a staunch lobbying effort by the industry opposed to what they saw as an ill-suited and impractical change. John McMullen of the Modular Building Institute takes us inside a major victory for the US modular construction industry.
David Johnson, pre-construction director at Volumetric Building Companies, shares his thoughts on why the demand for modular continues to increase and the urgent need for change.
With the recent focus on unsafe and aging school buildings compounded by the RAAC issue, Jackie Maginnis, chief executive of the Modular and Portable Building Association, discusses how a volumetric approach to construction can help remedy the situation and fast-track the school building programme.
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.
