Case study: A capital blueprint for modular success
An innovative partnership between award-winning architecture practice astudio and the London Borough of Dagenham & Barking is forging a blueprint for MMC housing development in London
Modular home specialists set up first offsite factory
Modular home specialists Go_Modular are setting up their first offsite factory near Southampton as the business looks to disrupt the traditional housebuilding market
Is the government embracing offsite construction?
The summer saw two key inquiries by Sir Oliver Letwin and the House of Lords put the spotlight on offsite construction as a way of closing the gap between housing production and the government’s target of 300,000 new properties a year. Tom Shaw, director at Ramboll, discusses their findings – and how the industry must respond
Innovations in timber and offsite construction
Lewis Taylor of TRADA discusses the evolution of offsite timber frame construction into a fully modern method of delivering high quality, cost-effective and sustainable buildings
McBains to advise on London’s tallest modular towers
McBains has been appointed to give strategic and technical advice on the development of the world's tallest modular towers in Croydon, South London.
How offsite is set to revive the ailing housebuilding industry
Geoff Fawkes, director of The McAvoy Group, looks at how offsite construction is helping to address the housing crisis by increasing productivity.
Offsite construction bringing benefits onsite
As quality over cost becomes key driver, offsite manufacturing provides greater product assurances, says Adam Cafer, technical manager at Polypipe Terrain
Council rely on modular homes to reduce waiting time for houses
In a bid to reduce the waiting time for houses, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council are trailblazing the use of modular homes
Work begins on modular hotel in Finsbury Park
Work is set to commence on a new modular hotel in Finsbury Park, as the fast-expanding area is “surprisingly short on hotel spaces”
Offsite factory to produce more than 1,000 homes a year
An offsite factory that can produce more than 1,000 homes each year has officially opened in Walsall by LoCal Homes
Bristol commits to modular housing trials to combat housing crisis
Bristol City Council has identified sites available across the city to test and deliver innovative and affordable modular housing solutions over the next five years
Modular homes for the homeless could be ready by Christmas
Three Rivers District Council is building 17 modular homes to house 102 homeless people on Bury Lane in Rickmansworth, Hertfordshire
CCG responds to growing demand by expanding off-site manufacturing
CCG (Scotland) Ltd has welcomed 35 new members to its off-site manufacturing business, CCG OSM, in response to growing demand for its energy efficient timber systems
Integra moves into flagship self-built modular offices
Modular specialist Integra Buildings has moved into flagship self-built offices as part of a £3m investment programme
