{"id":100618,"date":"2021-10-20T09:59:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:59:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=100618"},"modified":"2022-02-17T12:02:51","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T12:02:51","slug":"modern-homes-modern-solutions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/modern-homes-modern-solutions\/100618\/","title":{"rendered":"Modern homes require modern solutions"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Tackling the housing crisis requires modern solutions and the willingness to do things differently<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/modern-methods-construction-for-all\/99750\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Modern methods of construction (MMC)<\/a>, particularly offsite construction, has demon-strated that building new homes can be scaled up efficiently to speed up delivery and at a lower cost, without jeopardising quality.<\/p>\n<p>In recognition of this, the government recently pledged that a quarter of the 130,000 new homes built outside of London by March 2026, through its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gov.uk\/government\/collections\/affordable-homes-programme-2021-to-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Affordable Homes Programme,<\/a> should be constructed using MMC.<\/p>\n<p>While proving itself to be a suitable alternative to traditional housebuilding approaches, finding new solutions should not be limited to the development and fabric of the building.<\/p>\n<p>In the same way that you wouldn\u2019t install legacy security software on to a brand new laptop, when it comes to protecting \u2013 new and existing \u2013 homes from fire, we should look to integrate contemporary solutions, designed with modular in mind.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe government recently pledged that a quarter of the 130,000 new homes built outside of London by March 2026, through its Affordable Homes Programme, should be constructed using MMC.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Contemporary design<\/h3>\n<p>Fire sprinklers have remained fundamentally unchanged since their initial invention in the 19th Century, but recent technological advancements have enabled manufacturers to design contemporary systems that can tackle certain fires more effectively.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plumis.co.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Plumis<\/a>\u2019 award-winning watermist suppression system, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/stakeholders\/automist-intelligent-fire-suppression-from-plumis\/98364\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Automist<\/a>, is a pre-engineered, modular solution that has been shown to activate up to two minutes before a traditional sprinkler for some fires \u2013 minimising the build-up of toxic smoke and tackling fires before they can grow.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-100621 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Automist-spraying-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"422\" height=\"281\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Automist-spraying-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Automist-spraying-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Automist-spraying-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Automist-spraying-696x464.jpg 696w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Automist-spraying-1068x712.jpg 1068w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Automist-spraying-630x420.jpg 630w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Automist-spraying-610x407.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Automist-spraying.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 422px) 100vw, 422px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Reduced water<\/h3>\n<p>While the design and manufacturing process for building a modular home is known to reduce waste in construction, similarly Automist uses significantly less water \u2013 10 times less, in fact \u2013 than traditional fire suppression methods.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/plumis.co.uk\/waterdamage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reducing water consumption and any subsequent damage<\/a> if activated, Automist eliminates the need for a tank, pump room or riser shaft, saving valuable space. Instead, the system connects to the existing water supply, requiring just one bar of pressure (1.5 bar allowing for a safety margin) Automist consumes less water than a power shower and removes uncertainty around water supply on site.<\/p>\n<h3>Seamless offsite and on site installation<\/h3>\n<p>A multi-domestic system, Automist puts a pump set and wall-mounted nozzles in each module, so more work can be completed in the factory. With suitable training, this can be done by the developer, reducing the need and associated cost of specialist contractors.<\/p>\n<p>Connection on site is straightforward, as flexible hosing means joins between modules can be <a href=\"https:\/\/plumis.co.uk\/installation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">installed seamlessly<\/a>. The danger of leaks is also reduced as Automist is a dry pipe system, only drawing water if activated.<\/p>\n<h3>Low maintenance<\/h3>\n<p>Installation aside, the system is also straightforward to maintain, which further reduces costs. Even annual operational tests conducted on the system to review everything from detection to activation are quick and simple.<\/p>\n<p>Automist is already trusted in more than 10,000 homes. In addition to being ideal for offsite construction, Automist is used in traditionally built homes and has also been retrofitted in private homes, social and sheltered housing schemes, as well as heritage buildings.<\/p>\n<h3>Do you have a project?<\/h3>\n<p>Modern homes require modern technologies, so if you\u2019re working on a modular scheme or are interested in knowing more about watermist suppression, contact our team to discuss your project.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plumis.co.uk\/modular\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/plumis.co.uk\/modular<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To: <strong>Hadrian <\/strong><strong>Garner, Plumis<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>+44(0) 7709 941945 or <u><a href=\"mailto:hadrian.garner@plumis.com.\">hadrian.garner@plumis.com.<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plumis.co.uk\/\">www.plumis.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PlumisAutomist\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/plumis-ltd-\/\">LinkedIn<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>*Please note this is a commercial profile.<\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tackling the housing crisis requires innovation and the willingness to do things differently.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[942],"tags":[464,110,571,916,95995,96549],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[172499],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-100618","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-mmc-news","7":"tag-contributor-profile","8":"tag-fire-safety-management","9":"tag-housing-crisis","10":"tag-modern-methods-of-construction","11":"tag-pbc-today-november-2021","12":"tag-sh-plumis","13":"stakeholder_rel_tag-plumis"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Automist modern homes tackling the housing crisis<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Tackling the housing crisis with a suitable alternative to traditional approaches, requires modern solutions and the willingness to do things differently\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/modern-homes-modern-solutions\/100618\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Modern homes require modern solutions\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Tackling the housing crisis requires innovation and the willingness to do things differently\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/modern-homes-modern-solutions\/100618\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building &amp; 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