{"id":107603,"date":"2022-03-15T10:35:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-15T10:35:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=107603"},"modified":"2022-03-15T14:02:31","modified_gmt":"2022-03-15T14:02:31","slug":"buildoffsite-annual-mmc-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/buildoffsite-annual-mmc-conference\/107603\/","title":{"rendered":"Buildoffsite and CIRA to host annual MMC conference\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.buildoffsite.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Buildoffsite,<\/a> in association with CIRA, is hosting their second annual MMC conference which is dedicated to the offsite sector and the opportunities for modern methods of construction (MMC) on 23 March 2022<\/h2>\n<p>As the awareness of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/featured\/mmc-and-social-value\/106284\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">modern methods of construction<\/a> continues to grow, the annual MMC conference will focus on MMC&#8217;s impact from design to whole lifecycle, and how we can overcome the challenges and barriers to wider adoption and implementation.<\/p>\n<p>MMC represents the fastest growing area of construction, and has been proven as a viable way to address the UK\u2019s housing crisis and provide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/sustainable-construction-materials\/105087\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">sustainable construction solutions<\/a> in other sectors such as infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>However, despite the benefits of MMC, barriers still persist. 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