{"id":114007,"date":"2022-08-05T16:37:46","date_gmt":"2022-08-05T15:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=114007"},"modified":"2022-09-02T16:32:37","modified_gmt":"2022-09-02T15:32:37","slug":"has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/","title":{"rendered":"Has the time for UK modular housing finally come?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Make UK Modular launched in December 2021 as the voice of volumetric modular<\/a> housebuilders. Head of policy Steve Cole discusses the state of play for the sector and the outlook for delivering greener, faster, better homes<\/h2>\n

Since officially launching in December 2021, Make UK Modular has quickly established itself as the voice of advanced modular housing manufacturers<\/a> in the UK. Our membership now accounts for about three-quarters of the category 1 output (about 1 in 50 homes built in the UK) and is growing.<\/p>\n

\"Chapter<\/p>\n

Setting up a new trade body inevitably involves a lot of \u2018start up\u2019 work but, despite our newcomer status, we have achieved a great deal.<\/p>\n

We have already established good working relationships with the Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities and Homes England. We\u2019ve been busy briefing wider policymakers, including ministers and shadow ministers. Admittedly, there\u2019s been quite a few movers and shakers in the political arena recently, but we\u2019ve been ensuring that the voice of Make UK Modular is heard.<\/p>\n

Given that the perception of UK modular housing is an immediate and pressing issue, we\u2019ve also been working with backbench MPs, inviting them to parliamentary drop-in sessions to learn a bit more – for many of them it was the first time they have encountered modular.<\/p>\n

We have submitted written evidence to the Environmental Audit Committee and the House of Lords committees on land use in England and the built environment. Our work has been cited in two of their published reports and is helping to shape policy around modular housing.<\/p>\n

Because advanced modular is so new, there is still a lot that industry, government and the public don\u2019t know about it \u2013 or indeed the opportunities it offers.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been busy collating evidence from members to understand the sector\u2019s capacity, production levels, projections and investment to date. We are now following this up with a more detailed study into modular, which we plan to launch at party conferences, so watch this space.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve been taking every opportunity to push our core messages, including at the Chartered Institute of Housing\u2019s Housing 2022 Conference. We joined panels to discuss how modular is creating green jobs, how it helps level up by building homes and creating jobs in one region while delivering homes in another. And of course, how modular goes some way to fixing the housing crisis<\/a> we face here in the UK.<\/p>\n

Cutting-edge building technologies<\/h3>\n

Having grown five-fold since 2016, advanced modular is projected to keep growing steadily. Our forecasts suggests that we could build about 25,000 modular homes between now and 2024. We have the capacity to grow further, at its maximum potential we could be making over 22,000 modular homes in 2024 alone.<\/p>\n

TopHat has just broken ground on the largest modular factory in Europe \u2013 situated at Corby, it will have the capacity to build 4,000 homes a year. Not only will this drive up housing supply and reduce the costs of modular further, it will also provide hundreds of skilled jobs, boosting levelling up.<\/p>\n

And these aren\u2019t just any homes, they are greener homes. Vision Modular has built the tallest modular building in Europe (at 44 storeys) and research has shown that it contains over 40% less embodied carbon than an equivalent traditional build. Ilke has just launched the country\u2019s first zero-bill homes, where occupants are guaranteed not to pay a penny on their energy bills.<\/p>\n

Modular homes are built faster \u2013 some of our members can now build homes on an assembly line in a matter of weeks. They are better homes too. Factory engineering and assembly line quality control means that modular homes are built with greater consistency and fewer snags than traditionally built houses. Cutting-edge technologies to build innovative houses aren\u2019t just being used in Berlin and Tokyo, they are being used in Corby and Selby.<\/p>\n

Removing barriers to greener, better homes<\/h3>\n

Greener, faster and better homes are the way forward. Modular is the future. But we can only hit these forecasts with the right tools in place and with the remaining barriers removed.<\/p>\n

We want to see the government enhance housebuilding sustainability by introducing a more robust commitment to and targets for net zero in the housing sector and fast-tracking planning for net zero homes.<\/p>\n

We also want to see modular more fully embedded in the Affordable Homes Programme, with government dedicating 40% of the AHP to modular and half of this to Category 1.<\/p>\n

Finally, we want to see a modular capacity strategy that links new factory location, high housing demand areas and levelling up priority regions.<\/p>\n

We set up Make UK Modular because we see the potential for modular housebuilding \u2013 to help us transition to net zero, to help us level up, to help us fix the housing crisis. The sector needed a clear and consistent voice, and we hope to play that role. We are now focused on accelerating growth, removing further barriers to growth and building both demand and capacity. As demand continues to grow, industry will too.<\/p>\n

Just like the sector we represent; we aren\u2019t going anywhere. For us this is just the beginning.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Steve Cole<\/strong><\/p>\n

Head of policy<\/p>\n

Make UK Modular<\/p>\n

Tel: +44 (0)808 168 5874<\/p>\n

enquiries@makeuk.org<\/a><\/p>\n

www.makeuk.org\/about\/make-uk-modular<\/a><\/p>\n

Twitter<\/a><\/p>\n

Linkedin<\/a><\/p>\n

Youtube<\/a><\/p>\n

\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Make UK Modular launched in December 2021 as the voice of volumetric modular housebuilders. Head of policy Steve Cole discusses the state of play for the sector and the outlook for delivering greener, faster, better homes. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"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":[172727,572,916,627,696,141583],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-114007","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-mmc-news","7":"tag-featured","8":"tag-housebuilding","9":"tag-modern-methods-of-construction","10":"tag-modular-construction","11":"tag-offsite-construction","12":"tag-pbc-today-august-2022"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nHas the time for UK modular housing finally come? | Planning, Building & Construction Today<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Steve Cole, head of policy, Make UK Modular discusses the state of play for the sector and the outlook for delivering greener, faster, better homes\" \/>\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\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Has the time for UK modular housing finally come?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Steve Cole, head of policy, Make UK Modular discusses the state of play for the sector and the outlook for delivering greener, faster, better homes\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Planning, Building & Construction Today\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBCToday\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-08-05T15:37:46+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-09-02T15:32:37+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/477_Factory_Finishing-Line-workers_01-reduced-size.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"2000\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"1333\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Steph Carpenter\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@PBC_Today\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@PBC_Today\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Steph Carpenter\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/dd16f5e0e89ad310c0ff814f9325eb65\"},\"headline\":\"Has the time for UK modular housing finally come?\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-05T15:37:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-09-02T15:32:37+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/\"},\"wordCount\":877,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Chapter-White-City-1-reduced-size-300x246.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Featured\",\"Housebuilding\",\"Modern Methods of Construction\",\"Modular Construction\",\"Offsite Construction\",\"PBC Today August 2022\"],\"articleSection\":[\"MMC News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#respond\"]}],\"copyrightYear\":\"2022\",\"copyrightHolder\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/\",\"name\":\"Has the time for UK modular housing finally come? | Planning, Building & Construction Today\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Chapter-White-City-1-reduced-size-300x246.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-08-05T15:37:46+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-09-02T15:32:37+00:00\",\"description\":\"Steve Cole, head of policy, Make UK Modular discusses the state of play for the sector and the outlook for delivering greener, faster, better homes\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Chapter-White-City-1-reduced-size.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Chapter-White-City-1-reduced-size.jpg\",\"width\":2000,\"height\":1642},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Has the time for UK modular housing finally come?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/\",\"name\":\"Planning, Building & Construction Today\",\"description\":\"The Latest Planning, Building & Construction News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Planning, Building & Construction Today\",\"alternateName\":\"PBC Today\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pbctoday-logo-yoast-seo-organisation-1920-1080-001.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pbctoday-logo-yoast-seo-organisation-1920-1080-001.jpg\",\"width\":1920,\"height\":1080,\"caption\":\"Planning, Building & Construction Today\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBCToday\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/PBC_Today\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/dd16f5e0e89ad310c0ff814f9325eb65\",\"name\":\"Steph Carpenter\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/97a073c56b415b32c4d1d8ee9ef9a0ce42224c6532ccc712f228b71f15b4e650?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/97a073c56b415b32c4d1d8ee9ef9a0ce42224c6532ccc712f228b71f15b4e650?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Steph Carpenter\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/author\/stephhazlegreaves\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Has the time for UK modular housing finally come? | Planning, Building & Construction Today","description":"Steve Cole, head of policy, Make UK Modular discusses the state of play for the sector and the outlook for delivering greener, faster, better homes","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Has the time for UK modular housing finally come?","og_description":"Steve Cole, head of policy, Make UK Modular discusses the state of play for the sector and the outlook for delivering greener, faster, better homes","og_url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/","og_site_name":"Planning, Building & Construction Today","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBCToday\/","article_published_time":"2022-08-05T15:37:46+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-09-02T15:32:37+00:00","og_image":[{"width":2000,"height":1333,"url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/477_Factory_Finishing-Line-workers_01-reduced-size.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Steph Carpenter","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@PBC_Today","twitter_site":"@PBC_Today","schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/"},"author":{"name":"Steph Carpenter","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/dd16f5e0e89ad310c0ff814f9325eb65"},"headline":"Has the time for UK modular housing finally come?","datePublished":"2022-08-05T15:37:46+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-02T15:32:37+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/"},"wordCount":877,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Chapter-White-City-1-reduced-size-300x246.jpg","keywords":["Featured","Housebuilding","Modern Methods of Construction","Modular Construction","Offsite Construction","PBC Today August 2022"],"articleSection":["MMC News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#respond"]}],"copyrightYear":"2022","copyrightHolder":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization"}},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/","url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/","name":"Has the time for UK modular housing finally come? | Planning, Building & Construction Today","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Chapter-White-City-1-reduced-size-300x246.jpg","datePublished":"2022-08-05T15:37:46+00:00","dateModified":"2022-09-02T15:32:37+00:00","description":"Steve Cole, head of policy, Make UK Modular discusses the state of play for the sector and the outlook for delivering greener, faster, better homes","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Chapter-White-City-1-reduced-size.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Chapter-White-City-1-reduced-size.jpg","width":2000,"height":1642},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/has-the-time-for-uk-modular-housing-finally-come\/114007\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Has the time for UK modular housing finally come?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/","name":"Planning, Building & Construction Today","description":"The Latest Planning, Building & Construction News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#organization","name":"Planning, Building & Construction Today","alternateName":"PBC Today","url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pbctoday-logo-yoast-seo-organisation-1920-1080-001.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/pbctoday-logo-yoast-seo-organisation-1920-1080-001.jpg","width":1920,"height":1080,"caption":"Planning, Building & Construction Today"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/PBCToday\/","https:\/\/x.com\/PBC_Today"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/dd16f5e0e89ad310c0ff814f9325eb65","name":"Steph Carpenter","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/97a073c56b415b32c4d1d8ee9ef9a0ce42224c6532ccc712f228b71f15b4e650?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/97a073c56b415b32c4d1d8ee9ef9a0ce42224c6532ccc712f228b71f15b4e650?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Steph Carpenter"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk"],"url":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/author\/stephhazlegreaves\/"}]}},"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-10-08 17:36:55","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114007","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=114007"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/114007\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=114007"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=114007"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=114007"},{"taxonomy":"stakeholder_rel_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/stakeholder_rel_tag?post=114007"},{"taxonomy":"contributor_rel_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor_rel_tag?post=114007"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}