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A new campaigning think tank report suggesting a radical rethink into how the UK manages the housing market will require an increase in the construction of offsite homes, says insulation specialist Actis<\/h2>\n

Suggestions in \u201cGreen, pleasant and affordable<\/a>\u201d, \u00a0the first report issued by Conservative Think Tank, Onward<\/a>, include increasing council powers to buy land to develop new villages and towns and recommends building\u00a0discounted housing for young people.<\/p>\n

The report\u2019s author, MP Neil O\u2019Brien, explained: \u201cWe need to move from a passive planning system, led by developers, to an active planning system<\/a> where local government takes a leading role in assembling land for development and creating planned new communities with proper infrastructure.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere Britain has created new planned communities in the past, like Milton Keynes or London\u2019s Docklands, they are among the most successful parts of our economy.<\/p>\n

\u201cContrary to popular belief, it is possible to deliver the housing that Britain needs. Look at continental Europe. We see denser, more liveable cities with better public transport and infrastructure. We see great places to live, but much more being built. It shows us that it\u2019s not only achievable to build in places and ways that people are willing to accept \u2013 it\u2019s essential.\u201d<\/p>\n

Actis regional sales director Jemma Harris states, radical policy changes aside, a key factor in enabling the dream to come to fruition would be the physical ability to provide the number of homes needed. And that, she believes, means increasing the volume of offsite homes.<\/p>\n

\u201cBuilding a timber frame<\/a> house is around 30% faster than brick and block. With a shrinking workforce and the likelihood that this situation will worsen in the light of Brexit, off-site is a vital way of creating the homes we desperately need in this country,\u201d explained Harris.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bulk of the skilled element takes place offsite<\/a>. Timber frame walls, floors and roofs, complete with electrical wiring, plumbing and insulation are built in factories at relative speed. The site crew \u2018just\u2019 has to erect everything in the right order with a typical build time of between seven and 12 days, depending on the size of house.\u201d<\/p>\n

A traditional block and brick house requires a skilled bricklayer to construct both inner and outer skins of a cavity wall, as well as placing the joinery, the wall ties and installing the insulation, while the panel system can be lowered into place, with the brickie required only to do the outer skin.<\/p>\n

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