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A new consortium has been launched to pioneer greater use of offsite construction for primary schools, to transform the way they are designed and built<\/h2>\n

The new consortium is managed by construction consultants Blacc<\/a> and is funded by Innovate UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Other partners in the Seismic consortium include; design practice Bryden Wood<\/a>, the Manufacturing Technology Centre<\/a> (MTC), and offsite specialists, Elliott<\/a> and The McAvoy Group<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Around 100 new and replacement primary schools are needed every year in the UK at a cost of \u00a35bn. This level of demand far exceeds the capacity currently available in the construction industry<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The new consortium has been established to carry out extensive research and development to engineer a range of standardised offsite construction solutions which will radically increase productivity and efficiency, drive down costs and reduce lead times in the delivery of exemplary primary schools.<\/p>\n

Richard Crosby, director of Blacc said: \u201cBy applying greater use of standardisation, our aim is to develop a series of components to enable multiple offsite specialists to achieve unprecedented economies of scale and efficiency in manufacturing.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis will bring a higher degree of stability, predictability and transparency to the procurement process \u2013 to the benefit of both the client and the supply chain. It represents a window into a brave new world for UK construction.\u201d<\/p>\n

One of the solutions currently in development is the creation of a pioneering digital tool to accelerate the initial design phase for new primary schools. This user-friendly web-based app, which can be used by teaching professionals, will configure a primary school building on a specific site in line with DfE requirements<\/a>, and using a standardised offsite construction solution to optimise efficiency.<\/p>\n

Jami Cresser-Brown, director of Bryden Wood commented: \u201cBy digitising the process of designing a primary school, we believe we can deliver significant reductions in lead times and build costs whilst accommodating individual design requirements.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith the use of a digital tool, more time can actually be spent on the bespoke elements of the design of each school.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Seismic project will also look at how standardised module sizes and steel-framed offsite construction solutions can be developed, costed and manufactured to achieve greater economies of scale and cost efficiencies for the construction of new primary schools.<\/p>\n

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