{"id":79866,"date":"2020-07-24T07:15:34","date_gmt":"2020-07-24T06:15:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=79866"},"modified":"2020-07-24T11:10:14","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T10:10:14","slug":"modern-methods-of-construction-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/modern-methods-of-construction-research\/79866\/","title":{"rendered":"Research secures funding to accelerate MMC"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/totallymodular.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Totally Modular<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlv.ac.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Wolverhampton<\/a> academics have secured funding to accelerate research into Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and discover solutions to the UK housing crisis<\/h2>\n<p>STELLAR, the consortium of academic, technical, industry and end-user stakeholders will explore the potential of producing a common <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/planning-construction-news\/light-steel-framing\/56740\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">steel framing<\/a> platform without the need to start from first engineering principles when designs change.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Mohammed Arif, Dr David Heesom, Professor Jack Goulding, Dr Amit Kaushik, Dr Mandeep Saini, and Dr Mohammad Qasim Rana from the university\u2019s School of Architecture and Built Environment will be working alongside Totally Modular, who is leading on the project after securing a project worth \u00a32m from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ukri.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UK Research and Innovation UK<\/a> (UKRI).<\/p>\n<p>End-user stakeholders include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.citizenhousing.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Citizen Housing<\/a>, TDS, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.spaciousplace.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Spacious Place<\/a> and Jali,<\/p>\n<p>STELLAR will offer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/modular-construction-news\/modular-homes-social-housing\/73300\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">social housing<\/a> developers and owners the tools and business models they need to provide affordable homes across the UK in line with demand.<\/p>\n<p>The model centralises complex and high-cost design, frame manufacturing and warranty tools within a central virtual &#8216;hub&#8217;, supporting SME-operated &#8216;spoke&#8217; factories near to the point of need.<\/p>\n<h3>Transform the MMC sector<\/h3>\n<p>Brian Maunder, founder of Totally Modular, said: \u201cThe committed and highly innovative STELLAR consortium includes modular steel frame specialists, home builders and highly respected academics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe form a complete value chain that will last beyond this project. The team has attracted positive attention from organisations including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.housing.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Housing Associations<\/a> and the House of Lords, who recently sought Totally Modular&#8217;s input to upcoming national strategies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis funding will definitely positively transform the MMC sector specifically for social and affordable housing.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHowever, it also brings significant social benefits and drives forward our message for \u2018Local Homes for Local People, providing local jobs that support the local economy\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Professor Mohammed Arif, head of the School of Architecture and Built Environment at the University, added: \u201cThe UK faces an unprecedented housing shortage; 3.9 million new homes must be built just to meet current demand. Despite this, just half the homes needed are currently being built and the shortfall continues to increase.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cModern Methods of Construction, such as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/modular-construction-news\/offsite-manufacturing\/70821\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">offsite manufacturing<\/a> of houses in factories, promise lower-cost, higher-quality homes constructed in days instead of months. This is particularly beneficial to suppliers of social housing who are facing increasing challenges in delivering quality affordable homes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHousing associations often need small volumes of customised properties to suit infill and brownfield sites, which does not match with the needs of factory owners to sell high volumes of near-identical properties. Concentrating manufacturing in a handful of large, centralised factories also increases transportation and impacts the local workforce.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy developing AI and Generative Design based tools to help optimise the design of the houses, the University team will utilise our digital construction expertise to ensure cost effective and sustainable designs.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will also be providing expertise in the development of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/bim-news\/digital-twins-high-rise\/76761\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Twins<\/a> of the factories used for producing the houses and implementing our ongoing research in Discrete Event Simulation (DES) to enhance the production processes.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>The MMC research consortium aims to achieve:<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>3D &#8216;digital twin&#8217; factory planning tool<\/strong>\u00a0to ensure fit to need and support capital investment<\/li>\n<li><strong>Parametric modelling tool for SMEs<\/strong>, enabling them to optimise house design and ringfence production slots<\/li>\n<li><strong>A UK first, open-access &#8216;Should-Cost&#8217; Model<\/strong>\u00a0driven by parametric design to generate accurate build costs<\/li>\n<li><strong>A modular build design app<\/strong>, directly informing production, enabling HAs to specify homes that meet their needs.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Demonstration home(s)<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 Homes designed and produced through the hub-and-spoke model and STELLAR toolkit will be installed in client specified configurations. 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