{"id":95118,"date":"2021-06-22T11:33:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-22T10:33:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/?p=95118"},"modified":"2021-06-22T11:33:28","modified_gmt":"2021-06-22T10:33:28","slug":"explore-mmc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/explore-mmc\/95118\/","title":{"rendered":"Want to explore MMC but not sure where to start? Here\u2019s how\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>If, as a social housing provider, you\u2019re not fully ready to take the plunge into MMC yet, Gary Cawley, regional director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpconstruction.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Consortium Procurement Construction<\/a> (CPC),\u00a0explores the way forward<\/h2>\n<p>We and our partners at LHC Group have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/mmc-insight\/89574\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">written a lot recently about MMC<\/a>. You\u2019ve probably seen a lot about it in trade publications too.<\/p>\n<p>And there\u2019s a very good reason that it\u2019s the talk of the town \u2013 sooner or later, in one form or another, all housing providers will be using MMC for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/energy-news\/new-build-retrofit\/91565\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new builds<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>I know there are cynics out there, but from everything we can see on the political, technological, social, economic and environmental horizon, it\u2019s an inescapable fact. The tide is turning towards MMC.<\/p>\n<p>LHC Group director John Skivington recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pbctoday.co.uk\/news\/mmc-news\/pre-manufactured-value-calculations\/93080\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote this blog piece which gives more detail<\/a>, but essentially, with the Government putting more and more emphasis on MMC builds, it\u2019s no longer an issue that can be ignored.<\/p>\n<p>A requirement of the new Affordable Homes Programme (AHP) strategic partnerships funding is that 25% of a project must be MMC. Or, if you\u2019re planning on applying for AHP funding through the Continuous Market Engagement route, MMC is considered a strategic priority that will be considered during the assessment of bids.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere, there are a variety of other initiatives to promote the take-up of MMC, not least the Future of New Homes Bonus consultation, which proposes to introduce a premium for new homes built using MMC and bonus funding conditions based on local authorities achieving MMC-related targets. Meanwhile, an MMC Task Force has been set up in Wolverhampton with \u00a310m seed funding to investigate how to increase take-up.<\/p>\n<h3>The role of pre-manufactured value<\/h3>\n<p>As part of its MMC drive, the government has introduced the concept of pre-manufactured value (PMV) into the equation. In effect, this is a calculation of the proportion of a build that happens offsite.<\/p>\n<p>The AHP requires that, for any project to meet its MMC target, builds must achieve a minimum of 55% PMV, and given its introduction to such an important scheme we can expect PMV to be introduced across policies in the future too.<\/p>\n<p>The PMV amount changes based on the kinds and combinations of MMC used on a project (you can <a href=\"https:\/\/cast.seventhwavedesign.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">have a play with the PMV calculator here<\/a>, if the mood takes you). There are different categories of MMC, from one to seven; if you want to find out more, you can <a href=\"https:\/\/mmc.lhc.gov.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/MMC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">read about the different categories here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Using category one (modular\/volumetric, or 3D structural systems) and category two (panelised, or 2D structural systems) is the single best way to score highly.<\/p>\n<p>Modular and panelised builds are something we\u2019re very familiar with at CPC, having worked with several clients very recently to help them deliver on some really innovative projects, through our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpconstruction.org.uk\/frameworks\/construction-extension-and-refurbishment\/offsite-construction-of-new-homes-nh2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Offsite Construction of New Homes (NH2)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpconstruction.org.uk\/frameworks\/consultancy\/offsite-project-integrator-opi1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Offsite Project Integrator (OPI1)<\/a> frameworks.<\/p>\n<p>Take Sheffield City Council for example. They wanted to pilot MMC on a small-scale project, so we helped them to pair with modular specialist MAR to deliver four brand-new homes in an area of need \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpconstruction.org.uk\/news\/parson-cross-sheffield-modern-methods-of-construction\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">check out the Parson Cross case study here<\/a>. Had these homes been delivered as part of the Affordable Homes Programme, the council will have smashed the PMV target.<\/p>\n<p>So far across our MMC frameworks, there are 7,000 units that have been built or are in the process, with 78% of those being constructed with category one or category two MMC measures.<\/p>\n<h3>Join the conversation<\/h3>\n<p>If, as a social housing provider, you\u2019re not fully ready to take the plunge yet (and you\u2019re not alone \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpconstruction.org.uk\/news\/modern-methods-of-construction-time-for-some-honesty\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I\u2019ve previously written about the fact we need a touch of honesty in the MMC dialogue<\/a>) but are interested in exploring the way forward, then there is something else you can do.<\/p>\n<p>CPC has been in conversations with many local registered providers, both local authorities and housing associations, and we are seeking to set up a working group for our region.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve already held a number of one-to-one meetings with organisations that previously expressed an interest in our MMC frameworks, and we\u2019re still open to having more; we\u2019re then planning on holding a group meeting at the beginning of July.<\/p>\n<p>The intention is that we\u2019ll be able to guide all participants through their engagement with MMC. We want to share ideas and lessons learnt.<\/p>\n<p>We also want to drive change and scalability in the region by developing aggregation of projects and standardisation of measures through participant cooperation. This form of collaboration is vital to increasing capacity in the supply chain, reducing cost, and removing barriers to entry for providers across our region.<\/p>\n<p>And you don\u2019t have to be a huge conglomerate to take part \u2013 some of the conversations we\u2019ve had have so far have been with smaller organisations.<\/p>\n<p>Once the regional cluster group is formed, our plan is to then link up with the work already underway through our partners at LHC Group. They already have an alliance group of both contracting authorities and suppliers in the MMC space (those approved to the NH2 and OPI1 frameworks). We\u2019d like to introduce our cluster group members to this group \u2013 not so suppliers can give them the hard sell, but so we can expand out our conversations about aggregation and standardisation to seek industry-wide solutions together.<\/p>\n<p>So if you\u2019re interested in taking part, please send me an email on <a href=\"mailto:gary.cawley@cpconstruction.org.uk\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gary.cawley@cpconstruction.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In the meantime, to check out CPC\u2019s MMC solutions, see our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpconstruction.org.uk\/frameworks\/construction-extension-and-refurbishment\/offsite-construction-of-new-homes-nh2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Offsite Construction of New Homes (NH2)<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cpconstruction.org.uk\/frameworks\/consultancy\/offsite-project-integrator-opi1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Offsite Project Integrator (OPI1)<\/a> frameworks.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mk-custom-module-container\">\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If, as a social housing provider, you\u2019re not fully ready to take the plunge into MMC yet, Gary Cawley, regional director of the Consortium Procurement Construction (CPC),\u00a0explores the way forward.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"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":[572,916,973,570],"stakeholder_rel_tag":[172469],"contributor_rel_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-95118","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-mmc-news","7":"tag-housebuilding","8":"tag-modern-methods-of-construction","9":"tag-sh-lhc","10":"tag-social-housing","11":"stakeholder_rel_tag-lhc-procurement-group-limited"},"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.9 (Yoast SEO v26.9) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Want to explore MMC but not sure where to start? 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