All MMC articles – Page 2
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NewsPlans for 700-home timber development unveiled
Developer Human Nature submits application for ‘largest timber development in the UK’
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NewsDLUHC launches plan for UK-wide MMC standard
Government department commissions British Standards Institution to create standard to raise quality of offsite homes
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FeaturesModular without the factory: Modulous’ plan to turn offsite building on its head
After a tricky year for MMC, one start-up claims its asset-light business model will help it succeed where others have failed. As part of the Building the Future Commission, we had a sneak peak at Modulous’ TESSA software before its launch
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NewsTurner & Townsend picks new MMC chief to lead expansion
New boss arrives from project manager Blacc
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NewsMMC makes it harder to reuse materials, say demolition firms
Modern materials are ‘nowhere near’ as reusable as those used in traditional construction
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NewsNew guidance seeks to ‘de-risk’ offsite manufacturing
Construction Innovation Hub launches framework aiming to improve quality and consistency of platform and offsite construction systems
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NewsCountryside puts modular factory up for sale
Bardon site being marketed as a ‘state of the art panel manufacturing line’
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NewsTopHat posts further £19.4m loss
Modular developer insists new factory will help push it into the black within three years
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NewsTide Construction gets green light for 48-storey modular tower
Docklands student tower set to be one of world’s tallest volumetric buildings
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FeaturesWhy are we struggling to make modular work?
A series of MMC firms have gone to the wall this year and doubts persist among more traditional builders. Tom Lowe looks at the issues involved
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NewsStaff made redundant as offsite specialist Mid Group collapses
Administrators looking to transfer contracts to other firms
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NewsProblems at modular factory caused collapse of Urban Splash House
‘Under-use, ‘design issues’ and ‘defects’ at Alfreton plant sent group into administration, administrator’s report says
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CommentDon’t let short-term pressures deflect us from our carbon goals
The need to slow climate change could become a casualty of pressure to ease more immediate problems, That would be a serious and painful mistake
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NewsSix appointed to £600m panelised MMC framework
DPS to run alongside Building Better’s original framework
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FeaturesSpeedier construction through frame standardisation
The Seismic consortium has engineered a standardised frame solution for schools that claims to be 75% faster than traditional construction
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NewsDeal to build Sunderland training centre for regional MMC workforce up for grabs
Training centre part-funded by Levelling Up money
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CommentMoney well spent: an evaluation of the Transforming Construction Challenge
Over four years ago we had a vision to fund R&D in construction, and now we are seeing a return on that investment, says UKRI’s Sam Stacey
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NewsOffsite firms put on notice for £600m MMC framework
Winners on Building Better’s first framework were announced last year
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NewsDocklands planners approve modular tower for Marsh Wall cluster
Student accommodation block on Isle of Dogs will be one of world’s tallest modular buildings
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FeaturesThe Forge: a platform for transforming office construction
Landsec and Bryden Wood have devised an office prototype that aims to be quicker, more sustainable and cheaper than conventional methods