All MMC articles – Page 2
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NewsFirms on notice for £4bn modular housing framework
Full contract notice to be published next month
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Comment
There is still (just about) time to modernise rather than die
Five years ago, my wake-up call to the industry was considered dramatic, but I fear I was not being bold enough. The industry’s underlying weaknesses are now more exposed than ever, says Mark Farmer
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Comment
Making the most of modular contracts
Jahanara Hussain and Sarah Hale on how to minimise the risks and increase the benefits from modular
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Comment
Innovate with care: lessons to be learnt from collapse of Katerra
MMC firms are expanding in the UK but the US construction unicorn Katerra has just gone bust. So what does this tell us about the shape of construction innovation, asks Simon Rawlinson of Arcadis
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Comment
Are we approaching ‘peak new-build’ in the construction industry?
The need to focus on re-using materials and adapting existing buildings is more urgent than ever as we search for greener solutions for the built environment, says Mark Farmer
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Comment
Carbon targets have been set – now the hard work really starts
Turning well-meaning words about climate change into measurable action requires fundamental change across the industry, writes Mark Farmer
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Comment
Let’s take care when standardising MMC across sectors
Moving construction to a platform-based approach will boost productivity but housing with its varied markets and tenures requires more flexibility, says HTA’s Mike De’Ath
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Comment
Enthusiasm for MMC must stop fading as a project develops
UK construction needs to take advantage of its exceptional expertise and move towards more climate-positive methods, Lukas Thiel says
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Comment
The platform approach will revolutionise the construction industry
We are on a journey that will result in a sector far better than the world can currently imagine, says Sam Stacey
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News
Taskforce to boost construction using MMC
£10m body to drive adoption of offsite housebuilding revealed in Budget documents
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Comment
We have the right ingredients for industry transformation
A raft of sector initiatives are now working together to create real change, write Trudi Sully and Mark Farmer
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Features
In Business: T&T’s Vince Clancy on why the global picture gives him confidence
Turner Townsend’s boss is looking beyond the UK’s third lockdown to a ‘golden era’ for construction
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News
Northern housing associations form offsite alliance
Group aims to build 9,000 homes a year by 2023
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Comment
Positive trends that will shape procurement in 2021
HLM’s Philip Watson welcomes certain departments’ refreshing approaches to awarding public sector contracts
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Comment
Spending review: Few surprises but some useful indicators
Government made few new capital spending pledges, but it did publish documents that show a better approach to procuring projects, says Mark Farmer
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News
Housing department to launch research project into MMC
Initiative designed to shed more light on new technologies
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Gleeds report shows industry turning to MMC to beat covid slowdown
Consultant says method helping speed up project delivery times
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Comment
MMC will encourage more women into construction
A fixed workplace, flexible shift patterns and job security would all create a better gender balance in the industry, Rosa Turner Wood writes
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Comment
The changing language of construction
ISG’s Debbie Hobbs picks out the latest jargon that says so much about rapidly evolving building practices
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News
Build 75,000 modular homes a year, new report tells government
Move would see off-site lose ‘cottage industry’ status, says MMC champion Mark Farmer
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