All MMC articles – Page 3
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NewsKier completes £250m prison using MMC
Five Wells prison in Northamptonshire built almost entirely from standardised components
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NewsOffsite firms put on notice for £10bn framework
Crown Commercial Service deal to be open to all public sector bodies
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CommentThis has to be the year to do things differently
External events and increasing pressure from investors and clients mean the sector’s priorities are changing
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CommentDelivering MMC at government scale will transform construction
Industry will have no choice but to modernise with large-scale programmes, writes Jaimie Johnston
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CommentWhat construction must learn from the aviation industry
The housebuilding sector is stuck in the past and should move towards a data-led manufacturing model
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NewsFirms on notice for £4bn modular housing framework
Full contract notice to be published next month
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CommentThere 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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CommentMaking 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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CommentInnovate 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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CommentAre 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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CommentCarbon 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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CommentLet’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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CommentEnthusiasm 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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CommentThe 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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NewsTaskforce to boost construction using MMC
£10m body to drive adoption of offsite housebuilding revealed in Budget documents
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CommentWe 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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FeaturesIn 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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NewsNorthern housing associations form offsite alliance
Group aims to build 9,000 homes a year by 2023
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CommentPositive 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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CommentSpending 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