All MMC articles – Page 4
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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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Comment
Modular is not delivering, here’s why
To revolutionise how we build we need a complete change of mindset, says Buro Happold’s Wolf Mangelsdorf
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Offsite’s time has come
A trial started 18 months ago is looking at technology that has the potential to monitor safe social distancing, says Stewart Milne’s Stewart Dalgarno
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Features
Grange University Hospital: How offsite methods helped deliver covid-19 beds and fast-track the whole build
Wales’ biggest ever health infrastructure project, the £350m Grange University Hospital, was planned from the start for rapid delivery, using offsite methods and a collaborative approach – but then covid-19 struck and the client needed beds available even faster. How did the project team do it?
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Sites won’t return to 100% productivity until 2m rule is relaxed, experts warn
Specialists say technology cannot plug all gaps caused by social distancing protocols
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Atkins and Faithful+Gould picked for Homes England MMC research
New study will include Urban Splash, Countryside and Vistry developments
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Government tells NHS to use offsite construction for £2.7bn building programme
Health minister says standardised components will help buildings’ adaptability
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Winners for £3bn offsite schools framework revealed
School building programme will focus on modern methods of construction
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Swan latest modular firm to ditch CLT for high-rise apartments
Housing association says combustibles ban prompted decision to move to steel system for offsite homes
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Comment
Offsite agenda is key to the growth of regional economies
After a tumultuous year, it’s important that this attention to the industry strategy and its offsite agenda is sustained by the new government
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Tough times force McCarthy & Stone to ramp up part exchange deals
Operating margins taking hit, retirement specialist admits
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Mark Farmer to be named government MMC champion
Role for consultant behind Modernise or Die report to be confirmed tomorrow
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McVey announces £38m MMC cash injection
Housing minister unveils plan for new MMC hub and funding for offsite homes
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Government goes cold on MPs’ offsite recommendations
Housing select committee had suggested linking public subsidies for developers to MMC use
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Take part in our new offsite survey
Questionnaire being run with Building’s sister title Housing Today