Birmingham council reveals modular housing plan

By Jordan Marshall2018-10-08T11:23:00

Specialists put on notice for the programme's pilot next spring

Birmingham City Council has revealed that it is preparing to launch a modular housing development programme next spring.

The council-owned Birmingham Municipal Housing Trust (BMHT) is planning to trial a 50-home offsite manufactured housing development using volumetric and modular solutions, with a larger roll out programme to follow in 2020.

Contractors will be required to construct a pre-designed series of around five different homes that have already been developed by the council as part of the BMHT Modular programe.

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