Is 2020 the year of offsite construction?

PBC’s ebook feautures Richard Hyam’s insights on off site construction:

2020: THE YEAR OF OFFSITE CONSTRUCTION?

Offsite construction is not new but the need to deliver tighter build programme, higher levels of cost control and increased quality, while at the same time the industry faces a skills shortage, means its profile in the UK has arguably never been higher Indeed, offsite manufacturing is at the heart of the government’s Construction 2025 industrial strategy and the Construction Sector Deal, alongside the adoption of digital technologies and a greater focus on the whole-life performance of built assets.

Richard Hyams, architect at astudio, says this is the year that the housing and construction industry must change if we are to make real progress in tackling the housing crisis – and this could lead to modular construction finally going mainstream. Advances in offsite manufacturing techniques, alongside the emergence of AI and virtual reality modelling, mean modular construction now offers developers and residents a level of speed and quality of construction not previously available,

Richard says. Yet there are still a number of barriers that modular housing needs to overcome before it becomes widely implemented, not least some outdated policies and regulations that have hindered the industry’s growth.

The PBC ebook looks at the state of play for offsite construction and where it might be heading in 2020 and beyond.

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