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Aggregate Industries commit to innovation

22nd January 2018

Company sets out priorities for year ahead and beyond with launch of forward-looking Innovation Strategy AGGREGATE Industries have launched their 2018 Innovation Strategy, which sets out the company’s priorities for the year ahead and...

ISG wins Lunar Rise trio of resi towers in Birmingham

18th January 2018

ISG has won the contract to build three residential blocks in Birmingham for Chinese developer PGC Capital. Construction is expected to start on the £70m scheme this summer after PGC gained planning approval for its Lunar Rise project...

Explore Offsite Housing Exhibition & Sponsorship Opportunities Available

18th January 2018

The nation's media has been reporting on a UK housing crisis for many months, but is there now a climate for change in the industry? Experts have hailed offsite construction as the only way to respond to the demand for new housing....

Debate | Boosting productivity

16th January 2018

Civil engineers are entering a new era of government policy where the case for investing in infrastructure has been won. Now the challenge to the sector is to improve delivery. With the end of 2017 producing a raft of policy...

Taking Steps to Modernise Construction through Collaboration, Innovation and Education

16th January 2018

The procurement and delivery of construction projects in the United Kingdom can be modernised, with benefits for all - the Construction supply chain as well as clients. The construction business is worth £65 billion a year, of which direct...

Explore Offsite Outlooks asks if BIM adoption is happening fast enough

14th January 2018

New technologies and digital software are changing the way services, materials and contracts are procured across the construction sector. According to John Eynon, Engagement Lead of the UK BIM Alliance and speaker at Explore Offsite Outlooks –...

BSRIA support MEP Award at Offsite Construction Awards

14th January 2018

BSRIA is again supporting the Offsite Construction Awards which celebrate the best in precision building design and delivery. The winners will be announced on Tuesday 6 March 2018 at ExCel – London. BSRIA is sponsoring the best use of...

New housing agency launched to boost housebuilding

11th January 2018

Homes England underway from today with a brief to have an average of 300,000 homes a year built by the mid-2020s. Homes England has launched today (Jan 11) succeeding the Homes and Communities Agency with a brief to ‘build...

Constructing the offsite workforce: An update on new qualifications and training

11th January 2018

The construction industry is one of the most important sectors to the UK economy, with 12 per cent of construction taking place offsite. The 'Faster, Smarter, More Efficient Building Skills for Offsite Construction' report shows that 42% of...

Even in Difficult Times there are Opportunities to Grasp for Care Homes

10th January 2018

If the care home sector were an elastic band we’d currently be seeing it pulled extremely tight. Some might say almost to snapping point. Tugging on one end we have tightening budgets and funding restrictions that make it hard to run a...

SES Engineering Services consolidates Scotland expansion with new Edinburgh office

9th January 2018

National engineering specialist SES Engineering Services (SES) has opened its second Scotland office in Edinburgh. The business, which recently completed its multi-million pound Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing (MEP) project on the...

Why should you enter the Offsite Construction Awards?

8th January 2018

Entries into the 2017 Offsite Construction Awards were phenomenal and the profile and coverage gained by all the finalists and winners has helped to propel the offsite sector to another level. Returning for 2018, the Offsite Construction Awards promises to be the best year yet with a high calibre of industry leading companies and inspiring projects expected to enter the 21 different categories.

Digital procurement, standardisation and transformation and the UK BIM alliance

8th January 2018

New technologies and digital software are changing the way services, materials and contracts are procured across the construction sector. According to John Eynon, Lead Engagement of the UK BIM Alliance and speaker at Explore Offsite Outlooks -...

McAvoy completes modular school 17 weeks early

8th January 2018

Modular specialist McAvoy has completed work on the £20m Lynch Hill Enterprise Academy in Slough 17 weeks ahead of schedule in only 53 weeks. The three-storey, 94,000 sq ft building has a design inspired by Harvard Business School and...

Nothing we know today is going to be relevant tomorrow

6th January 2018

As digital technology transforms the way we work, construction has to focus on finding the skills needed to thrive in this ever-changing environment. In this round table debate CM brings together an expert panel to explore what going digital...

L&G expecting first factory homes by June

5th January 2018

Legal & General (L&G) expects to install its first factory-built modular homes on site in the second quarter of 2018. A spokesperson told Inside Housing that the firm had entered pre-production phase in the factory and is...

Exhibition & Sponsorship Opportunities Available

4th January 2018

Explore the potential of digital construction and understand how best to implement it into your offsite construction strategy. The Explore Offsite Outlooks conference and supporting exhibition is taking place on 28 February 2018. This...

Bromley Council to build modular homes for homeless people

3rd January 2018

A borough in south-east London is set to use factory-built housing as temporary accommodation for homeless families. Bromley Council’s executive will meet next Wednesday to vote on inviting bids from providers to build modular homes on...

Modular builder targets 10,000 homes a year

3rd January 2018

Modular construction company Low Carbon Construction (LCC) is aiming to deliver 10,000 homes a year from 2019 onwards using innovative temporary ‘onsite’ factories. An example of modular housebuilding. LCC plans to build temporary...

Brand new school for Send Church of England Primary after only seven months on site

2nd January 2018

Offsite construction specialist, Portakabin, has handed over a brand new school to Send Church of England Primary School, after just seven months on site. This fast-track project is the third of six primary schools to be delivered in the...

Modular Housing: UK Explosion

27th December 2017

It's a Crisis - a Housing Crisis There's nothing new about Modular Construction, it's been around for absolutely decades. Some countries have certainly mastered this more than others with different methods of production including CLT and...

Kent named one of the UK's pre-fab homes hotspots

27th December 2017

Kent has been named one of the UK’s pre-fab homes hotspots, building 700 homes a year from modules made in factories. The nascent industry, which is being promoted by the Government as a way to build homes more quickly, is adding...

South London borough plans first modular social rent development

21st December 2017

A south London council’s ALMO will build its first development of modular social rented housing as it steps up its house building. Lewisham Homes, the housing management arm of Lewisham Council, has received planning permission for a...

Offsite Construction Awards - Extended Submission Deadline 19.01.2018

21st December 2017

As the festive season is upon us the Offsite Construction Awards team are pleased to announce that the deadline for entries has now been extended to 19 January 2018 - this will be the only extension and the final date for submissions. For the...

Major jobs boost for North Kilkenny and Castlecomer

20th December 2017

Castlecomer has received the best Christmas present for years. A new factory which will employ 20 people within three months is up and running, manufacturing platforms for the pharmaceutical, cell therapy and medical device industries. ...

Modular Room System at Birmingham University

18th December 2017

FP McCann present a case study of their Modular Room System being utilised on new Birmingham University Student Accommodation. One of the most prominent regeneration projects in Birmingham is the £48 million canal side prestigious...

Legal & General buys third major housing site

15th December 2017

Legal & General has acquired a 78-acre site in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire with outline planning for 515 new homes. It is the third major site being brought forward by the firm’s house building arm Legal & General Homes bringing...

CITU aims to 'disrupt' Construction Industry with low-carbon Housing Scheme

14th December 2017

Urban developer Citu has unveiled the first glimpses of a timber-framed housing system that is up to ten times more energy efficient than standard UK homes, with production practices also able to reduce the carbon footprint of construction by...

The rise of offsite manufacturing

14th December 2017

Adrian Doyle from McMullen Facades, formerly part of the Lakesmere Group, takes a closer look at how the development of offsite manufacturing techniques is reaching new heights in the high-rise residential market. The many benefits that...

Chinese offsite factory firm in talks with Welsh council

13th December 2017

The company behind a huge Chinese-backed offsite construction partnership has announced talks with a council in South Wales over a new joint venture. Swansea City Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with Live Verde to begin...

McAvoy wins school deal after joining £1bn building framework

13th December 2017

Northern Ireland offsite building firm McAvoy Group has won the first in a series of potential deals after joining a £1bn framework. The family-run Dungannon company has been appointed to the LHC modular buildings framework, allowing it...

Explore the Potential of Digital Construction

12th December 2017

Explore the potential of digital construction and understand how best to implement it into your offsite construction strategy at Explore Offsite Outlooks - brought to you by BRE and Explore Offsite. The pace of technological change will...

Rethinking construction

12th December 2017

Steel Framing Systems (SFS) make up a substantial part of the offsite solutions portfolio – from structural panels to complete frames, plus a variety of roofing, volumetric modular options and infill walling applications. Steve Thompson,...

Offsite Hybrid techniques at The Avenue MSCP, Bracknell

12th December 2017

Known as the Lexicon, the town centre development has been undertaken by the Bracknell Regeneration Partnership, a joint venture between Legal and General and Schroder UK Real Estate Fund along with Bracknell Forest Council to provide much needed...

Why geometry is more important to offsite construction than data

12th December 2017

The focus on the value of data in offsite construction is understandable but, cautions Lee Mullin of Autodesk, the importance of geometric design information cannot be overlooked In the 12 months since release in the UK of the Farmer...

ecobuild 2018 to open with Offsite Awards

12th December 2017

ecobuild 2018 is set to kick off by hosting the Offsite Construction Awards. The idea behind the awards is to celebrate the very best projects, people and innovations in the offsite sector. The Offsite Construction Awards programme is...

Ask the Expert at ecobuild

12th December 2017

New to ecobuild 2018, Ask the Expert will allow visitors to meet one-to-one with leading industry experts to discuss live projects and explore design efficiencies, engineering challenges and supply-chain development. Located in the Offsite district,...

The UK’s largest temporary housing scheme

11th December 2017

The UK’s largest temporary accommodation scheme has opened in London, using offsite techniques to provide homes for 290 people over the Christmas holidays. Meath Court, in Acton’s Hope Gardens, is a 60-apartment development...

Prowall System at high-tech distribution facility

11th December 2017

FP McCann’s Vehicle Docking and Prowall System is installed at Milton Keynes high-tech distribution facility. FP McCann’s specialist precast concrete installation team is undertaking the build of a multi-vehicle docking system on a...

Scape research reveals need for huge school building push

11th December 2017

Research from procurement specialist Scape has revealed that an additional 435,646 pupils will be joining the UK’s secondary school system in 2020 requiring over 14,500 additional secondary classrooms across the country. The Secondary...

Demand for Offsite Manufacturing is 'on the rise'

11th December 2017

Increased pressure on the construction industry stemming from a skilled labour shortage is increasing demand for bespoke offsite manufacturing, according to Midland Fixings. The building services supplier believes that this skills gap is...

Berkeley Homes buys land for offsite factory

11th December 2017

House builder Berkeley Homes has bought a site for its own modular housing factory which it hopes to launch in the future. The company has acquired a site in Gravesham, Kent, from the Homes and Communities Agency and a planning...

Cross-industry group to meet with Housing Minister to discuss MMC

11th December 2017

A new cross-industry working group will meet for the first time on December 12 with the housing minister Alok Sharma MP (pictured) to discuss modern methods of construction (MMC). The meeting, which will include the Building Society...

L&G buys second Berkshire site to fast-track 1,500 homes

8th December 2017

Legal & General Homes has snapped up a second site in Berkshire to fast-track delivery of around 1,500 homes as it shifts to direct delivery of developments. The housing development arm of L&G bought the 272-acre site in...

Modular buildings lead the way for offsite

8th December 2017

How do manufacturers and installers of volumetric offsite construction ensure sustainability and compliance when the key priority is time? Jackie Maginnis, CEO of the Modular & Portable Building Association, shows how the industry has been...

Berkeley to build modular homes factory

7th December 2017

Berkeley Group has submitted a planning application to build a major new prefabrication plant in Kent. The firm confirmed in its interim results today: “In the period, Berkeley completed the acquisition of the site for its modular...

A very Successful Day at Explore Offsite Infrastructure!

7th December 2017

Explore Offsite Infrastructure was declared a huge success. The one-day conference created a platform to network with industry experts and discuss the latest offsite construction solutions that will help to deliver the requirements of the...

Here we go again? A new beginning or the same old story for offsite?

5th December 2017

The offsite industry is undergoing a massive state of change and development with interest levels in the process higher than ever before. Research being undertaken via Leicester’s De Montfort University by Professor Mark Lemon and Yann Bomken...

North West Cambridge Gets Facelift

5th December 2017

The North West Cambridge Development is the largest single capital project that the University of Cambridge has undertaken in its 800-year history. EOS Facades were appointed to provide the SFS Facade System which was installed by SCL for phases...

Lean Factory Thinking - are we offsite ready?

5th December 2017

Richard Lyle, Director, Turner & Townsend Suiko considers the growing opportunity for end-to-end Lean Factory Thinking in the offsite manufacturing supply chain. The main principles of Lean Factory Thinking are commonplace in most...

Can offsite construction solve the UK housing crisis?

5th December 2017

It’s no secret that the UK faces a severe housing shortage. Kim Vernau of BLP Insurance examines how offsite construction can help to bridge the gap The UK is facing a chronic housing crisis. Pressure on housing supply in the UK comes...

SOM Tests a Mass-Timber Composite System for High-Rise Construction and Explores a Steel Option

4th December 2017

Skidmore, Owings & Merrill continues to explore the viability of a timber-and-concrete composite floor system and opens its study to a composite floor system supported by a steel structure. One reason mass timber construction...

Augmented Future for Offsite Manufacture

4th December 2017

One of the leading facilities in the UK helping manufacturers to become more competitive and attuned to advanced technologies and processes is the University of Sheffield’s Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (AMRC). What can the...

Modernisation or transformation – time to be bold

4th December 2017

One year on from the publication of Modernise or Die, Mark Farmer explains how his findings of systemic failure are perhaps less disputed than the suggested path he proposes the industry should take to future-proof itself – fundamentally...

Green light for world’s tallest modular tower in Croydon

4th December 2017

Croydon planners have given the green light for a twin-tower scheme of build-to-rent flats that will become the world’s tallest offsite scheme. Tide Construction, with funding from investor Greystar, is planning to build the 44 and...

Brooke Homes to bring a complete three-storey house to ecobuild

4th December 2017

ecobuild owner, Futurebuild Events Ltd, has announced details of the first in a series of exclusive full-scale builds that will be showcased at the event in March 2018. A complete three-storey home constructed by property development company,...

Digitising Construction

3rd December 2017

David Clark, Innovation Manager the McAvoy Group, assesses the latest techniques for digitising construction and how developments in cutting-edge new technology is taking offsite construction to another level of precision. Building...

The Easy and Efficient Way to Do Business at the Offsite Buyers Forum

30th November 2017

The Offsite Buyers Forum offers a structured, highly-effective way for buyers and speciﬁers to meet with new and existing offsite industry suppliers exhibiting within the offsite, timber and concrete districts at ecobuild 2018. We know...

London Assembly – Nicky Gavron - Designed Sealed Delivered

30th November 2017

The London Assembly Planning Committee recently published its milestone report into the contribution of offsite manufactured homes as a part of the solution to London’s housing problems. Nicky Gavron AM provides an overview on the report’s...

Internet of Pings

29th November 2017

Smart technology is changing the face of construction with a range of devices making complicated tasks easier from robotics to smart helmets and digital software efficiencies. Steve Mansour, Chief Executive Officer of construction insurance...

Construction costs to be slashed in sector deal

29th November 2017

Slashing costs and speeding up build times are among targets announced in the construction industry’s Sector Deal. Business Secretary Greg Clark announced the government will invest £170m in the Transforming Construction programme,...

Interview: Bjorn Conway, CEO, Ilke Homes

27th November 2017

With the government committing £44bn for housing and prioritising offsite manufacturing and other modern methods of construction in last week’s budget, 2018 could prove to be a productive and busy year for modular home specialists. ...

L&G accelerates housebuilding on large sites after Budget boost

26th November 2017

Legal & General has been given the confidence to invest in a major housing project following the Budget Anew generation of prefab housing is to go up at a 272-acre site near Wokingham after Legal & General said the Budget had given it...

UK government to promote offsite manufacture for construction

24th November 2017

The UK government is to prioritise use of offsite manufacturing and other modern methods of construction to improve the cost effectiveness, productivity and speed of construction delivery, the chancellor has announced. In his Autumn...

A View from the Top: James Lidgate, director of housing at Legal & General Capital

24th November 2017

The 40-year-old is overseeing the construction of 1,700 homes with plans for another 6,000 in a bid to tackle Britain’s social housing crisis James Lidgate bought his house in St Albans with the view to knocking it down to build his...

Hawkins\Brown uses engineered wood to build swimming pool for City of London Freemen's School

23rd November 2017

Architecture firm Hawkins\Brown used two types of engineered timber to build this swimming facility at a school in Surrey, England. Located at the City of London Freemen's School in Ashtead, the swimming pool building boasts an exposed...

Concrete specialist Reddington buys McMullen Façades

22nd November 2017

Fast-growing concrete frame specialist JRL Group has bought failed Lakesmere Group’s McMullen Façades business from administrators. Negotiations to buy the profitable £30m turnover cladding company were concluded yesterday after...

Record Turnover for Glasgow Construction Group

21st November 2017

A leading Glasgow construction and manufacturing group has reported a strong year with turnover exceeding £134 million – up 18 per cent on 2016’s figures. Profit before taxation also significantly increased on the previous year to over £4.3...

Infrastructure - Creating the Foundations for Growth

21st November 2017

This year’s CBI/AECOM infrastructure survey makes one thing clear - in the face of uncertainty, businesses want to see infrastructure delivery at the heart of the Government’s agenda. To boost the UK’s competitiveness globally, while...

Steve Kaye - Anglian Water, Nurturing Innovation

20th November 2017

It goes without saying that water is the most precious natural resource; vital to life, key to a sustainable and vibrant economy, and essential for a flourishing environment. The UK water sector faces an ever-increasing number of...

Who will you meet at Explore Offsite Infrastructure?

20th November 2017

The need for faster, leaner and smarter construction is becoming more and more apparent in the UK and with only 63% of site based developments completed on time and an even smaller 49% delivered on budget, it is clear that...

Round-table SIG Offsite - Making the Market Shift

20th November 2017

A recent Round-table Event hosted by SIG Building Systems, brought together a select group of industry experts to discuss how to expand the use of offsite manufacture across the housing market and wider construction sector. Gary Ramsay reports on...

Shift in approach

19th November 2017

Are social landlords starting to embrace offsite construction? Inside Housing and LHC carried out a survey to find out. Decades of undersupply has seen a housing shortage lurch into a full-blown housing crisis in recent years. But social...

Piecing Together Custom House

17th November 2017

Built by Laing O’Rourke on the site of the former North London Line station, Custom House Crossrail Station will include a new ticket hall, an interchange with the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) and step-free access between the platforms and...

McAvoy awarded £8.2m contract to design and build new Romford free school academy site

16th November 2017

The McAvoy Group has been awarded an £8.2m contract for the design and offsite construction of a new 630-place primary school for Concordia Academy in Romford. The start on site has been marked with a ground breaking ceremony and...

Saint-Gobain Acquires Offsite Building Manufacturer Scotframe

16th November 2017

Manufacturer of offsite building solutions, Scotframe has announced that they have been acquired by Saint-Gobain. The Scottish offsite manufacturing specialists and full timber frame housing kit manufacturers have recently announced the planned...

Heathrow Airports £16bn Expansion Plans

16th November 2017

In October 2016, the government selected a new north-west runway at Heathrow as its preferred scheme for delivering new airport capacity in the south-east. According to Department for Transport a new runway will increase the number of UK airports...

New Crossrail Station at Abbey Wood

16th November 2017

The new Crossrail project in Abbey Wood will be halving journey times to many central London destinations and is already attracting new businesses and investment to the local area. Work will continue to complete the station’s full...

Offsite Manufacturing – Smart Construction

16th November 2017

For decades productivity has been considered one of the main issues within the construction industry – the sector has gained a reputation for projects being completed behind schedule and over budget. According to the Smart...

Maggie Brown to discuss the first Nuclear Power Station in the UK for a generation

16th November 2017

EDF Energy is building the first new nuclear power station in the UK for a generation at Hinkley Point in Somerset. The plant is predicted to cost £18bn to build, most of which will be financed by the French utility company EDF. Hinkley...

Atkins/Arup to design Crossrail Custom House station

16th November 2017

The Custom House station in East London will be unique and the design and build will bring some individual challenges. The project must be completed without causing major disruption to the existing Docklands Light Railway’s (DLR), Custom House...

The Easy and Efficient Way to Do Business

16th November 2017

The Offsite Buyers Forum offers a structured, highly-effective way for buyers and speciﬁers to meet with new and existing offsite industry suppliers exhibiting within the offsite, timber and concrete districts at ecobuild 2018. We know that...

Smartply Timber Panels provide Solutions for Offsite and Fire Safety

15th November 2017

With the adoption of offsite construction methods gaining pace and more buildings being designed specifically with this method in mind, construction material manufacturers are having to look at innovative new ways to keep up. Changes in product...

Building flats on existing rooftops could solve London's housing crisis, expert says

15th November 2017

London’s housing crisis could be solved by building on top of existing supermarkets, residential housing and shops, experts have said. According to research by Apex Airspace, there are 60,000 sites across the capital where two to three...

Caledonian and Arcadis to build modular homes

13th November 2017

Arcadis and offsite construction specialist Caledonian have signed a collaborative partnership agreement. Focusing specifically on the residential sector, Arcadis will work with Caledonian to develop new modular designs and to build...

Highways England Present a Case Study on the A14 Project

13th November 2017

With the government delivering over £450 billion in major UK infrastructure developments - the Government’s Major Projects Portfolio reflects the priorities for making the UK’s infrastructure fit for the 21st Century. These projects...

Wernick Enters the Modular Housing Market

12th November 2017

Social housing landlord, Valleys to Coast (V2C) and modular building specialist, Wernick Buildings have been awarded Welsh Government funding to build eight modular homes in Bridgend. Construction will begin in 2018 at Wernick...

Paul Newby & Gordon Cullen - BIM Integrated Manufacturing with Remote Assembly on an Iconic Structure

10th November 2017

Until recently, the construction industry has suffered a technology bypass, relying on centuries-old processes to manage projects that are getting more complex and demanding faster execution. Building Information Modelling (BIM) is making a shift...

Silvertown is poised for stardom as London's first factory-built town of 850 new homes

9th November 2017

An ambitious £3.5 billion masterplan aims to transform a neglected slice of industrial east London into the capital’s first factory-built town. Once a forlorn little east London corner, Silvertown is poised for stardom thanks to a...

Modern Methods of Construction and new ‘players’ critical to solving UK housing shortages – UKFI conference

9th November 2017

To address the chronic shortage of housing supply in the UK, panellists at the UK Finance Annual Mortgage Conference say that adopting modern construction methods and bringing in new players into the market are crucial steps to a successful...

Create Stunning Brick soffits with IG’s B.O.S.S.

9th November 2017

IG Masonry Support created the original lightweight stainless steel Brick On Soffit System that is generating a step change in the use of brick. Achieving deep brick soffits and intricate brick patterns around window heads and openings has...

NorDan Expand into the European Modular Offsite Market

9th November 2017

For a number of years now, we have experienced significant developments in the offsite industry. NorDan are now engaged with more than 20 leading European offsite clients delivering full modular solutions across markets in Sweden,...

Healthy Architecture with CLT from ZUBLIN Timber

9th November 2017

Maggie’s Oldham – the world’s ﬁrst building made from hardwood cross-laminated timber (CLT) – opened earlier this year. The ﬁrst ever structural use of engineered tulipwood for an entire building was created from CLT manufactured and...

McAvoy wins RICS BIM4SME Award

6th November 2017

The McAvoy Group has won a major industry award for its commitment to adopting and implementing Building Information Modelling (BIM) in its offsite construction projects McAvoy was presented with the award for Best Virtual Reality BIM at the...

EOS Facades Announce Trade Agreement

6th November 2017

EOS Facades has formed an official Trade Agreement with main contractor Morgan Sindall, for the design and supply of Steel Framing Systems (SFS). The Trade Agreement, which will simplify and streamline the procurement process for Morgan Sindall’s...

ESFA lines up £300m modular secondary schools deal

6th November 2017

The Education and Skills Funding Agency will start the bid race this month for its largest modular school construction framework. It is the third framework agreement for offsite construction from the ESFA in a plan to revolutionise the...

Welsh housing associations consider offsite partnership

2nd November 2017

A group of housing associations in South Wales are considering setting up the sector’s first offsite housebuilding factory in the region. Welsh housing associations consider offsite partnership The consortium has made a...

Cradle Hill school - A masterclass in MMC delivery

2nd November 2017

Virtual reality, 3D technology and innovative build methods were integral to the success of a school project for Baxall. Maria Barnes, graduate design coordinator, reports on the lessons she learned. Baxall recently handed over the...

First Offsite Accommodation units arrive at Hinkley Point C

1st November 2017

Hinkley Point C has welcomed the arrival of the very first offsite accommodation units which will house workers on the Somerset site. At peak construction Hinkley Point C (HPC) will require around 5,600 workers. Two thirds of these will...

Marrying BIM and Offsite Technology to improve housing quality

1st November 2017

Denise Chevin reports on how David Miller Architects and Hill Bespoke are ensuring defect-free homes in east London. Offsite manufacture and BIM are being harnessed to deliver a housing scheme in east London, which could provide a...

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