Housing 2018 - the Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) flagship event - will be held at Manchester Central, 26-28 June and this year will feature a special focus on the offsite housing market.
Bringing the largest audience of housing professionals, government bodies and offsite solutions together for three days, a new development for 2018 will be an offsite demonstration village - open to all visitors at Housing 2018.
This is the most ambitious project at any housing event to date and will showcase a variety of housing solutions. In partnership with BRE, the Cabinet Office, GLA, Homes England, Inside Housing, Manchester City Council, MHCLG and One Public Estate the Offsite Village.
Stephen Kinsella lead, Accelerated Construction Programme, Homes England, says: "At Homes England, we see the expansion of offsite construction as absolutely crucial in getting the increase in numbers we need to build 300,000 homes a year. Simply put, there isn't the capacity in the industry to build 300,000 homes through traditional methods. So, we intend to be much more actively involved in offsite and we will use our land and finance to help scale it up. We're really pleased that Homes England will be supporting the offsite village at this year's annual housing conference."
The offsite demonstration village will see Central Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC) and ilke Homes building semi-detached homes using offsite technology over two days in time for Housing 2018.
CHIC is a consortium of social housing provider that exist to secure efficiencies and savings for its members. Its BuildSmart model puts its members at the forefront in tackling the UK's housing shortage with an all-in-one, collaborative approach to offsite manufacture and development of new homes. It enables a step-change in housing delivery through innovative, factory built standard home types, co-ordinated materials supply and greater efficiency during the build period. For more information visit www.chicltd.co.uk
ilke Homes is aiming to tackle the UK's shortage of affordable housing by delivering consistently high-quality, modular homes at scale to the people that need them most. With a focus on inspiring design, ilke Homes builds beautiful, energy-efficient homes for real families, using the latest precision engineering techniques. Two modular properties by ilke Homes are being constructed as part of the off-site village at CIH's Housing 2018 showcasing what ilke Homes are delivering for developers, local authorities and housing associations. We look forward to showing you around the homes. For more information visit: www.ilkehomes.co.uk
Leading Conference Programme
Visionary speeches, insightful interviews and candid conversation from housing experts and influential business leaders will ensure Europe's largest housing conference remains the sector's must-attend event. Be prepared to walk away feeling amazed and inspired. The unrivalled conference programme is the result of over 100 hours of intensive research, ensuring that your learning experience is fully optimised, and with 90% of delegates Chief executive/board directors, and representatives from the top 300 housing associations, you're in excellent company.
Industry knowledge and expertise on supply, demand, quality, safety, accreditation and procurement will be provided by the NHBC and law firm Trowers and Hamlins. You can meet experts from their teams at Housing 2018 for their advice and guidance to help you throughout your offsite project.
NHBC Market Development Manager, Graham Sibley, says: "At NHBC we are seeing increasing interest in the use of offsite components, from lenders and investors to developers, housing associations and Build to Rent operators. What they all have in common is a desire to increase confidence in the quality and benefits of new homes built using off-site components.
"It is an established expectation amongst homeowners, landlords, investors and mortgage companies that new homes will last a very long time. This means that materials and components need to be selected and assembled carefully so that at least a 60 year lifespan can be achieved, with the construction of the finished home having the durability and resilience to withstand the vagaries of the UK climate. The key question that we are looking to answer for investors and lenders in particular is whether we can provide warranty and insurance on the finished home, over and above simple assurance that the components are robust and manufactured to a consistent quality.
NHBC takes a collaborative approach, reviewing building designs and components from the earliest stages - and certainly before designs are locked down. In so doing, we are able to identify areas of potential risk and work together to mitigate that risk. As a result we can also be confident in providing warranty and insurance against structural defects - the assurance required by lenders and investors, and the protection needed by home and asset owners." For more details about our approach to MMC, and the systems and components already accepted by NHBC, please visit: www.nhbc.co.uk/mmchub
Katie Saunders, partner at Trowers & Hamlins LLP says: "The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) paper on modular housing identified three key elements to unlock the supply and demand conundrum affecting the delivery of additional housing using offsite construction methods. These are to aggregate demand through strategic relationships between housing providers and the supply chain, standardise specifications and house types and to procure housing using model forms of contract with appropriate risk apportionment suitable for offsite manufacturing methods. Trowers and Kings College, London are supporting CLC on research on the model form of contract and advising on strategic and project considerations. For housing providers wishing to engage directly with the modular market thought should be given to terms of engagement and the need to create long term strategic relationships to ensure that each project does not become a one-off costly experiment never to be repeated." For more information visit: www.trowers.com
Monday 25 June 15:00 (2 hours) Walking tour of Manchester with the infamous tour guide Jonathan Schofield and Matthew Harrison, chief executive, Great Places Housing Group and a visit to Urban Splash's HOUSE
Tuesday 26 June 16:30 (1 hour) offsite village drinks reception hosted by Sir Ed Lister, chair, Homes England and supported by Great Places Housing Group, One Manchester and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group
Wednesday 27 June 16:30 (1 hour) offsite village drinks reception hosted by Nick Walkley, chief executive, Homes England and the National Housing Group
With an incredible range of free seminars, expert speakers, demonstration village and networking receptions register at: www.cihhousing.com
Offsite Hub invites you to register to attend the exhibition for free as our guest, simply click on this link to reserve your free place https://housing18-visitor.reg.buzz/?invite=T2B34WTATN
