Tag: Prefabrication

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Tomorrow’s Homes: Modern Methods of Construction

Post author By George Brzozowski
Post date January 27, 2017
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The Prefabricated Home doesn’t provide any answers, but it certainly asks the right questions, and they don’t just relate to prefabrication and housing, they concern the profession as a whole.

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Raines Court, Hackney

Raines Court, Hackney

Protected from the weather and supported by industrial control systems, factories can produce a range of components from simple panels to fully fitted-out modules which are ready to be assembled on site.

Tags AHMM, Factory, Hackney, Peabody Trust, Prefabrication, Wates, whitbybird

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Old Montague Street Student Accommodation

Post author By George Brzozowski
Post date October 25, 2015
2 Comments on Old Montague Street Student Accommodation

London needs over 30,000 new homes every year for the next 15 years to keep up with the demand from the people who wish to live and work in the city. Despite good housing output, figures published by the GLA show that there is a huge deficit in the number of affordable homes being produced, particularly larger homes.

Tags Affordable Housing, City Living, Hanson Plc, MMC, Modern Methods of Construction, Old Montague Street, Prefab, Prefabrication, T P Bennett, The London Institute

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9 Suggestions for Overcoming Barriers to Good Design When Using Modern Methods of Construction (Mmc)

Post author By George Brzozowski
Post date October 24, 2015
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The term ‘Modern Methods of Construction’ (MMC) embraces a range of technologies involving various forms of prefabrication and/or off-site assembly.

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Straw Now Offers a Simple and Effective Home-grown Solution to the Uk’s Housing Needs

Post author By Dean Jones
Post date September 20, 2015
5 Comments on Straw Now Offers a Simple and Effective Home-grown Solution to the Uk’s Housing Needs

Straw-bale construction

Don’t be surprised if the Big Bad Wolf comes calling

Tags Climate Change, Construction, Low Carbon, MMC, Prefabrication, Straw-bale

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Prefab Comeback

Prefab housing suffers from bad stigma but building homes from premade parts can save time and costs.

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MoVoCoSy – Modular Volumetric Construction System

Post author By George Brzozowski
Post date August 27, 2015
1 Comment on MoVoCoSy – Modular Volumetric Construction System

System Design: Arup Building Architects: make

Meanwhile, the pre-cast concrete MoVoCoSy project from Arup and promised to tackle another prefab preconception.