Changes galore – that’s what the UK construction and housing market has seen in the past critical few years. The effects of Brexit, the pandemic and economic policies have resulted in increased demands on the UK housing market to adapt, adopt new concepts and create results. What the UK housing industry needs is more choice and improved quality homes, with an emphasis on safety. That means embracing modular building design or Modern Methods of Construction (MMC).

Contributions from the UK construction sector represent 8% of the GDP and 9% of employment opportunities in the UK’s economy, where approximately £150 billion is invested through the public and private sectors annually.

To help with some of the challenges that result, in 2018, the UK government, along with the Construction Leadership Council, decided to allocate more than £400 million for the transformation of the industry.

This special industry deal is based on 3 principles:

These basic principles are to be applied in 5 key parameters:

Concepts – how and where to invest in the development of digital, manufacturing-based construction methods

Modular Construction

The lack of affordable, safe and aesthetically pleasing housing in the UK can be somewhat alleviated by using modular construction. This type of construction results in the design and construction of pre-built homes that are of high quality and built quickly.

Some of the causes of construction delay include a paucity of skilled labour and weather that adversely affects the quality and speed of on-site construction. Modular housing provides a viable solution to these conditions. A controlled off-site factory environment minimises risk, includes a faster workflow, high levels of quality control and the strict adherence to performance standards. Modular homes can be designed to the satisfaction of both occupants and the environment with energy-efficient features and reduced construction time. These factors make modular housing an increasingly popular venture.

Using MMC, or modular methods of construction, in the UK heralds a new era of post-Brexit opportunity and well-being, with a view to opening up the UK’s true regional economic potential.

Using unique methods and simple planning, MMC is a pioneering solution to the challenges of the housing sector. By completing projects faster, more efficiently and with considerably reduced environmental effects, MMC helps deliver projects across the UK in their entirety, right from concept design to complete construction.

The future of the housing construction industry will see:

When businesses creating modular units receive large orders, they are in a better position to plan workflows and price competitively. This is why MMC works well in the UK:

How MMC Works to Create Homes for the Future

MMC Apprenticeships

As a modern career choice, MMC features can restructure the process of homebuilding, encouraging local communities to seek new employees and hire a diverse, local work force.

Benefits of MMC:

Saving Expenses

Reduced Time

Efficiency in Sustainability & Energy

Minimising Environmental Impact

Typically, the construction sector creates increased carbon emissions. Using MMC results in a fraction of the environment impact that traditional build methods generate.

Flexibility

Making last-minute changes to design is simple, as using a light gauge steel frame in MMC is easily adaptable

Endurance

A Pocket of Innovation

Pocket homes, or affordable, small one-bedroom homes, turned out to be an important addition to the London cityscape. Pocket homes help thousands of young, middle-income Londoners be able to afford to buy their first home. These homes, primarily developed through modular construction, were first created for local first-time buyers with limited incomes to own their own space in the city, where they live and work. Owning a pocket home means people can avoid high rents without any real compromise on their living spaces.

Companies strive to build aesthetically pleasing, unique homes using modular construction, rather than the bland, boring homes they are generally perceived to be. Benefits of such homes include:

Modular building design, thus, has much to contribute to the UK housing market, yet it requires the expertise and experience of technically well-qualified professionals to provide high-quality fabrication drawing services and modular construction drawings. With Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) and Building Information Modelling (BIM) processes also becoming part of the housing design fray, it becomes pertinent to find certified service providers to develop precise DfMA modelling and drawing and prefabricated construction BIM services.