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The term ‘Modern Methods of Construction’ (MMC) is often mentioned when discussions occur about the need to build more new homes. Richard Lankshear, Innovation Manager at NHBC, explains more about this approach… At NHBC we have a specific way of assessing MMC Systems so we can understand the detail of the system and support our […]
Cambium Gardens, located within walking distance of the All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, is a new ‘urban village’ location surrounded by protected parkland. It offers 55 apartments and 55 houses in the leafy setting of Southfields, all carefully designed around a 200 year old oak tree, believed to have been planted by renowned landscape […]
2018 felt like a breakthrough year for offsite construction, with developers across the country embracing modular methods and the government dedicating £420m to the development of new technologies. The building service sector has been amongst the most successful adopters of these approaches, achieving significant reductions in the scale and complexity of onsite work along, with […]
After a successful fully operational FAT at our factory in Barcelona with our client Box and Charnock, our pre-packaged Adisa boiler skid was precisely craned in to their Gresham Road project in Brixton, with only 15mm to spare. Gemtex provide off site fabricated plant room assemblies mounted on skid platforms. As well as all the […]
Spantherm is an innovative ground floor system from Creagh Concrete which is being adopted by a growing number of local house builders. As housebuilders increasingly explore the opportunities for new ideas to reduce labour onsite and boost efficiency in the build it makes sense that they start with the ground floor. The initial appeal of […]
Connex Offsite is a bathroom pod manufacturer based in a brand new factory in Newry, Northern Ireland and is part of a larger group of companies specialising in Construction, Engineering, Waste Management and Robotics. Bathroom pods in recent years have revolutionised traditional construction methods and are now widely used in student accommodation, social housing, hotels […]
In response to new UK Government building regulations, CSM (UK) Ltd has developed the solution for fire compliant concrete sandwich panels using Thermomass® and mineral wool insulation. For 20 years, CSM (UK) Ltd has helped customers in the UK and Ireland design and build concrete sandwich walls using the Thermomass® system. Over this period, there […]
A combination of Protect construction membranes has been supplied and installed at Glasdir School, a modern school building constructed to BREEAM Excellent standards using BIM Level 2. Built by Wynne Construction and designed by architects Lovelock Mitchell, this £10.5 million project involved re-locating two primary schools to a brand new shared site in Ruthin, delivering […]
For modular buildings to be energy efficient, healthy, and moisture free what is required is a holistic approach to a total system which manages the balance of Heat, Air, Moisture Movement (HAMM), considering an integrated approach to airtightness, insulation and condensation control. Buildings with very low rates of air leakage require correspondingly higher levels of […]
A report published today by APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) and written and researched by the TCPA finds that 98% of UK councils surveyed describe their need for affordable homes as either ‘severe’ or ‘moderate’. UK councils are becoming increasingly unable to meet demands for affordable housing and 98% now describe their need as […]
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