Lighthouse becomes latest MMC developer to collapse into administration

The Sheffield-based firm has ceased to trade and all 113 members of staff have been made redundant.

Housing minister asks for time to respond to report on faltering MMC sector

Lee Rowley is under pressure to respond to findings of House of Lords inquiry into troubled sector.

Re:Construction podcast – Episode 150

(Im)mobile Cranes, London Supersewer and MMC Review

Rowley asks for more time to respond to MMC report as industry exits mount

Lords committee wants full response before end of May

TopHat MMC factory in Corby put on ice

TopHat's Corby factory was originally meant to start construction in 2023, before being pushed back to an unspecified 2024 date. The post TopHat MMC factory in Corby put on ice appeared first on Planning, Building & Construction Today.

Construction Management - Can modular make it? May 2023

Is modular housing finally about to go mainstream – or remain a niche player? Kristina Smith speaks to trade body Make UK Modular and other industry players

CNBC - The multibillion industry hoping to fix the world's housing crisis 14022022

With a housing supply shortage plaguing most of the world's urban centers, could factory-built houses be the answer? The $105 billion modular home industry thinks so, touting eco-friendly houses that can go from production line to plot in just a few weeks. However, modular homes have some perception issues to overcome first. Watch the video above to get an inside look at the industry hoping to revolutionize the construction sector.

Get It Right Initiative - Off-site manufacturing; is it the panacea for construction error? 30062022

The latest event in GIRI's fourth series of discussion forums focussed on the role that off-site manufacturing has to play in error reduction, with interactive sessions, presentations, and a guest presentation from Knight Architects’ director Tom Osborne, about the ‘Flow Bridge’. The forum invited participants to consider whether off-site manufacturing is the panacea for construction error or whether there are wider implications that we don’t yet understand

Construction News - Enter the MMC advisor, a new role that could transform construction, 10112022

RIBA acknowledges that DfMA and MMC require a different approach to projects and recommends an addition to the professional advisory team - an MMC advisor - that guides the pre-construction team, ensuring that all MMC-related factors are properly assessed

IOSH - Fire Risk Management (5 of 6) - Basic principles of fire safety, Designing for fire safety 10022022

Three of the aspects of good [fire safety] design outlined here address ‘design’ in the sense of: - compliance with roles and responsibilities, such as those of Principal Designer and Principal Contractor in the CDM Regulations 2015 - the functions of excellence in fire safety leadership and competence in management to design work processes and plans effectively and efficiently - and the sense of satisfaction in proper ergonomic design of facilities to give safe operations and maintenance.

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