The sudden closure of a £29M modular-built school in Essex due to structural issues is unlikely to be an indication of flaws with modular construction, the Modular and Portable Building Association (MPBA) has said.
Only three years on from its completion, Sir Frederick Gibberd College in Harlow announced this week that…
Specialist lifting firm Mammoet used a variety of techniques to assemble and install the new seismically isolated roof structure at Portland Airport in the United States amid active runways and without disrupting services.
Portland Airport is scaling up to serve an expected 35M annual passengers in the coming years and is…
Main Point The photograph (above) used to illustrate the news story “Sunak axes all future smart motorway projects” (NCE, last month) fortuitously also illustrates the reason that all lane running smart motorways are unsafe. It shows vehicle barriers on both verges set unnecessarily close to the running lane, leaving insufficient space…
Europe’s largest modular housing factory being built in Corby as prefabrication transforms residential construction.
Construction of modular housebuilder TopHat’s new factory began in Corby at the end of last year. The company aims to produce enough prefabricated elements for 4,000 homes a year when it opens. TopHat claims the 60,000m2 facility…
A new government framework could boost the uptake of modern methods of construction (MMC), but questions about the accuracy of measuring the proportion of offsite construction in projects remain.
We need to fundamentally change our views about design and procurement to enable the uptake of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), argues…
Modular construction was the right choice for the world’s longest span suspension bridge.
On 18 March 1915, Allied naval forces attempted to force a passage through the Dardanelles – known to the Turks as the Çanakkale Strait – and go on to bombard Istanbul. Turkish shore batteries and mines defeated them…
High Speed 2 and East West Rail are sharing knowledge to help develop modular bridges in a unique collaboration.
A kit of parts approach that enables greater efficiency in bridge design and construction is taking the industry by storm. Laing O’Rourke is using its pioneering design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) strategy…
From small residential buildings to major infrastructure projects, modern methods of construction (MMC) – offsite manufacturing and new onsite techniques – have been making a positive impact on productivity. Cost and time savings resulting from the use of these methods were highlighted in the Association for Consultancy and Engineering’s (ACE’s)…
The UK government needs to deliver on promises made within its Project Speed initiative by delivering more social infrastructure through off-site modular methods, according to the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE).
Since the government’s announcement of Project Speed in June 2020, the Department of Education has procured 22 major off-site…
This session is from NCE TechFest 2021. In this session, chief executive of L&G Homes Rosie Toogood explores the concept of constructing sustainable homes with modular and futureproof systems in mind. During her presentation, Toogood delves into the current housing crisis and explains how developing technologies can help to…
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