A survey conducted by Inside Housing magazine in the United Kingdom says that over the next three years, 58.6 percent of the 22,544 homes planned by 17 of the UK’s largest housing associations will be constructed using offsite methods, including modular construction. Heathrow Airport’s Terminal T2A was modular construction, and London’s iconic Leadenhall Building, even given the tight constraints of adjacent buildings, was 85 percent modular.

Start to completion times can be cut by up to 50 percent using modular methods, and disruption to the environment and surrounds, especially when it is an addition to a school or hospital, is minimized, as reported by prweb.uk. Work in the factory on the modules can occur at the same time the site is being prepared, saving even more time.

Working in a controlled environment out of the elements reduces waste and is safer, especially as opposed to working outside, at height.

Helen Scott of modular buildings specialists AV Danzer says, “When clients and contractors visit our completed buildings, they are amazed with our build quality, and the speed of our delivery. The resulting efficiencies can result in up to 50% cost savings over traditional methods.”

MHProNews understands off site construction is becoming more realized as a mainstream method of building in Great Britain. ##

(Photo credit: 24dash.uk–modular apartments in Great Britain)

Article submitted by Matthew J. Silver to Daily Business News-MHProNews.