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Offsite Construction Show 2018. Book now Skills shortages? Or skills opportunities? Climate change – what does Offsite to attend Buildoffsite’s free knowledge-sharing Addressing the skills shortages that exist have to offer? The CombiCycle Seminars, Workshops and Conversations, within the construction sector Comparator, a guide on the likely hosted by leading thinkers and innovators environmental impact of designs Digital Built Britain. The next step in and specifications New robots will revolutionise the built the digital transformation of the sector, environment. The leap in robotics has combining emerging digital capabilities implications for design and construction with decades of engineering knowledge Contents Welcome

Frontispiece Event Reviews News For further information about Welcome to the November newsletter, which includes an overview of Buildoffsite’s Buildoffsite contact: programme of events for the Offsite Construction Show 2018. Now in its fourth year, T: 020 7549 3306 National Housing Federation 4 Members get together at Arup 30 Northampton Waterside 40 the Show is hosted by Buildoffsite Member, Marwood Events and showcases the Summit 2018 Student Residences – Kier E: [email protected] latest developments in offsite construction for all market sectors. As supporters of Direction Group meeting 30 the Show, Buildoffsite will once again be exhibiting – visit us at stand C29. Buildoffsite at Polypipe McAvoy announces expansion 42 Buildoffsite Head Office will be hosting an extensive and larger than ever programme of free to attend Griffin Court, 15 Long Lane, into offsite housing knowledge-sharing events involving some of the UK’s leading thinkers and innovators. Director’s Review 6 London EC1A 9PN Offsite collaboration – 31 See pages 8-13 for more, including details of how to reserve your space at the a view from Polypipe McAvoy awarded first offsite housing 43 Buildoffsite events. The Offsite Construction Show (OSCS) 8 Designed by Costello Palmer: scheme in Northern Ireland E: [email protected] The frontispiece focuses on the Prime Other features include a look at the Industrial The Buildoffsite Residential 32 Buildoffsite events at the OSCS 10 T: 07743 091 165 Minister’s speech at a recent conference Strategy Challenge Fund, which will help Hub meets in Bristol Cleanroom specialists deliver 44 organised by the National Housing bring to market the solutions needed for offsite international construction Buildoffsite Governing Forum update 14 Federation to announce a plan to make transforming construction through a £420m presentation an additional £2billion available to help investment over the next 4 years; the tipping Front cover photo: Hub Updates 16 housing associations build low-cost point in robotics, which has shifted from News New Connect 2 Cleanrooms 44 © ilke Homes homes. The speech made it clear that the being the domain of mechanical engineers A Perspective on the Skills Challenge 18 website launched Berkeley Modular and coBuilder 33 money would be allocated to the most to the realm of network experts; the Digital in Offsite Manufacture take decisive step towards offsite ambitious providers over a 10 year period. Built Britain Programme, which is the next construction efficiency The availability of long-term public funding step in the digital transformation of the Skills Shortages? 20 is an exceptional move and is clearly a sector; and what offsite has to offer in Or Skills Opportunities?! New Members Ilke Homes’ ‘Hundred House’ 34 step in the right direction, as is the plan terms of climate change. to harness the ingenuity and reserves wins The Sunday Times British alinea 45 Member contributions include Berkeley Transforming Construction 22 of leading housing associations to find Home Award Modular’s new partnership with coBuilder, imaginative new ways to unlock investment Mitsubishi Electric 46 New robots will revolutionise 23 which aims to boost the efficiency of offsite NG Bailey creates new 36 capital for new home building. the built environment construction; ilke Homes’ success in The £300m division Saint-Gobain 47 In his Director’s Review, Tim Hall looks Sunday Times British Homes Awards 2018; The journey to a Digital Built Britain 24 at the recent House of Lords Science & NG Bailey’s new £300m Services division; a Getting to grips with transporting, 37 Stelling Properties 48 Technology Committee’s report Off-site view from Lucideon on transporting, storing storing and installing offsite Modular Wiring a viable solution – 26 manufacture for construction: Building for and installing offsite components; a piece components – Lucideon Techno Metal Post UK 49 WAGO Ltd Change that consolidated evidence from from WAGO looking at developments in Buildoffsite and many of our Members. modular wiring; a case study from Kier; The report made clear that the House of an announcement from McAvoy of their Climate change – what does offsite 28 Lords strongly supports the Government’s expansion into offsite housing and details have to offer? Case Study Events presumption in favour of offsite as a of their first scheme; Connect 2 Cleanrooms’ direction of travel for a forward looking new website and a review of an international Guide to Development Finance for 29 Kier – Wedge House 38 Buildoffsite Events 2018/2019 50 construction industry. presentation; plus information on our small and medium-size housebuilders newest Members. This issue looks at the work of some Government Responds to House 29 of the Buildoffsite Hubs over the last few As always, we aim to bring you current of Lords Select Committee Report months, and also introduces some of the project information, and offer insights on on Offsite Construction members of the new Governing Forum and emerging trends and industry forecasts includes opinion pieces on skills challenges from our Governing Forum and Members. and opportunities. There are also reviews Thanks to all of our Members for their of recent Buildoffsite events, as well continued support and contributions this as an overview of future events for this year. If you would like to contribute to our year and next. newsletters next year, please get in touch.

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‘‘Offsite construction has made incredible strides National Housing Federation over the last decade or so and most serious commentators now agree Summit 2018 that traditional construction methods would be really hard pressed to come Autumn is always an interesting time of the year in the world of domestic politics. anywhere close to the right The arrival of the Party Conference Season brings with it a galaxy of policy announcements, proposals, promises and positions designed to grab the attention first-time quality and speed of those operating in the world of party politics, and if things go well also grabbing of delivery that factory the attention of the media and the electorate at large. production can achieve first time, every time’’ ‘‘The Prime Minister’s Recently – and just in time for the Party This list is all good stuff, and increased public speech made it clear Conference – the Prime Minister made it onto investment in new housing is both welcome that the money would be the podium at a conference organised by the and also patently necessary if there is to be National Housing Federation to announce a any real prospect of making headroom in allocated to the most plan to make an additional £2billion available addressing the shortage of new homes that ambitious providers, with Skills are already in short supply, and with achievement is precisely what is required Finally, to return to the Prime Minister’s to help housing associations build low-cost all political parties and all commentators the industry’s workload at a level that is of current decision takers. recent speech, it is very much the case that the money being made homes. The Prime Minister’s speech went describe as unacceptable. However, to put already giving rise to difficulties in capacity just as with Housing Associations, the offsite available for a decade’’ on to make it clear that the money would be things into some sort of context, we need to as well as material shortages and price Offsite construction has made incredible manufacturing supply side also needs to have allocated to the most ambitious providers, be mindful of the scale of the challenge, given increases, the ability of the industry strides over the last decade or so, and the confidence provided by long term finance with the money being made available for a that the latest research has suggested that to organise itself to deliver the tens of most serious commentators now agree deals. The rules of the marketplace require decade. Quite how this will work in practice 4 million households may currently be on thousands of new homes is likely to be that traditional construction methods would that supportive measures are put in place will/might become clear sometime next year, the waiting list for social housing. a bit of a challenge – even without trying be really hard pressed to come anywhere if – often relatively small – manufacturing as a component of the Government’s next to predict the impact of Brexit on the close to the right first-time quality and speed entities can with confidence make the As always, the devil will be in the detail spending review. The ambition is that this availability of skilled labour. of delivery that factory production can long-term investments in product development, but the availability of long term public new money (and it is described as new achieve first time, every time. By adopting technology and skills. The way that the funding must be a step in the right direction. money) will serve to enable the delivery of On the basis that necessity is the Mother proven manufacturing practices, the offsite industry currently works and the way that As must the plan to harness the ingenuity tens of thousands of new affordable homes. of Invention, it would seem entirely likely industry could do even better. contracts are awarded generally runs counter (and reserves) of leading housing associations Given the relatively modest amount of money that unless there is fresh thinking on both to the creation of long term confidence. to find imaginative new ways to unlock Government also seems to recognise on the table that is quite a claim! The key the methods of delivery and the availability Yet another element of a complex market investment capital for new home building. this reality, and is creating fresh commercial messages to housing associations included: of land and development space, then but one that Government cannot afford making meaningful inroads to address the opportunities for the industry to perform • Achieving things that neither private That’s all to the good but the reality not to ignore. housing shortfall will be a real challenge. and through the Industrial Challenge Fund’s developers nor local authorities are always recognised by politicians and pundits Transforming Construction Challenge is capable of doing is that the availability of capital will not on Have we been here before? Yes, of course. providing funding to support collaborative its own create a single new home. Homes • To take the lead in transforming the way The housing boom of the 1960s, which research to support further technical have to be constructed, and that requires in which we currently think about delivering itself was a response to a housing crisis and developments and capabilities. Really a dynamic construction industry with the homes by taking on and leading major an ambitious slum clearance programme, welcome developments and a vote of capability and capacity to design and projects themselves was to a significant extent enabled by the confidence that if we are to build a UK construct new homes at scale, of the right adoption of offsite construction methods. construction industry that is much more • A recognition that in building the homes quality and providing the range of dwelling Housebuilding in the UK peaked at just productive and sustainable, then the use the country needs it is necessary to have types that the country needs. It also needs under 400,000 in 1968. Despite some of offsite is the game-changer that the the stability provided by long term finance to be noted that the challenge is not simply rear-view mirror criticisms of particular entire industry and its clients need to deals. (Note: I shall return to this theme about building homes – just as important is construction methods, this was an incredible address. Promoting this message and in a few paragraphs) the need for a step-change increase in achievement that no Government of any enabling an innovation-focused dialogue the expansion of the complex web of stripe has come anywhere close to matching between clients, decision takers and the constructed infrastructure of all types that in the past 50 years. The fresh thinking supply side is the unique and essential is needed to sustain communities and and the undiluted ambition that led to this service that Buildoffsite provides. to create opportunities.

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Director’s Review

The House of Lords report should be seen as a call to arms and key areas of activity for Buildoffsite are: Cinderella is on her way • ‘Government and the Construction • ‘Build confidence in accreditation of • ‘Government provides a steady pipeline Leadership Council (CLC) work to make housing built using offsite manufacture’ of projects for the construction sector’ sure the Sector Deal is a success’ Buildoffsite is working on this Buildoffsite is working with the Buildoffsite is a key contributor to the with the Ministry of Homes, Infrastructure Projects Authority to the Ball CLC and is part of the Transforming Communities and Local Government (IPA) and key clients to give clear Construction Alliance to deliver the (MHCLG), our partners BOPAS visibility of projects Sector Deal and Mark Farmer Recent commentary and articles use the terminology ‘cottage industry’ to describe • ‘Homes England to stipulate housing the offsite sector and I have always found this parallel rather uncomfortable. • ‘Presumption in favour of offsite means • ‘Set out conditions needed for housing associations and local authorities Whilst there are small, start-up offsite businesses, with varying levels of capability that Government clients must consider to drive the uptake of offsite manufacture’ use offsite’ and ambition, you certainly can’t consider Laing O’Rourke’s Steetley, L&G’s Modular at least one option that includes the Buildoffsite is part of the CLC, and Buildoffsite is working with Homes Homes, established concrete pre-casters and the rapidly growing volumetric substantial use of offsite manufacture’ working with the Department for England and the National Housing providers as cottage businesses. Buildoffsite will be at the core of Business, Energy and Industrial Federation to build demand and Many of you know my frequent use of With such support, our Cinderella industry leveraging the opportunity and the Strategy (BEIS) to set initiatives confidence that offsite is a key analogy and I see the Offsite sector more is on the way to the Ball, but I strongly insight from this and metrics enabler of increased capacity as a ‘Cinderella industry’, as it has never recommend that we don’t rely on a Fairy quite made it to the mainstream Ball. As the Godmother to sustain the momentum for The Government’s recently published formal response: https://tinyurl.com/yde6dz4n is less emphatic, but supports the key audience empathises with Cinders: clients offsite. Remember that when Cinders’ coach tenets and reinforces the commitment to investment through the Sector Deal. can see the virtue in offsite, but there has turned back into a pumpkin, things could been little encouragement from the Ugly have gone back to square one. Sisters of construction, coupled with a lack of support (investment), meaning we only get I must admit that after she lost the slipper, Tim Hall, Executive Director hand-me-downs and are kept in the scullery. I found Cinderella’s lack of ambition to find None of these can be delivered with Offsite her Prince a bit passive and uninspiring. players operating in isolation. What we We have good Buttons-like friends in many So, I encourage everyone involved or need is Buildoffsite’s key priority of enabling quarters, including Government, as the interested in offsite to seize this opportunity collaboration across the value chain. recent House of Lords Science & Technology and invest effort in collaboration. As a sector, With architects, engineers, consultants, Committee’s report, Off-site manufacture we need to raise our game and earn our manufacturers, installers and contractors for construction: Building for change right to play a key role in the delivery of collaborating with clients, we will create shows, https://tinyurl.com/ydajn26z. the UK construction strategy. compelling capability that can transform the sector and continue to improve. The report has consolidated evidence There will not be a better opportunity – from many Buildoffsite Members, as well Government leadership has been consistent Andrew Wolstenholme told the committee: as our own submission and the committee and supportive, market conditions are right, “Unless the sector comes together around has concluded: clients are looking for new approaches to a compelling and simple agenda that attracts • That there are clear and tangible benefits delivery, and the skills and demographic the attention of a very diverse sector..., of offsite manufacture (they don’t need agenda is driving change. we, like many others previously, will fail to listing here) get critical change across the different parts The House of Lords report reinforces of the sector.” This sums the situation up well. • The House of Lords ‘strongly supports’ 3 of Buildoffsite’s tenets; that the sector My recommendation is that you read the the Government’s presumption in favour ‘‘ With architects, engineers, needs greater Collaboration (mentioned full House of Lords report and the recently of offsite as a direction of travel consultants, manufacturers, 37 times in the report), increased Investment published Government response (referred (35 mentions) and new Skills (54 mentions). installers and contractors to later in this piece), and act with Buildoffsite to deliver the ambition. It will take effort collaborating with clients, we and resilience if we are all to thrive and will create compelling capability ‘live happily ever after’. that can transform the sector and continue to improve’’

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News

‘‘ Getting people in one place at a given time is never easy, The Offsite Construction but the Offsite Construction Show highlights how you can provide a focused opportunity ( ) for thousands of people to Show OSCS meet up, network and look at what the industry has 20 and 21 November 2018, ExCeL, London to offer’’

This is a specialist event totally dedicated This is truly an event for the industry to the offsite industry, not a small section and its customers. As most will agree, of a big unfocused construction show. It is a the best way to communicate remains perfect opportunity to showcase our industry face-to-face. You can see more in a few to those high calibre professionals with busy hours and speak to more people than The Offsite Construction Show is at ExCeL, Another year has passed and we are schedules, who can spend a few hours in any other forum. The handshake still nearly ready to open the doors on the London on Tuesday 20 and Wednesday 21 having meaningful discussions or attending represents a unique opportunity to build We look forward to seeing you Offsite Construction Show. The Show November. Visitors will see over 80 leading one or more of our comprehensive relationships and eventually to do at the Show. Please check in at once again has a fantastic line up of companies showing the very latest offsite industry seminars, including those crafted great business. www.offsiteconstructionshow.co.uk exhibitors, two show theatres, the products, solutions and technologies. This by Buildoffsite. for the full programme. Buildoffsite workshop area, a brand year, we welcome a great group of new exhibitors, including Lindapter, Sikla, Brit new ‘in conversation’ arena, plus Getting people in one place at a given time is To register for the event, visit: Lift, Framecad, Frameclad, City Lifting, live equipment demos, making it the never easy, but the Offsite Construction Show https://offsite2018.smartreg.co.uk/ Lucideon, coBuilder, Istidama, Proctor biggest stand-alone event in the UK highlights how you can provide a focused Visitors/Visitors/register for the fastest growing construction Group, Nationwide Windows and Doors, opportunity for thousands of people to meet industry sector. Hants County Council, C-Probe Systems, up, network and look at what the industry For more information on the OSCS, Carnehill Contracting, Wago, Dutypoint, Ideal has to offer. This year, we have assembled contact either: Standard, BRE, William Attwell Associates, a really good mix of well-known industry Eddie Milton on 01327 226 412 Ecco Modular, O’Carroll Engineering, stalwarts, who will be showing alongside IPP MagPly and Emtec Products. an ever-growing selection of new exhibitors, Paul Shelley on 020 3086 9296 ext. 3 some of whom are new to the offsite industry.

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Buildoffsite events at the OSCS

Once again, Buildoffsite will be The Buildoffsite Team will be located at Speakers and Chairs at this larger than ever supporting the Offsite Construction Exhibition Stand C29 and we look forward Buildoffsite Event Programme will include: Show (OSCS) that takes place in Hall N4 to meeting as many Members and other • Keith Waller, at ExCeL London on Tuesday 20 and delegates as possible over the two days of Transforming Construction Alliance Wednesday 21 November. OSCS is the the Show. As usual, the Buildoffsite stand will be the place to be for business to only UK Show wholly dedicated to the • Tim Carey, Willmott Dixon promotion of all that is best in offsite business conversations. Jon Rains, construction and facilitating exceptional As in previous years, Buildoffsite will be • Mott MacDonald networking opportunities. hosting an extensive programme of free to • Graham Cleland, Berkeley Modular attend knowledge-sharing events involving some of the UKs leading thinkers and • Daniel Leech, The TDS Group innovators. As well as running a number of Seminar Sessions on significant themes, • David Harris, Premier Modular and Workshops on key topics that are • Susan Emmett, Homes England opening up business and project opportunities for the Offsite industry, new • Simon Leadbetter, Willmott Dixon for 2018 are a number of Conversations which will provide opportunities for small • Alan Clucas, Laing O’Rourke groups of delegates to talk directly to • Pete Foster, coBuilder senior industry figures about important developments and opportunities. See • Stacey Green, WAGO pages 12-13 for details of Buildoffsite’s Seminars, Workshops and Conversations. • Richard Fletcher, Trimble

• Ed Clark, IStructE

• Bill Price, WSP

Some delegate places for the Seminars, To reserve a place on: Workshops and Conversations will be available on the Show days on a first-come, Day 1 – Tuesday 20 November first-served basis, however pre-booking visit: https://kulahub.blob.core.windows.net/clients/746/campaignemails/29889.html is recommended in order to secure your place. Day 2 – Wednesday 21 November visit: https://kulahub.blob.core.windows.net/clients/746/campaignemails/29888.html

Further details of the Buildoffsite Event Programme are available on the OSCS website: www.offsiteconstructionshow.co.uk and you can also find out more on the Buildoffsite website: www.buildoffsite.com/news-events/upcoming-events

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Show Day 1 | Tuesday 20 November Show Day 2 | Wednesday 21 November Residential Theme Infrastructure & Policy Theme

BUILDOFFSITE SEMINARS BUILDOFFSITE WORKSHOPS IN CONVERSATION WITH BUILDOFFSITE SEMINARS BUILDOFFSITE WORKSHOPS IN CONVERSATION WITH

Seminar 1 Workshop 1 Conversation 1 Seminar 1 Workshop 1 Conversation 1

The Perfect Storm – Understanding Innovation in Product and Material Retail Developments – No longer The Future is Digital – but why? Building over Rail Infrastructure The Industrialisation of Construction residential demand Solutions business as usual The role of digital/BIM is recognised as an Explore how we could potentially deliver Hear directly from thought leaders who A forward look at Housing. The first Innovation in materials, manufacturing and Opportunities to hear directly from thought integral part of project delivery. This session 250,000 additional homes above London’s are working to introduce innovations of two back-to-back Seminars with the project solutions are happening all the time. leaders who are introducing innovations will consider the latest developments in the rail infrastructure. A description of the scale to the construction industry. What they public and private sectors to examine This workshop will showcase innovations to the industry. Hear in detail what they understanding and use of digital to deliver of the opportunity, and the application of are doing and why, and the opportunities the evidence on demand from C-Probe Systems and Lucideon are doing and why better project and societal outcomes offsite and modular solutions to achieve and challenges that exist to build a economic construction better industry Time: 11.00 - 11.45 am Time: 10.15 - 11.00 am Time: 10.30 - 11.15 am Time: 11.00 - 11.45 am Time: 10.15 - 11.00 am Time: 10.30 - 11.15 am

Seminar 2 Workshop 2 Conversation 2 Seminar 2 Workshop 2 Conversation 2 The Perfect Storm – Delivering Innovation for Existing Building Is offsite really more expensive? UK Infrastructure – Major projects capacity, quality and confidence Refurbishment Traditional cost models are inadequate driving innovation Offsite Collaboration – Delivering Is the Tier 1 Contractor Model Obsolete? in residential supply Opportunities are finally being found for offsite for assessing true project cost. Hear The UK has a £600 billion infrastructure better projects faster A thought-provoking discussion around The second of two back-to-back Seminars solutions to be applied to repair, maintenance from those who successfully deliver investment pipeline. How much can To deliver the full benefits of offsite the offsite supply chain model with the public and private sectors to and improvement, delivering enhanced offsite deliver? construction requires collaboration across examine the evidence on supply outcomes. This session will showcase Time: 11.45 am - 12.30 pm disciplines. This is an opportunity to see Time: 1.15 - 2.00 pm examples of outside the box solutions Time: 12.30 - 1.15 pm how three Buildoffsite Members have Time: 12.30 - 1.15 pm worked together to deliver a better, faster Time: 12.00 - 12.45 pm Conversation 3 and more cost-effective solution Seminar 3 Achieving design excellence with offsite Time: 11.45 am - 12.30 pm Seminar 3 This session will consider the latest The Core Innovation Hub – Workshop 3 Education and Skills to Enable developments in the understanding and Transforming UK Construction Innovative Offsite Supporting Innovative Housing Solutions use of digital to deliver better project and Government’s £170m investment to jointly Workshop 3 This Seminar will address some of the – BOPAS certification societal outcomes finance the Construction Sector Deal practical steps being taken to identify Hear from manufacturers how BOPAS includes funding for collaborative research. A Perspective on the Skills Challenge and deliver the new skills needed to certification is de-risking their offsite Time: 1.15 - 2.00 pm This session will explore what this means in Offsite Manufacture build a better industry investment decisions, giving confidence in practice and the ways in which individual A closer look at how Berkeley Modular to lenders and supporting the rapid growth construction businesses can play a part and coBuilder are working together to Time: 2.00 - 2.45pm of offsite take-up ensure the more effective utilisation of data Time: 2.00 - 2.45pm to support modern offsite manufacturing Time: 3.00 - 3.45 pm Time: 1.45 - 2.30 pm

To reserve a place on: Day 1 – Tuesday 20 November To reserve a place on Day 2 – Wednesday 21 November visit: https://kulahub.blob.core.windows.net/clients/746/campaignemails/29889.html visit: https://kulahub.blob.core.windows.net/clients/746/campaignemails/29888.html

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Buildoffsite Governing Forum Governing Forum update

I’m excited to be part of the next phase Further to the formation of the Leanne Clowting Buildoffsite Governing Forum as Membership & Marketing Services of Buildoffsite. With a background in covered in the August edition, Tim Director, CIRIA property, regeneration, inward investment Carey, National Product Director at and housing, I’m fully bought into the offsite Since joining CIRIA nearly four years ago, Willmott Dixon has taken on the role solution and delighted to be able to support I have watched with interest as Buildoffsite of Chairman. We will cover more on the its journey to being a routine consideration has celebrated a range of successes and work of the Forum in future editions. for all types of development. With that in navigated a changing industry, moving from mind, I will be focused on supporting the You can find out more about some championing and educating, to adding Forum in ensuring that we leverage the of the Forum members here, and further value in supporting and leading its collaborative benefits of being part of CIRIA, there are also personal opinion pieces members. As CIRIA Executive Director for opening up opportunities for knowledge by Graham Cleland and Daniel Leech Membership, Marketing and Commercial sharing and collaboration. Strategically, in this issue. Graham Cleland Daniel Leech Activity, I have a very clear governance my focus will be to support the Buildoffsite Director, Berkeley Modular Group Director, Technical Design role within the new Buildoffsite Forum, marketing and communications efforts, Services Group I have represented a number of member representing the Forum and Membership with a view to growing awareness, effective organisations at Buildoffsite for over 10 Having been a Member of Buildoffsite on the CIRIA Executive Board, and engagement and value for Members. I look years now, and have witnessed it evolve for nearly four years, I was delighted overseeing corporate performance. forward to meeting many more of you over and grow to suit an ever-changing political to be asked to be part of the new the coming months. and operational climate. From a personal Governing Forum. perspective, I can safely say my experience is that the more a Member puts into We have received huge value from our Buildoffsite the more they will get out – Membership, and I am passionate about to the benefit of both their individual ensuring that Members have a platform business and to Buildoffsite as a whole. to promote their businesses, share I’m delighted to be a Member of the knowledge and advocate best practice. Forum, as it will provide opportunities We have a perfect storm in the to develop relationships across the construction market, with lots of huge Membership, so we can drive some challenges that create many fantastic key initiatives covering the following: opportunities for us all. • Skills for offsite I hope to put my practical experiences • Digital to leverage productivity as MD of the TDS Group to good use, • Collaboration between Members and drive the agenda around both skills and digital technology/innovation. Whilst the challenges the construction industry faces today are somewhat different to those of a decade ago, there are still plenty of them. There is no question that the Buildoffsite Membership can help to address some of these challenges but I don’t believe anyone should join Buildoffsite just because they think it will provide an easy route to more business; rather because they can see the benefit of working collaboratively to leverage the collective Membership talent to deliver transformational change across the industry.

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Hub Updates

Residential Hub Rail Hub

BOPAS will ensure that those organisations We are building up a good residential This year, the Rail Hub has focused on The Offsite Construction Show on 21 and 22 registered and approved will be able to following now amongst our existing helping clients communicate with potential November at ExCeL London gives us a scale up their processes and delivery to Membership and with new Members joining supply chains, published a DfMA Guide platform to promote the work to date: for Bridges and Viaducts, and followed meet future demand, without comprising after guest invites to the Hub events, we • Director of WSP Bill Price will be presenting Members’ progress with demonstrating either the quality or speed of manufacture. are pleased to announce the appointment on the Overbuild Guide project, providing of Jamie Parr as Member Engagement how concrete structures may be designed insights from both a site owner or Historically, the cost of supply using offsite Lead. Jamie will provide valuable support for an indefinite life. developer’s context and how the offsite manufactured solutions was considered for our Residential Hub Members and our construction sector may play a role by many to be a factor that prevented leaders’ group, and will ensure our future We are now working on producing a Rail sector growth, especially when compared programmes are tailored to Members’ Overbuild Guide, led by WSP. This is aimed • Graeme Jones (MD of C-Probe Systems) to more traditional construction methods. needs and direction. at demonstrating the feasibility of creating will present how the company has This is no longer the case, with many developable sites for residential units in London, collaborated with Shay Murtagh Precast Dennis Seal offsite options now bettering those of If you haven’t spoken to Jamie yet he following the publication of WSP’s Out of Thin to develop a demonstration of designing Buildoffsite Chair of the Residential Hub more traditional methods. will be getting in touch with all of our Air report. As a group, we aim to create useful, structures with indefinite life. Low carbon Residential Hub Members shortly to catch valuable knowledge for the sector, and look at alkali-activated cementitious materials There is a lot of activity within the Buildoffsite is including a substantial Corrosion protection with AACM on a bridge beam up, however if you want speak to him now, ways of making it easier to use offsite solutions (AACM geopolymers) are being used in Residential sector, despite the Major programme of Residential focused events © C-Probe Systems please contact him directly to advance any and meet society’s challenges. smart ways to provide controllable resilience House Builders preparing for a Brexit effect. at the Offsite Construction Show on 20/21 conversations or discussions that you for structures to underpin service life. During the period of uncertainty leading November. Come and meet the whole believe will add value to your Membership Over the next year, we aim to look at the Data will be presented that provides design up to Brexit, there is a good opportunity team at the Buildoffsite Stand. or the shape of the Residential Hub as we feasibility of getting a common process information for the composite use of AACMs for the offsite sector to showcase to move forward. for offsite product approval for multiple rail Watch out for the Residential Hub with Portland concrete in precast and the industry what it has to offer in a stakeholders, as many projects involve both National event to be held in London in-situ placed forms that allows impressed post-Brexit economy. You can email Jamie at: rail network owners and train service current cathodic protection (ICCP) to be on 19 March 2019 tackling ‘the cost [email protected] operators. Buildoffsite is achieving success permanently available to remotely control Quality and speed of construction of offsite for different tenures’ with real 07779 112707 or call him on: with the BOPAS scheme (Buildoffsite Property corrosion from the birth of the structure, should by now be a given, and should examples and comparators. It’s a not Assurance Scheme) in the Residential sector, thereby avoiding future disrepair and be recognised throughout the industry to be missed event if you are involved in and Members are asking if we can do maintenance. Embedded corrosion rate as two of the key factors to warrant the residential sector and want to know monitoring is used to provide continuous changing to offsite manufactured solutions. more about the costs of supply and the something similar to simplify things and performance data, from which to track Accreditation using schemes such as competitiveness of the market. improve productivity in the Rail sector. service life and provide a sustainable and assured future, indefinitely.

Buildoffsite Team Update My aims are to: A practical design guide for the manufacture For those that I haven’t spoken to since • Engage more, in order to better and assembly of bridges and viaducts I joined Buildoffsite a few weeks ago let understand Members’ needs to deliver © CIRIA me introduce myself. I am the new against their requirements and Residential Member Engagement Lead. expectations I have wide experience of working within • Add value through networking events the UK construction sector, supply side, • Highlight opportunities and projects manufacturer/contractor and specialist offsite architecture. Now I have my feet • Lobby Government and other influential properly under the table, I have been bodies regarding Buildoffsite as the having conversations with Members. voice of the offsite industry If you want to get involved with the Jamie Parr Buildoffsite Rail Hub, please do not In order to achieve the above and to drive change I need to engage regularly with Residential Member Engagement Lead hesitate to contact us by emailing: Members. If I haven’t spoken to you yet, get in touch so we can book in a call or meeting. [email protected]

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‘‘ Whilst I would not necessarily A Perspective on the Skills Challenge disagree with the prominence of a digital design role in offsite, what I would argue is in Offsite Manufacture that the proposed scope of this function might be lacking A personal opinion piece Looking at the first of these personas, the CITB reasonably argues that this might be and requires to be extended’’ by Graham Cleland the most important to support the adoption of 3D digital models with rich data, so that There has been plenty of discussion designs can be robustly tested/agreed ahead and debate in recent times regarding of manufacture. Whilst I would not necessarily the sufficiency and adequacy of skills disagree with the prominence of a digital to support the general construction design role in offsite, what I would argue is sector. In contrast, there has been much that the proposed scope of this function less discourse regarding the specific might be lacking and requires to be extended. challenges of resource availability in In order to radically transform productivity Above: Metrology measurements to assess dimensional accuracy for height of sample module the offsite sector, despite a growing in the offsite sector, it is important to Below: Sample wall panel being removed from furnace after fire test level of interest. have a grasp of the sort of disruptive technologies/methodologies that represent Graham Cleland Since it would be fair to state that much the biggest levers. Member of the Buildoffsite Governing Forum of the extant capability/capacity of the and Director, Berkeley Modular offsite sector can be characterised as Offsite manufacturing (as opposed to construction under controlled conditions offsite construction) is a concept that relies on though, it could be argued that offsite such leveraging to create highly productive, construction actually competes with scalable factory environments that can deliver general construction for resource in the high quality, high performing product. So, same reducing pool of talent. Of course, the broader requirement might be to define there have been moves of late to try to this digital design role such that it fits more help resolve this problem, with bodies sophisticated offsite manufacturing such as the CITB publishing a useful report philosophies, whereby the skill set includes to highlight where focus might need to modelling to quickly create fully-federated, be directed to help build the skill base to data-rich digital designs which automatically support the increasing appetite for offsite, drive manufacturing equipment/technology particularly in residential development. to produce physical product. In this way, This report pointed to a number of it is easier to conceive how it might be personas that reflect six key functions possible to address certain of the Industrial models, including the encouragement of correlation between design intent and actual fully federated digital designs, without having covering multiple job roles that are key Strategy Challenge objectives, specifically multi-disciplinary collaboration in a shared performance. Hence, the broader skill set to worry about resulting performance across in offsite construction, including: in the context of an increase in the workspace, more precise co-ordination of the should help in evolving a logic based on themes such as fire resistance of a structure, pre-manufactured value of built assets digital design to facilitate early clash detection, a robust and efficient process for creation of acoustic attenuation, dimensional accuracy of • Digital Design in residential development. the removal of potential discrepancies and digital designs and clever modelling-machine manufactured product, etc. This off-line work coding logic yielding product where there is • Estimating/Commercial Currently, whilst it is typically the case that so forth, current approaches do not support reflects some of the complementary skills correlation, and there is a golden thread of a lot of time and effort goes into creating the auto-creation of physical product. required of the digital design role to facilitate • Logistics asset information from the point of model building information models through the Accordingly, it is common to find digital talent being delivered into the offsite sector designs (or more realistically parts thereof) creation to handover to end-customer. that understands both that something is to • Offsite Manufacture various stages of the design process, the quality and robustness of these models is being re-modelled as design progresses and Of course, what this notion does imply is that be made as well as what is to be made. • On-Site Assembly and Placement not necessarily fit to support the direct feed each of these steps effectively constitutes much design development and proof testing This fuller expectation still fits with the CITB’s to manufacturing equipment/technology to non-productive/time-consuming work. Whilst work has to happen off-line, that is, not during digital design persona, but the scope the role • Site Management and Integration produce physical product from a virtual this reflects a somewhat inefficient, wasteful a live project. There is plenty enough challenge requires to be extended and then the work design. Albeit there are lots of positive process in its own right, the real issue is that it in devising/applying a robust and efficient to find appropriate training providers can outcomes of creating building information results in built assets where there is a lack of process for the creation of data-rich, begin in earnest.

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Skills Shortages? Or Skills Opportunities?!

At every construction seminar I have attended over the past few years (and there have been a few), there are a number of recurring topics: BIM, the fourth industrial revolution, industrialisation, offsite, modern methods of construction, the housing shortfall, etc. However, one dominant, cross-cutting issue is the great skills shortages being experienced throughout the industry. We can be in no doubt that the UK Dudley College of Technology, which is rated construction industry is buoyant, despite as Outstanding by OFSTED and delivers the impending threat that an uncertain all of the underpinning knowledge in a (Above) TDS Apprentices Adam, Olly and Lora were on the project team for the complex detailing of this modular apartment block in Croydon – Addiscome Grove (Below) Brexit deal provides to our wider economy. state-of-the-art classroom environment This is, in the main, great news for anyone called Advance 2, that has been built in construction. We have some fantastic at a cost of £12m. partnerships to ensure the qualifications and infrastructure projects like HS2 and Hinkley training platforms on offer meet the needs If we are going to truly address the skills Point. We have the housing shortage, which of the industry. They represent a fantastic shortages that exist within the construction Daniel Leech is creating a surge in demand for offsite and opportunity for the industry to bring in these Member of the Buildoffsite Governing Forum and sector, then we need to hone in on creating modular housing solutions. Of course, there young people who will start to transform the Group Director, Technical Design Services Group more of these kinds of partnerships are still traditional construction projects flying culture, the mood and the thought processes throughout the country. It’s so easy to criticise up across the UK. When you throw everything that stagnate the industry. the schools, colleges and universities by into the mix, it looks like a healthy order saying that ‘the qualifications are too generic’, Within our business at TDS, I am surrounded book for the construction industry for the or ‘the students aren’t work ready,’ etc. But by ambitious, confident and diverse young foreseeable future. how can a school/college/university that isn’t people who add huge value to what we do as The big question on everyone’s lips is going in the construction industry know what we a business. Lexi (17) is working on Manchester to be one of how do we deliver? How do need? How can they keep up-to-date with Airport, Lora (17) is part of our European we sustainably scale our businesses and the latest innovations in an industry that is Data Centres team, Tom (21) is now running the workforces within them? How do we evolving so rapidly? How do they attract his own teams and packages of work, capitalise on such a healthy order book? young talent into the sector if they don’t truly and Shaun (22) is working on an innovative How do we innovate and take advantage of understand it like we do? For these reasons, modular volumetric scheme in central the technological advances being introduced I have a huge amount of sympathy with the London. These are just 4 of our 11 apprentices into the industry? We believe that young education sector in navigating the stormy who make such a fantastic contribution people are our future. So much so, that we seas in which they sail. alongside our vastly experienced team. founded CADCOE (Construction And Design However, I think we really need to challenge So, this is a call to arms to anyone reading Centre of Excellence) in 2011 in order to the mindset within the construction industry. this article. Don’t just complain about the Photo credit: Pocket Living provide a vehicle for us to attract, retain and These skills shortages represent a fantastic skills shortages, commit to doing educate young people with exactly the kind opportunity for us all. They represent an SOMETHING. It may be providing an of skills our business needs. unprecedented opportunity for young people opportunity to a young person on an The CADCOE model is not rocket science. across the country who are eager to be given apprenticeship, or it may be reaching out to We have an intensive 16-week training a chance and to learn whatever it is their your local college or university to help them window at the start of the apprenticeship, respective trade or career will be. They to develop the curriculum – but rest assured, where vocational skills are taught by industry represent a fantastic opportunity for ‘every little helps’ and by embracing the skills For more information, contact Daniel by email: [email protected] experts in a professional work environment. educational establishments, private training OPPORTUNITIES we can all help to build or call: 01952 225 835 We partner with a fantastic FE organisation, providers and employers to form collaborative a better future for the industry.

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Transforming Construction New robots will revolutionise

The UK construction industry is facing a once-in-a-generation opportunity for transformation. In achieving this transformation, the UK will set itself up as a role model and service provider for construction around the world. the built environment The opportunity did not arise overnight – UK integration. The first investment in vertical development of building information modelling integration will be to develop buildings and visibility of the procurement pipeline have consisting of standard product platforms been important drivers – but it is the current and manufacturing processes. These will be set of circumstances that enable a proper aligned with Government procurement needs, step-change. The UK construction industry with an initial focus on schools. The second has established strong foundations but we vertical integration solution will be the creation still suffer from problems that are globally of energy positive buildings – buildings that endemic – high levels of process and material generate, store and distribute energy. Full waste, variable quality, and gaps between scale buildings demonstrating the technology designed and actual asset performance. have been created at the University of Swansea, with the help of previous funding. Historically, construction has been held We will now be investing to support the back by industry fragmentation and lack of widespread market uptake of these buildings. Alvise Simondetti, is a member of the In the past, robots were used for specialist What does this mean for construction? applicable technology. Those issues are now foresight, research and innovation team jobs that were too dull, too dangerous or too Traditionally, building takes place onsite being addressed. The prospect – and now The first focus area in horizontal integration will Sam Stacey, Challenge Director, UKRI at Arup, responsible for developing dirty for people to do. Today, thanks to their and by hand. In the future, according to the reality – of Government support as part of be improving the information landscape across real-time synthetic environments which ability to process sensor data in real time, conventional thinking, machines will perform the Industrial Strategy has drawn the industry the industry – the collection and sharing of test plausible futures. Here, Alvise looks robots do an incredible range of things. They construction offsite. But this has been together as never before. Orchestrated by information about asset performance, building at how robotics has shifted from being already clean your house. Soon they’ll be able proposed for years. I think there will be an ‘‘ Historically, construction has the Construction Leadership Council, a element location and status, supplier the domain of the mechanical engineer to help design and build your house too. alternative: robots working onsite alongside critical mass of clients and suppliers are capabilities and outcomes for the end users been held back by industry to the realm of network experts. humans. This is something researchers at coming together to start the transition to fragmentation and lack of of buildings. The availability of these data The tipping point has come as robotics ETH Zürich have begun to explore. Give a new approach that embraces digital, sets will pave the way for the application of has shifted from being the domain of the a robot a pile of bricks and it will build you applicable technology. offsite manufacturing and whole life asset advanced digital techniques to integrate the mechanical engineer to the realm of network a perfect wall. And it can achieve effects Those issues are now being performance techniques. industry horizontally. These digital techniques, experts. They’ve applied smartphone that a human bricklayer simply can’t, such addressed. The prospect – including artificial intelligence and geographic technology to produce robots that can In July 2018, the Government published the as turning each brick by exactly one degree and now the reality – of information systems, will lead to rapid sense, process data and communicate Construction Sector Deal as part of the to produce a very subtly curved wall. It does advances in construction decision-making with each other via the cloud to learn. One Government support as part Industrial Strategy. The Sector Deal describes the same with timber cladding and tiles. example is Roomba, a vacuum-cleaning of the Industrial Strategy has how Government construction procurement and control. robot. In its first generation, Roomba would The leap in robotics has implications for drawn the industry together will be mobilised to leverage change in the There is no doubt that the Construction bump around your walls. Then it learned how design too. I don’t think we’ll see robots design and assembly of buildings, how the as never before’’ Industry Sector Deal and the investments to sense and spare your furniture. Now in its designing buildings autonomously but I do skills challenges faced by the industry can in solution development represent an third generation, Roomba takes a picture of think we could see them working alongside be addressed, and how £170m provided opportunity to take the UK construction your ceiling to know where it is, a technique designers. You could use a robot to help as part of the Industrial Strategy Challenge industry from one of the world’s best to an called robotic mapping. Telecoms company you build a physical model, for example. Fund (ISCF) will bring to market the solutions absolute world-beater. I urge everyone – Qualcomm has demonstrated the potential And companies such as Skycatch already needed for transforming construction. I am Buildoffsite Members in particular – to join ‘‘ The leap in robotics has of this approach by taking a smartphone use drones for 3D scanning to provide proud to be leading the allocation of the the revolution in whatever way they can. and adding four wheels and a motor. cost-effective, high-speed and high-quality £170m ISCF contribution, plus the £250m implications for design too. The power of the smartphone industry’s data about an area. Should we be worried pledged by industry – a total of £420m I don’t think we’ll see skills and technology might enable about any of this? Are machines going to to be invested over the next 4 years. For more information on the work of robots designing buildings developers to leap 30 years of development take our place? I don’t think so. As I heard the Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund autonomously but I do think Investment will be focused in four main areas visit: https://www.ukri.org/innovation/ and produce a robot capable of much inventor Saul Griffiths point out, robots are – two dealing with vertical integration within industrial-strategy-challenge-fund/ we could see them working more sophisticated actions than anything still blind, stupid, fat, weak, slow and difficult. the industry and two dealing with horizontal alongside designers’’ that has gone before. They’re an opportunity, not a threat.

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The journey to a Digital Built Britain

The Centre for Digital Britain: Digital Construction The Centre for Digital Built Britain A general term for the advances is a partnership between the University in incorporating a digital way of of Cambridge, Industry, and the working into the delivery and operation Department for Business, Energy of infrastructure and built assets. and Industrial Strategy established at It includes Building Information Budget 2017 as the focal point for UK Modelling (BIM), Government ambitions to develop the foundations Soft Landings (GSL), Design for for a ‘Digital Built Britain’ of which Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA), Building Information Modelling (BIM) Modern Methods of Construction forms an integral enabler. The Centre’s (MMC), robotics, 3D printing, and mission is to develop and demonstrate lean design and processes. policy and practical insights that will enable the exploitation of new and emerging technologies, data and analytics to enhance the natural and built environment, thereby driving up commercial competitiveness and productivity, as well as citizens’ Amelia Burnett, Head of Engagement, Centre for Digital Built Britain quality of life and well-being.

Combining emerging digital capabilities As adoption of Building Information Modelling The Digital Built Britain Programme is the The Centre for Digital Built Britain (CDBB) New, emerging and disruptive technologies, CDBB is located at the University of with decades of engineering knowledge (BIM) plus a client base and industrial next step in the digital transformation of works with industry, academia and policy with the growing digital economy, will create Cambridge and sits in a cross-disciplinary offers new opportunities to meet the supply chain matures and becomes more the sector. It brings together the Industrial makers to support the digitally enabled further opportunities to extract value and position across all six Schools. The Centre challenges faced by the construction sophisticated, the UK infrastructure sector Strategy – Construction 2025, the Business transformation of the entire life-cycle of our efficiencies through the whole life of assets. was created to be a national leadership body and infrastructure industry. is creating a competitive edge worldwide and and Professional Services Strategy, the built assets. This includes finding innovative However, technology alone is not enough to for digital in infrastructure and construction; is laying the foundations for a digital built Smart Cities Strategy, Transforming ways of delivering more capacity out of our deliver change. CDBB is working to support providing neutral, technology-agnostic, fair The fourth industrial revolution, characterised Britain. The transformational opportunities Infrastructure Performance report, and the existing social and economic infrastructure, the adoption of BIM in industry and brokerage to support the building and by cyber physical systems, ubiquitous and benefits demonstrated through the Information Economy Strategy to provide dramatically improving the way these assets Government through its Home Nations demonstration of UK capability. To fulfil this connectivity, rapid development of technologies BIM programme has allowed the UK to a consistent vision on how Government and deliver social services to deliver improved Working Group, Public Sector BIM Working mission, the Centre seeks to both develop such as robotics, artificial intelligence and better align supply chains with the people relevant industries can respond to sector capacity and better public services. Above Group, and International Programme. It is new knowledge, create networks and 3D printing and a proliferation of data can responsible for operating and maintaining challenges and create a market that not only all, it will enable citizens to make better use working to coordinate the wider digitisation of collaboration opportunities and to consolidate deliver high performing infrastructure as the new infrastructure and assets, creating for delivers world class public sector services of the infrastructure we already have. These the construction sector and the development UK outputs to develop a digital built Britain. prize of digital construction and smart asset the first time an integrated model of delivering for citizens but enables the private sector benefits will be achieved through changing a national digital infrastructure framework management. Owners and operators will infrastructure creation and operation. to deliver value and capability worldwide. the way we design, build, operate and through the Digital Framework Task Group. be able to design, build and operate better integrate our physical, social and The programmes and working groups look at new assets and gain greater value from economic infrastructure. how policy development, education and To collaborate with the Centre for existing assets – increasing efficiency, safety, training, standards, case studies, business Digital Built Britain please email: reliability, performance and resilience. cases, and tools together with engagement [email protected] activity can remove barriers to adoption. or visit: www.cdbb.cam.ac.uk

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Modular Wiring – a viable solution

Modular (plug and play) wiring has • It’s as quick to use traditional methods been in existence for over 25 years as modular wiring, so there is no in the UK. Predominately during advantage. Simply put, modular wiring is this period, its use has been within by far the quicker installation method, as non-residential sectors with its main there are little and in most cases no application being for lighting. However, terminations required on site. Also, due to it can and should be considered more both design and production being ‘in tune’, broadly than this, as it can lend itself there are very limited – if any – reworks to almost any type of installation. required on site as it’s ‘right first time’. That said, modular wiring is still • Plug and play is rubbish – it causes met with a lot of resistance within points of failure and high resistance. the industry when considered This sort of comment is more frequent as an alternative to traditional than you would imagine. Whilst any cable installation methods. connections can generally be seen as a There are several reasons or arguments potential point of failure, to the best of our typically put forward against modular wiring. knowledge, there are no cases of such a Firstly, the claim that: failure or issue in the market place. This is • It’s a non-compliant method of most definitely the case with WAGO and installation and that flexible cables are I’m sure other quality companies who Stacey Green produce similar modular wiring products WAGO Ltd’s Design & Projects Manager prohibited from use within an installation for fixed wiring. This is a myth – BS7671 would concur. Our own plug and play reg. 521.9 ‘Flexible cable shall be used for systems have minimum (Micro Ohms) fixed wiring’, furthermore regulation resistance between the plug, socket 521.201 states that Prefabricated (modular) and/or accessories, and our sprung I don’t need to explain the intricacies and to progress offsite acceptance is via For more information on WAGO Ltd wiring is acceptable as a means of terminals actually give our system benefits of cost and programme certainty/ education! By engaging with electrical and on modular wiring solutions, installation if compliant with BS8488. maintenance free connectivity. reduced site times/reduced (unskilled) labour/ consultants, working with M&E contractors, increased productivity and the like, which QSs and Engineers to show the benefits of contact Stacey Green by email: • And lastly, everyone’s favourite, it’s too would reduce site expenditure and counter modular, and speaking to end users to [email protected], expensive! Whilst I agree modular wiring any such claims of being too expensive. But promote the longer-term benefit of modular call: 01788 568 008, or visit the is more expensive than just buying a drum for us and, one would suspect most other wiring, we are slowly breaking down barriers website: www.wago.com of cable, it’s really not that simple. This suppliers of M&E offsite solutions, we do not and cementing relationships. This is by no is probably the biggest stumbling block and cannot control the labour element of the means an easy fix, with many hurdles having I face when trying to secure new projects. onsite works. That said, explaining cost saving to be jumped before we get a win. That is becomes a little more contrived. With this in why WAGO Ltd is proud to be a Member of mind, WAGO Ltd has for a number of years Buildoffsite, as we fundamentally believe one now engaged the services of site supervisors lone voice achieves little but together as a to advise on best practice and to assist in the collective, people may just begin to listen. process of ‘on time/right first-time completion’, helping to deal with any potential issues or problems at an early stage and working with our clients to bring their projects to a successful and cost-effective conclusion.

So how do we overcome such negativity? Well, as I’ve already mentioned, WAGO Ltd are actively trying to break down these barriers, with having to hand supervisory personnel. Ultimately though, the only way

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Climate change – what does offsite have to offer? Guide to Development Finance for small and medium-size housebuilders

UK Finance and the Federation of Master Builders have published a guide for small and medium-sized housebuilders on how to access finance. The guide offers practical advice challenger banks, private equity, on how small house builders crowd funding, finance brokers should present their finance and government-supported funds. applications to lenders to improve their chances of success, as well It follows the announcement of as listing the alternative options several schemes to increase available if an application is funding for SME house builders, Professor Bernard Williams is a terms of proportions, embodied carbon, Quality of construction should be a plus for turned down. The Guide also such as the Housing Delivery Chartered QS and Managing Director thermal transmission and whole-life cost. offsite, with improved life expectancy, lower offers SME house builders advice Fund and the Housing Growth of International Facilities and Property maintenance and better air-tightness heading For example, cement can be problematic in on how to make the most of the Partnership, which have been Information which has developed the the list of perceived environmental and cost environmental terms and in its various forms diverse range of finance options backed by the finance industry in ‘CombiCycle Comparator’ Whole-life benefits over the traditional offering. such as High Alumina, Low Carbon, available to them including partnership with Homes England. Cost and Sustainability Prediction Quick-setting, Coloured, etc has a very wide Comparator is designed to help clients and programme. range of prices and environmental properties. their consultants take all of these factors – For more information and to download the guide, use these links: The report from the UN Intergovernmental When Comparator users select any option for and the many others which make up the Panel on Climate Change makes disturbing any material in any mix, the whole-life cost environmental/whole-life cost equation – into https://www.ukfinance.org.uk/guide-to-development-finance-for- reading. Construction consumes getting on and environmental impact (embodied and in account at square one. The web-enabled small-and-medium-size-housebuilders/ for 10% of the developed world’s resources, use) of that selection is immediately model gives instant answers to every https://www.fmb.org.uk/about-the-fmb/newsroom/ generating a lot of damaging nasties in the dash-boarded, so users can make a environmental/cost/time question it is posed, uk-finance-and-fmb-launch-guide-to-development-finance-for- process. Embodied carbon is believed to considered judgement on whether they wish so no one has to go away for a couple of sme-house-builders/ represent more than 10 times the carbon to save the planet or go to the wall! days to come back with a manually produced dioxide generated annually by the building in comparison of alternatives. And of course, These decisions can be taken at Feasibility occupation, so represents about 30% of that the model also feeds the business case Stage, before design begins in earnest. generated by a building from cradle to grave. with whole-life costs and finance charges. UK Finance is the trade association for the finance and the Council of Mortgage Lenders, Financial Fraud Action UK, Given also that the operation of buildings is So how does offsite fit into all of this? Well, Plans to refine Comparator as a teaching banking industry operating in the UK. It represents around Payments UK and the UK Cards Association. responsible for nearly half of the world’s Comparator makes the same calculations tool for use in universities and on special 300 firms in the UK providing credit, banking, markets and energy consumption, we in the industry are for offsite proposals as it does for traditional courses for practitioners are in the final payment-related services. The organisation brings together The Federation of Master Builders is the largest trade association smack in the firing line when it comes to solutions, so it will not make an offsite solution stages of development, with access most of the activities previously carried out by the Asset in the UK construction industry, representing thousands of small reduction of carbon dioxide and other nasty any more eco-friendly or economical than a expected early in the new year. Based Finance Association, the British Bankers’ Association, and medium-sized (SME) construction firms. emissions through the whole life-cycle of traditional solution – unless it is. And how will it every construction we build. be so? The answer is by selecting low carbon, The CombiCycle Comparator model low cost, thermally efficient materials, which are developed by IFPI and sponsored by subject to less waste and lower transportation Buildoffsite is uniquely placed to be able to costs than would be the case with the The Government has published its response to the House guide developers and their consultants on the traditional alternative, and which can be Government Responds of Lords Science and Technology Select Committee report likely environmental impact of their proposed recycled on life expiry. Saving on transportation into Off-Site Construction. is, of course, a challenge given that offsite designs and specifications right from the Published on 11 October, the 16-page response indicates almost invariably involves double handling of the outset. It doesn’t use rough high-level figures to House of Lords Select the Government’s strong support for measures to support the on embodied carbon for compound materials materials and components. Here, lightweight If you would like to know more about development, commercialisation and growth of the offsite sector. like concrete, plaster and granolithic screeds; materials can help reduce the impact of the Comparator project, please contact The full response can be downloaded from: on the contrary, every constituent part transportation pollution on the environment. Professor Bernard Williams by email: Committee Report on https://www.parliament.uk/documents/lords-committees/ (including the water) is assessed for any or all Buildings and fit-outs designed for a longer [email protected] science-technology/off-site-manufacture-for-construction/ of the myriad options available for the mix in life will also help the cause considerably. Offsite Construction Govt-response-off-site-manufacture-construction.pdf

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Event Review Event Review Members get together Offsite collaboration Direction a view from Phil Henry, Market Development Director, Polypipe Group ‘‘ The formation of specific offsite industry groups is a good thing to enable lobbying meeting at of Government and regulators, and also to reflect its members’ Polypipe shared interests and relevance for joining such groups in the first place.’’ The Buildoffsite Direction Group meeting on 29 August was hosted by Polypipe at their offices in Aylesford and had a theme of ‘Raising our Game in the Manufacturing Supply Chain’. Collaboration can sometimes be scary in construction, but some things in construction are scarier! Polypipe’s Chief Operating Officer Glen Sabin welcomed Over many years and through rented clients and so on. The formation of Whilst off site house manufacturing will the Members and guests, and numerous reports, the construction specific offsite industry groups is a good learn a great deal from the automobile thing to enable lobbying of Government and industry and its process, it will also learn Left to right: Tim Hall, Tim Carey, Daniel Leech, Leanne Clowting and Graham Cleland was followed by speakers Industry has been encouraged to start including Buildoffsite’s Director collaborating more. regulators, and also to reflect its members’ from product manufacturers in the sector, shared interests and relevance for joining who are required to reduce costs without Tim Hall, Polypipe’s Jason Collaboration and benefit sharing in the A very well attended Buildoffsite Member Forum Members Daniel Leech of the TDS such groups in the first place. sacrificing quality, and increase efficiency Shingleton, BIM Object’s David offsite sector is no exception. Many leading to Member (M2M) event took place at Group, Graham Cleland of Berkeley Modular through innovation and improved Jellings and Barlo Radiators’ manufacturers have proved that they can The risk may be that without industry Arup’s Fitzroy Street Conference Centre and Leanne Clowting of CIRIA. The meeting process management. Jamie Warren. bring forward innovation or early adoption events and working groups being open on 6 September. Duncan White of Arup also marked the contribution made by the ideas by collaborating with clients, design to others this may, as an unplanned I believe the offsite building manufacturers was host for the get-together. M2Ms outgoing Members of the former Buildoffsite The meeting included information teams, assemblers and manufacturers to consequence, lead to ‘silo groups’ forming will need to embrace partners in Civil provide a formal opportunity for Executive Group – Roger Bayliss, Cal Bailey, on Buildoffsite’s current work develop fully integrated systems. Whilst in the off-site industry. This may also have Engineering and Landscape Architecture Members and guests to connect, Nirmal Kotecha and Ian Pannell. programme and new Members. the conversation in some areas is around the possible effect of fragmenting the already active in developing off site solutions, and to contribute to the development A proposed Buildoffsite led effort Sam Stacey and Simon Hart of UK Research renaming terms such as ‘supply chain’, important messages and benefits of off-site in order to fully understand the effects of the Buildoffsite work programme. on Digitally Enabled Manufacturing & Innovation (UKRI) provided an overview the principle message is to share innovation design, manufacturing and construction and benefits regarding the design challenges and a Member feedback session In addition to an update from Buildoffsite’s of the ambitions and opportunities for and best practice within an integrated, at a critical point in its developmental path. to meet development planning requirements, completed the morning session. Director Tim Hall, the meeting provided a first focused team. such as energy, water, and the effect that industry and business provided through the In addition, collaboration between groups opportunity for Members to meet the recently This was followed by a networking place making and green infrastructure will Government’s Industrial Strategy Challenge I believe this philosophy works in the right offers benefits in certain areas with regards established Buildoffsite Governing Forum, lunch and an afternoon tour of have on modular housing design – perhaps Fund. (See page 22 for more details) environment, with the correct form of to working groups, such as avoiding which has been set up to steer the the Polypipe factory. more flat roofs for green, blue roofs and contract. Therefore, this collaborative duplicating pieces of work within the offsite development of Buildoffsite. The meeting As always, the event was accompanied solar generation? approach must also apply to the industry industry and enabling the pooling of expertise heard from Tim Carey of Willmott Dixon, who by a vigorous Q&A session and was followed institutions and member groups, on the between the various members’ groups Many of the professional industry groups in is Chair of the Forum, as well as Governing by a fantastic networking session. basis that if we are asking industry to which should be used to produce pieces this sector have off site groups and greater collaborate, then surely, we must do of work that complement each other, or to integration would, I feel, be beneficial to it ourselves? add to earlier pieces of work to maximise offer a holistic solution. Member to Member events are a once a year opportunity for the Membership to impact and reach. come together to contribute to the development of the Buildoffsite work The off-site manufacturing drive and industry programme, to share their experiences of the big issues that are influencing the conversations are more positive than ever opportunities and challenges for the offsite sector in the UK market, and to make before, in part due to various drivers and For more information, please contact Phil Henry by phone: 01622 795200, those all important business contacts circumstances coming together, such as email: [email protected] or visit the website: www.polypipe.com BIM, the housing crisis, growth of commercial

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Event Review News

The Buildoffsite Residential A positive mood Berkeley Modular and coBuilder take decisive Hub meets in Bristol There is a very positive mood in step towards offsite construction efficiency the offsite residential sector at the moment due to significant momentum built up over the last 12 months. Delegates agreed that both offsite and traditional construction would continue alongside each other. However, as the offsite sector increases its market share, the hope is that it will become the method of choice for Above: Graham Cleland, Below: Peter K. Foster Jnr both public and private sectors.

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There is a lot going on in the The Buildoffsite Residential Hub Several matters were highlighted during Residential Hub at the moment, meeting was hosted by the National the presentations which included the need Berkeley Modular, the volumetric fully integrated with the new modular Innovative offsite construction presents an including a call for Members to put Composites Centre on 3 October. This to work more closely with the supply chain, modular construction arm of Berkeley factory’s efficient, technology-led approach opportunity for Berkeley Modular to create their names forward to join the event showcased the advances made the need for more companies to adopt Group, has announced a new partnership to manufacturing new volumetric modular consistently high-quality homes, in a fully Residential Hub leaders’ group – are in taking offsite manufactured solutions a turnkey approach to help control the with coBuilder, which aims to boost housing products. controllable and scalable manufacturing you interested? If you are, please email mainstream. The theme of the event was continuity of supply, and the need to keep the efficiency of offsite construction. environment that puts technology at the Dennis Seal: [email protected]. Graham Cleland, Director of Berkeley centred around Home Builders 2020 and testing and evaluating the market as things forefront of the build process. The first-of-its-kind initiative in the Modular, said: “Having detailed information Kier, ilke Homes and Southampton City are changing quickly, especially as a result We have a number of planned events residential sector will see coBuilder work on the characteristics of the components, To guarantee that its new facility operates Council gave rounded and well-informed of new investment and new players who coming up including: with Berkeley Modular to set product materials and equipment we use is vitally at maximum efficiency and achieves the views of just how engaged they are in can deliver a more predictable housing data and documentation requirements important to both delivering high quality highest standard of construction and adopting an offsite approach and how supply at volume. • The Offsite Construction Show on for the materials, components and products and being able to support through sustainability, Berkeley Modular intends they have included this as an integral 20-21 November at ExCeL London. equipment to be incorporated into the A key factor that emerged from the the usable life of the same. We want to be to broaden the scope of its collaboration part of their housing delivery strategy. In particular, 20 November is business volumetric modular solution. panel debate centred around Government able to specify products that ensure the with coBuilder and its pioneering use designated as Residential Day, The data will be collected as actual investment into the housing markets and comfort of those living in the homes we of data in offsite construction. so don’t miss it manufacturer’s data and digitised the various initiatives that have been put will manufacture, and also meet our own through standard-based Product in place which strongly support the use • The Residential Hub meeting sustainability and build-quality requirements. Data Templates. of offsite manufactured solutions. at the RICS Westminster on Collecting data in a digital format from our 12 December, tackling build out Berkeley Modular will use this data and supply chain will make it easy for us to Whilst the sector will benefit significantly rates and volume. associated materials and equipment to control and continuously improve the quality For more information, please contact: from this, a number of Members and guests • The Residential Hub meeting in construct a range of volumetric modular and longevity of the homes we build.” Graham Cleland by email: graham. felt that we should be delivering product housing products, all designed to match partnership with Mitsubishi on Peter K Foster Jnr, CEO of coBuilder UK, [email protected] under our own steam, which shouldn’t the high specification and excellent build 7 February 2019 commented: “The aim of Berkeley Modular mobile: 07876 848946, or visit the be reliant on public sector support. standards that customers demand from is to deliver high-quality, high-performing and website: www.berkeleygroup.co.uk • The Residential Hub national the Berkeley Group. The Hub meeting concluded with a tour comfortable homes, with less disturbance to ‘‘ There is a very positive mood event to be held in London tackling Peter K Foster Jnr by email: of the Centre, hosted by Neil Appleton. The partnership is part of Berkeley Modular’s neighbours and using sustainable practices. in the offsite residential sector ‘the cost of offsite for different [email protected] Incredible work is underway and it was drive to work in harmony with supply chain We are honoured that Berkeley Modular have tenures’ with real examples and mobile: 07467 949976 or visit the at the moment due to significant compelling to have the opportunity to get partners who, like coBuilder, are willing to chosen the path of standardisation and comparators on 19 March 2019 website: www.cobuilder.com/en momentum built up over the a taste of the innovation that will soon work collaboratively to create the right sort of will work with coBuilder in order to manage last 12 months’’ be coming our way. data, in the correct format. Data that can be standard-based construction product data.”

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News Ilke Homes’ ‘Hundred House’ wins The Sunday Times British Home Award

ilke Homes, the British modular homes The annual awards are a celebration of the CEO of ilke Homes Björn Conway Managing Partner of HTA Design LLP Simon We want to make sure we provide quality, price, and set in places and communities specialist, is celebrating its success very best of design and architecture from commented: “It is a great honour to be Bayliss said: “We’re thrilled that the Hundred affordable and brilliantly designed homes that that people truly want to live in. The Hundred after winning the Readers’ Choice across the UK property industry, and attract shortlisted by leading industry figures and to House was chosen as the winner of this are fit for the future and The Sunday Times’ House’s success has proved that exemplar Terrace of the Future Award at The entries from the biggest names in then be chosen as winners by The Sunday award. Designed to enable more flexible readers could see that the Hundred House residential design can be delivered in factory Sunday Times British Homes Awards architecture, housebuilding and interior Times’ readership. The Hundred House modes of multi-generational living than is absolutely achieves this. We’re really excited conditions, and start to challenge the 2018. The award was received in design. The judging panel for the 2018 represents what ilke Homes stands for – possible in most of the UKs new build by the project’s potential, as we work towards traditional industry’s cost, time and quality recognition for the innovative design shortlist included stakeholders, housing using modern technology to produce housing, the homes were developed for having residents picking up the keys to our first benchmarks. It sets the scene for what delivery using ilke Homes’ innovative modular of ilke Homes’ the Hundred House. associations and architects. ilke Homes’ well-priced, efficient houses for the 21st modular home from ilke Homes next year.” I believe will be an increasingly important role system that achieves higher quality and more Voted for by Sunday Times’ readers, Hundred House design was shortlisted and century. A great deal of work and passion for pre-manufactured housing in increasing efficiency at a reduced cost. The Terrace of The recognition of the Hundred House by the winning design costs less the final four designs were voted for by The goes into what we do, and receiving this both the quantity and quality of new build the Future is inspired by some of our more both the public and the expert judging panel than £100,000 to build. Sunday Times’ readers. recognition motivates us even further to homes in the years ahead.” continue delivering high-quality, modular successful traditional models, whilst offering marks a shift in attitude towards the use of The Readers’ Choice Award tasked entrants homes to those that need them most.” unashamedly contemporary living.” modern methods of construction, such as with shaping the towns of the future by Sovereign is a housing association based in offsite construction techniques and how they developing an innovative, future-proofed, The Hundred House design takes the best the south and south west, managing around can be applied to successfully help solve the terraced house design. ilke Homes’ winning traditional features of Georgian and Victorian 57,000 properties and building over 1,600 UK’s housing crisis. Founding Director and submission, created in collaboration with HTA terraced housing, and enhances it, producing new homes this year. As well as helping CEO of Cast Consultancy Mark Farmer Design and housing association Sovereign, twice as much light as previous terraces and develop the Hundred House concept, commented on this important milestone for ‘‘ We want to make sure we gets its name from its sustainability bringing it right up-to-date. The terrace’s Sovereign will be piloting modular housing the UK’s property sector: “As the construction credentials, as it takes less than 100 on-site design features an innovative configuration, provide quality, affordable and technology at a West Berkshire site in early industry slowly turns to alternative production hours to build and costs less than £100 a comprising of two gables with a brilliantly designed homes that 2019. Sovereign’s Executive Director of techniques to alleviate the increasing squeeze year to heat. double-height living room, study, balcony, are fit for the future and The Development & Commercial Dale Meredith on traditional skills, it’s critically important that master bedroom, kitchen/diner and a second said: “Offsite building techniques can play we build consumer confidence in modern For more information, please email: Sunday Times’ readers could bedroom. Additional modular units can be an important role as housing associations manufactured homes. Part of this is proving [email protected] see that the Hundred House added when more space is required, thanks expand their programmes, building more of the ability for such approaches to deliver high or call: 020 7025 6699 absolutely achieves this’’ to each property’s unique design. the homes that we need, more quickly. quality, durable architecture, at an affordable

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News News NG Bailey creates new £300m division Getting to grips with transporting,

David Hurcomb said: “Separately, the group’s three services-led divisions have established storing and installing offsite components strong positions in their individual markets, so combining their strengths provides us with a very powerful and persuasive offer across the entire industry. It also underpins the delivery of our order book, which is circa £1.4bn and delivers a more balanced construction and services business. Peter has an extensive background in services and infrastructure at a national and international level, so he is the ideal person to lead this combined division and to drive its growth through innovation and outstanding customer service. I would like to say a heartfelt thanks to Stuart Linington, who retired from the business at the end of August, having overseen the growth of Peter Jones Managing Director for the combined NG Bailey Services Division Facilities Services from a £30m turnover business to one generating almost £100m Modular housing can be tested during Finding damage sustained is not always sustained. This provides the manufacturer in sales.” its development stage for structural easy. The opening up of joints can be hidden with the advantage of keeping panels that NG Bailey has created a new £300m technical expertise, strong values and and environmental performance – there behind sheathing or plaster boards but may at first glance have otherwise been Services division to bring together assured project delivery. Peter, who will lead Peter Jones added: “The new structure gives are a myriad of different test techniques will impact upon thermal and acoustic disposed of, or more importantly justifying its Facilities Engineering Services the strategic development, business growth us tremendous opportunities to promote the that will prove the modules or panels performance, and in more extreme the disposal of a panel that could fail further and IT Services businesses, alongside and overall performance of the Services benefits of a combined Services offer to are fit for purpose when constructed in cases, can affect weather tightness. down the line. the recently-acquired Freedom Group. division, will be supported by: customers, which I believe is unique in the the factory. The unknown is the effects Poor transportation may affect windows The move, which fits the overall Transporting modular buildings has an impact • David Hartley, as chief operating officer market. I’m looking forward to working with of transporting the panels or modules and doors with stresses acting at the corners business strategy and long-term goals on costs. Handling techniques and storage (COO) of Freedom, who will continue to David, Tim and Kelly, and everyone in our to site. which can result in cracking or damage to the of responsible and reliable earnings, can impact upon the carbon footprint and lead the Power, Networks and Professional Services teams, as we continue to transform window casing or glass. Panels can be will combine the company’s national Transport, storage and installation issues can effect safety requirements during installation. Services business units. the division and provide continued excellence damaged through placing them down, have a large impact on the end use of the capabilities in facilities engineering to our clients.” particularly if the load is not centred and the A factory-built system creates a consistent building. Panels can be damaged during any services, IT, fabric and project • Tim Simmons, as COO of the new Facilities panel lands on one corner or partial edge and quality product that is not found in of these stages. Inadequately stored panels management services with its and Infrastructure business, combining first. This can cause extensive damage and traditional build; however, the success can deteriorate if unprotected due to weather power engineering services and facilities engineering services with the prevent the panel being bolted down to the of a modular building is dependent on the or fail when put under load due to poor land management capabilities. group’s civil works, building and small foundations correctly or lining up with other factory-built components arriving at site and storage and transportation techniques. being erected on site in the same condition Peter Jones, previously managing director for works projects and property-related panels or modules, and can require repair or Installation has the additional problem of services, including asbestos management create areas that may not be waterproof or as they left the factory. IT Services and the newly-acquired Freedom designing suitable panel lifting points that do and grounds maintenance. structurally sound. group, extends his remit as managing director not impact on the way the panels join to form for the combined NG Bailey Services division, • Kelly Tedesco, previously customer business the building, whilst being adequate to enable Additional bracing or increased material reporting into chief executive David Hurcomb. director in the IT Services division, who safe lifting. The transport, storage and lifting thickness may be required or used to help Together with a new leadership team, the becomes COO for IT Services. Kelly will For more information, contact: techniques also impact on the costs of the the transportation and lifting process. division will focus on key market sectors and focus on the provision of structured cabling Jenny Wilkinson or Katie Wadsworth overall build and hence any savings that can These measures add further costs to the provide clients with a single point of contact and ICT network design and installation by phone: 0113 8800 444 or email: be made during the construction process can build and are quite often redundant once to leverage NG Bailey’s integrated capabilities, projects, managed services provision and [email protected] or be factored into the overall project cost, thus the panel is installed and in use. whilst also offering a highly-attractive electronic security projects and services to [email protected] or providing an advantage during the initial The success of the transport and installation For further information, please visit: end-to-end proposition to clients across a end user clients, as well as clients within visit the website: www.ngbailey.co.uk tender process. of the panel or module should be assessed number of markets, focusing on outstanding www.lucideon.com/buildoffsite NG Bailey’s Engineering division. to understand the impact of any damage

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Case Study Kier – Wedge House Project description Early engagement: We worked to deliver Why offsite? The main driver for the considerable savings for our client, without selection of offsite cladding panels was to reducing the specification, appearance or reduce the programme coupled with a lack quality. We collaborated closely with the of space on site. During pre-construction, novated precast specialist subcontractor we collaborated with the novated specialist to re-engineer the precast cladding panels subcontractor to re-engineer the precast to allow for the use of fully pre-glazed units, cladding panels to allow for the use of fully which delivered a cost saving of £2m and pre-glazed units. This design change and the also improved quality, programme and elimination of the need for scaffolding gave a safety (zero RIDDORs to date). cost saving of £2m and significantly reduced working at height over a public footpath. Our Managing logistics: The busy site is within collaborative relationship with our specialist 250 metres of Southwark Underground contractor meant we were able to meet the station. The main elevation of Wedge House condensed 145-week programme. On a faces a main road and cycle superhighway. like-for-like basis, the cost of the precast A lack of storage space required just-in-time panels was higher than traditional brickwork. delivery involving up to 40 wagons a day. However, traditional construction methods An electronic booking system (Datascope) would have been unfeasible because of was implemented to ensure no unplanned a lack of storage and set-down space. deliveries or clashes. Close liaison between Offsite manufacture also removed the risk Kier, the specialist precast subcontractor of non-availability of skilled trades people. and the logistics company ensured panels arrived as required, in sequence. Minimising the environmental impact: Sustainable aggregates were used for the Brick-faced precast façade panels: To protect the programme and budget the precast panels. Production control ensured structure of the building was designed to little waste and no use of landfill. The timber accommodate brick-faced precast concrete moulds used to produce the panels were from façade panels. Around 600 panels, each the sustainable sources (FSC) and recycled after width of two bays and weighing 7 tonnes, use. Up to 50 casts were achieved from each Wedge House is a 14-storey mixed-use hotel; the first new build hotel for the Hoxton were fixed directly to the frame; installed mould. All units were delivered to site without An exceptional quality solution: Project details Hotel group. The fully warranted air/water tight external complete with factory-fitted windows. packaging and the timber blocks used to restrain the units were returned for re-use. envelope (u-value 0.2 w/m2K, air-tightness 3) Value: £62.5m Above the 192 guest rooms are 5½ floors Andrew Ellis said: “The precast panel solution Manufacture of the panels commenced guaranteed a consistently high level of of office space. The hotel includes a Sky Bar was the only sensible solution despite the while the building was still in the ground. Efficient on-site installation methods meant quality; a key client requirement. The Site: 32-40 Blackfriars Rd, London SE1 on the 14th floor with views of the Southbank commercial challenges. The combination The panels were delivered in purpose-built very little waste on site. Only a crane and bespoke precast concrete was designed from its open-air terrace. Wedge House of the panels incorporating the windows, racks with the supplier responsible for mobile elevated working platform were Construction programme: 154 weeks and manufactured for Wedge House and showcases the benefits of offsite construction with Thorp and Colorminium working supply and installation, ensuring seamless required to install panels straight from the back produced under strict factory-controlled with 600 brick-faced precast panels, installed together, crated an offsite production for scheduling and coordination. Panels were of the delivery trailer, eliminating any double Start: July 2016 conditions. Offsite manufacture removed in just 17 weeks. This exceptional building circa £9m of works that were prepared fixed simply and quickly, installed straight handling, minimising energy use and risk of the tolerances and risk of colour variation End: April 2019 demonstrates that offsite construction alongside the site-based works, with quality from the back of the delivery trailer and damage. The precast units were designed of traditional brickwork and ensured a facilitates architectural ambition and has controls achieved in a superior environment. bolted from the inside by one person. to be installed without using power tools. Client: Ennismore/Hoxton consistently high-quality product. The use enabled architectural intricacy and variety We were able to create a second workplace. of prefabricated panels allowed for safe to the building envelope. In addition to cost The client was involved in factory visits and Total floorspace: 14,161m² construction. The use of Self-Compacting and programme certainty Wedge House approvals, and was able to see their building Concrete (SSC) for the manufacture of the Office space: 4,700m² demonstrates considerable health and safety transformed, as panels were installed from ‘‘ Wedge House showcases the benefits of offsite construction panels eliminated the need for vibrators, improvements, wellbeing enhancements and open concrete frame to fully enclosed and Hotel rooms: 192 with 600 brick-faced precast panels, installed in just 17 weeks. shakers and pokers during the pouring sustainability benefits, as well as reducing glazed property that projected their project and casting process. Site waste and dust disruption in a highly congested inner-city to Blackfriars Road immediately, instead of This exceptional building demonstrates that offsite construction Floors: 14 facilitates architectural ambition and has enabled architectural produced by on-site cutting and cleaning site. Kier Construction London’s Director awaiting prolonged scaffold removal.” was eliminated. intricacy and variety to the building envelope’’

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News

How offsite was used at Northampton Northampton Waterside Rolled and punched, the steel frame sections were delivered to a production facility in Manchester. Panels were fabricated to strict Student Residences factory-controlled tolerances to guarantee accuracy and quality, with external panels being supplied with cladding. These were then delivered to site working to a carefully considered logistics plan.

Other offsite elements included Glass Reinforced Plastic (GRP) dormer windows and prefabricated timber roof trusses, as well as 769 bathrooms pods, constructed using GRP giving a one-piece seamless construction that is leak-free, strong, durable and low maintenance. In addition, the inner wall finish of the pods has an anti-bacterial and anti-fungal finish.

Fully coordinated design Collaborative construction solution Project Outcomes Kier’s BIM team worked closely with our Due to the bespoke nature of the system, Completed in March 2018, the Northampton supplier, Metsec, to utilise BIM for the design Kier worked closely with our supplier and Waterside Student Residences scheme of the LGS frame, assisting with 3D design the two installers to ensure a customised was delivered within budget, utilising a rapid coordination workflows and enabling fully approach. This cooperation enabled us construction programme that enabled the co-ordinated service installations. The steel to share offsite best practice between the University to relocate to the new Waterside frame solution utilised full BIM Level 2 supplier’s design team and the installers, Campus by August 2018. Reduced building Elsewhere the LGS at ground floor was capabilities, including a complete 3D model The Waterside Student Residences the approximate 14-month construction consequently achieving a bespoke weights allowed for a building that is more programme meant that an LGS frame of each building to allow full coordination scheme forms part of the University substituted for a concrete frame construction methodology for each building and a higher sustainable to run. A high level of thermal solution allowed the circa 1000 bedrooms with other designs, such as the façade of Northampton’s campus relocation with a transfer slab at first floor to allow for quality end result. This ensured that the efficiency was achieved, coupled with a low and related ancillary spaces to be delivered and M&E installations. programme, and is the largest student more open plan areas, or areas that did not client’s expectations of quality, budget air leakage rate, facilitating the building to follow the repeating module above. up to 40% faster than traditional, residential scheme in the United This design was broken down into panelled and speed were met. work in a more efficient way, despite its site-intensive construction methods. Joe Kingdom to utilise a Light Gauge arrangements, which were bolted together lightweight nature. Why LGS? Coyne, Associate Director at Turner & The townhouses in particular, required offsite, then delivered and craned into position Steel (LGS) construction system. For Kier, the main benefit of LGS system was Townsend said: “Kier has delivered a great bespoke steel frame details, coupled with Kier Construction Eastern Managing Director panel by panel. This not only allowed for a that it lent itself to the rapid, complex project and the LGS frame was quite a the installation of other offsite manufactured Mark Dady commented: “Being awarded Appointed as main contractor, Kier began on much quicker erection and also ensured that challenge and seemed impossible when first elements in the shape of GRP dormers and this scheme is testament to the good site in August 2016, working to deliver 1000 programme requirements and the consistent, proposed. Turner and Townsend and Kier factory quality workmanship was maintained timber roof trusses. A pairing of hot and relationship we’ve built with the University student bedrooms in two distinctly different modular nature of student residential building agreed the final account 4 weeks post PC, throughout. The versatility of the system cold rolled elements allowed for greater over the past few years and we’re pleased building types; a more traditional cluster flat design employed on the project. It also negat- which demonstrates a collaborative team allowed for the incorporation of other items spans and bespoke details to be created to see this continue. Kier has committed to arrangement coupled with townhouses. The ed the need for on-site storage. Panels came effort on a project that had minimal change.” constructed offsite, such as dormers and within the townhouses, such as corner investing in new technologies that will benefit £54m scheme was designed to provide a to site in large wall sections and were erected roof trusses, to further enhance the quality windows to certain floors, affording them and improve the delivery of the projects we high proportion of quality student bedrooms swiftly, which allowed each storey of the LGS was also selected to reduce loads onto associated with offsite construction and an architectural divergence and variety undertake. The Kier team worked closely and forge an important aesthetic link with the building to be constructed in 7-10 days, the foundations, enabling the use of precast to give a bespoke nature to the buildings not usually achievable when using LGS with Metsec on this project to utilise BIM for city centre and the retained listed buildings compared with 5-6 weeks for traditional brick concrete piles. This reduced project risk as themselves. or other pre-panelised solutions. the design of the Metframe, and 3D design on the new campus site and beyond. and block construction. The build time of less less groundwork was required. The challenge of the service installation, which all assisted than two weeks per floor, meant as each floor was then to clad the structure with brickwork. The BIM model for the scheme forms a us to deliver the project on time.” A Light Gauge Steel (LGS) framing system, was completed, finishing trades could access The solution ensured an economic and substantial part of the O&M manual, which supplied by Metsec, was used as the these to commence further works. The LGS sustainable solution, which wouldn’t have will be passed on with the building at hand predominant structural building material frame also meant that windows could be been achievable using more traditional over. Repairs, alterations and possible For more information on offsite construction at Kier, please contact Submissions across the scheme. In some instances, the fitted ahead of the brickwork, thus getting the construction methods; minimising waste and re-purposing of the building will all be Coordinator Elizabeth Biggins by email: [email protected] or phone: steel frame was built from the ground floor building watertight sooner. The repetitive, cutting carbon emissions through reduced possible, and the client will have a full 01767 355837, or visit the website: www.kier.co.uk/what/off-site-modern-methods slab up, to the full height of five storeys. cellular nature of the scheme, coupled with deliveries as a result. set of drawing information to work from.

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News News McAvoy announces expansion McAvoy awarded first offsite housing into offsite housing scheme in Northern Ireland

manufactured offsite. We are an established principal contractor offering a single source procurement solution which integrates the manufacture of homes in a quality-controlled factory environment, for the delivery of new housing to shorter programmes and to higher standards. We have ambitious plans for growth in the residential sector and have capacity already in place to meet demand using our highly skilled labour and flexible production facilities. We are also advancing plans to further expand capacity to meet the anticipated growth in demand.”

Features of the new offsite housing solution engineered by McAvoy include:

• An innovative floor construction created McAvoy will manufacture 111 steel-framed all with less impact on the environment. using highly sustainable recycled material – The McAvoy Group has been awarded building modules and the homes will be By partnering with McAvoy, we believe we an alternative to energy-intensive its first contract in the residential sector installed on site, complete with bathrooms, can reduce the build programme for 40 The McAvoy Group announced its expansion into the residential sector with the concrete – and offering excellent thermal following the announcement of its kitchens, partitions and glazing. new homes by around 56 weeks, which launch of a new modular solution for all housing tenures – affordable homes, performance and acoustic properties expansion into offsite housing. is crucial to reducing waiting lists.” market sale, build-to-rent, student accommodation, and emergency housing. The £4.7m contract for Clanmil Housing Carol McTaggart, Group Director of • A highly flexible building system with a wide Following extensive product development and collaboration with Queen’s Association will be the first offsite housing Development at Clanmil, said: “We’ve been The scheme is located adjacent to a range of façade treatments, roof options University Belfast, McAvoy has developed a steel-framed offsite housing solution scheme to be built in Northern Ireland. The exploring different delivery models for social Conservation Area, close to the 12th century and module configurations for multi-storey apartments, detached, semi-detached and terraced family homes. use of the McAvoy offsite housing solution housing to help address the rising cost of Carrickfergus Castle. A historic wall forms one An entire house can be assembled in a single day – and from foundations to • A roof module pre-tiled in the factory, which will reduce the build programme by around building materials, the shortage of skilled of the boundaries to the site, which McAvoy occupation in just seven days. is safer, faster and avoids work at height 60% to just 40 weeks. The development in labour in the construction industry and the will undertake works to preserve. The design According to a report published by Shelter, earlier occupation for public sector housing and in poor weather conditions Carrickfergus will provide 40 homes to help uncertainty created by Brexit. There are of the scheme reflects its location and we need to build 250,000 new homes a year providers and generate a faster return on address the severe shortfall in social and currently 24,000 households in housing stress draws inspiration from the historic buildings in the UK to keep up with demand, yet only investment for private developers. It will use • Bespoke housing designs can be developed affordable housing in Northern Ireland. It will in Northern Ireland. We want to deliver new nearby. Materials such as slate roofing, 163,000 new homes were delivered in 2017. highly efficient and proven factory processes to and there is a library of standardised layouts feature 8 one and two-bedroom apartments homes more quickly for people on the white render and timber windows have The severe shortage of affordable homes and deliver greater certainty of completion on time, to reduce design time for planning and cost for couples and families; 17 two-bedroom housing waiting list, whilst maintaining high been selected as in keeping with the area. homelessness continues to increase year on on budget and to higher quality standards. apartments for active older people, 12 standards of design and build quality. We also The homes are designed in accordance • BOPAS accreditation for reduced risk and year. There is a lack of skilled labour in Eugene Lynch, Managing Director of The two-bedroom houses for families and three need a solution that will deliver a range of with Lifetime Homes and Secured by Design the assurance of durability for a 60-year construction, compounded by Brexit and the McAvoy Group, said: “We have a proven track detached bungalows designed for families energy-efficient homes with affordable running standards, and will benefit from timber-framed design life to ensure mortgageability building industry has a poor delivery record. In record, strong project management expertise with complex needs. The scheme is due costs for our tenants. Significant time savings double glazing, more precise factory response, the Government has set a target to and highly transferrable skills in the successful McAvoy will work as principal contractor on its for completion in spring 2019. can be achieved with offsite construction – it construction processes, and high levels build 300,000 new homes annually by the delivery of offsite solutions across a range of avoids delays caused by poor weather, and of insulation to help reduce heating costs housing projects – taking responsibility for The homes will be manufactured and fully mid-2020s and has pledged its support to other sectors. These factors, combined with design, manufacture, fitting out, installation improves quality and health and safety, and energy consumption. fitted out offsite at The McAvoy Group’s increase the use of offsite construction. our financial stability and pioneering work in and external works. This will mean easier production centre in Lisburn, Northern digital construction technology, mean we are procurement, fewer management resources, The McAvoy approach to housing will reduce Ireland. This will improve the quality of For further information, visit: https://www.mcavoygroup.com/sectors/housing/ well placed to become a significant player in greater cost efficiency, and improved quality programme times by at least 50% compared construction and allow earlier handover to or call: 028 8774 0372, or email: [email protected] or visit the website: the provision of high quality family housing control for developers and housing providers. to site-based construction. This will allow move people from the housing waiting list. www.mcavoygroup.com

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News New Member Cleanroom specialists deliver offsite international construction presentation

alinea was born on 9 May 2013, based Our focus is on clients and projects – we on a firm belief that there is a better and deploy senior, experienced people who really more personal way to help clients deliver care! We have an established infrastructure projects, with a strong and unencumbered which includes technical manuals of best focus on costs. practice, cost planning/BIM measure capability and a staff handbook. Located in the centre of London but with an ability to work anywhere in the world, We are already at a critical mass of 95 we trade as a Limited Liability Partnership, people, including 21 Partners and are The Dutch contamination control society industry, offsite construction methods are fundamentals of the differing approach with a philosophy of equality between the growing in accordance with our business VCCN hosted the International Symposium really gathering pace and today equate to a from the design process to delivery within seven partners. It is fully self-funded and plan. However, our focus is on quality on Contamination Control and cleanroom meaningful contribution to the construction the cleanroom sector. The audience was For more information, independent, with a robust business plan. of service, with repeat work and growth technology in the Hague in September. industry. C2C won the Best Cleanroom extremely receptive to the presentation please contact: We have made significant investment in a by-product of this. The programme included tutorials and Facility Award at the Cleanroom Technology and the advantages of offsite were clearly Alex Hyams people and infrastructure, with a vision to workshops, as well as technical visits to Conference this year, for a cleanroom where recognised – that it is cost-effective, Partner create a stable and long-term proposition. Our three core values are simply: companies such as Philips, ASML and ESA/ we pioneered these offsite methods, allowing flexible and fast. Other benefits of offsite • Excellence | clever solutions from ESTEC/Space-Expo. Rowin Vos, General us to deliver the comprehensive project, presented by Rowin included that standard T: 020 3818 1147 We have a culture of inclusivity and respect Manager BV at Connect 2 Cleanrooms modules can be combined in a 100% innovative thinking and smart systems within budget and on time.” E: alex.hyams@ – this means we will attract, choose and retain delivered a presentation on the hot topic of bespoke solution and the adaptability alineaconsulting.com the best, developing our community to • Teamwork | the best people working offsite construction in the cleanroom sector. Rowin’s presentation featured the history of the services, which can be allocated become a firm where everyone represents the together and with our clients Rowin said: “Outside of the cleanroom of offsite construction, along with the in interchangeable panels. W: www.alineacostconsulting. brains of the business. We are concentrating com on our core service: cost consultancy and • Trust | through an evident integrity and making sure we become the best in that field. an eagerness to exceed expectations New Connect 2 Cleanrooms website launched

Connect 2 Cleanrooms (C2C) has it supports clients through the entire C2C’s MD Joe Govier said: “Our websites launched a sleek new website with cleanroom lifecycle with four core services: have always been pioneering, putting the revolutionary design to help keep clients Cleanroom design and build, Cleanroom user’s needs first. This new website has been compliant to Cleanroom Standards consumables, Cleanroom validation and the most researched ever, with extensive new within ISO 14644. Cleanroom training. The website details features including a new Knowledge Base how this holistic approach to contamination featuring a range of industry terms. The aim This new website communicates C2C’s control will drive long-term efficiencies for the website is to help educate and share passion for innovation within the cleanroom for its clients – new and old. best practice, allowing a broad interaction sector and provides a clear message of how from novice to expert. ‘‘ We have an established infrastructure which includes technical Explore: www.connect2cleanrooms.com for the full C2C experience. For more information on C2C, contact MD Joe Govier by email: [email protected] or phone: 01524 812 899 manuals of best practice, cost planning/BIM measure capability and a staff handbook’’

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Reliable, renewable heating from Mitsubishi Electric In 2015, Saint-Gobain celebrated its 350th Saint-Gobain has: anniversary, and redefined its core purpose • 34 brands in the UK and Ireland Rising energy bills, the need to reduce Ecodan delivers efficient, renewable to create great living spaces and improve • 400,000 products carbon emissions and challenging legislation heating to homes all year round and it can daily life. are driving the demand for alternative forms also work in conjunction with traditional • 1,100+ retail sites of heating to improve energy efficiency and heating systems, with the controller deciding As a business, Saint-Gobain designs, • 45+ manufacturing plants lower running costs. At Mitsubishi Electric, when it is most efficient to use the renewable manufactures and distributes materials we have used our expertise to develop heating or the existing system. and solutions, which are key ingredients • Over 17,000 employees in the UK renewable solutions to address these issues in the wellbeing of each of us and the and Ireland head on, with our advanced range of Ecodan Mitsubishi Electric has manufactured Ecodan future of all. They can be found in our living air source heat pumps. The MCS approved, in Scotland for over a decade and the range places and our daily life: in buildings, Saint-Gobain has a series of increasingly award-winning Ecodan has been specifically includes: transportation, infrastructure and in many advanced off-site solutions combining ‘best For more information, For more information, in class materials’ from some of its trusted designed and optimised for the UK’s • The Ultra Quiet Ecodan is innovative, stylish industrial applications. They provide comfort, please contact: please contact: and respected brands including British conditions. and whisper quiet. The unit is designed to performance and safety, while addressing Gypsum, Celotex, Isover, PAM, Pasquill, Stuart Bell satisfy permitted development standards Andy Higson the challenges of sustainable construction, Suitable for almost any type of home, old Saint-Gobain Glass, Saint-Gobain Residential National (MCS020) and virtually eliminates the need Sales Development Director resource efficiency and climate change. Specifications Manager or new, there’s a renewable Ecodan to suit Performance Plastics and Weber. for planning permission, whilst maximising just about any situation. With a UK-built T: 07811 274225 Saint-Gobain is present in 67 countries and T: 01707 278666 installation options cylinder, the system is optimised to provide E: andy.higson@saint-gobain. employs over 180,000 people worldwide. Saint-Gobain works collaboratively E: [email protected] all the heating and hot water a home • The Ecodan QUHZ 4kW unit is designed com It was founded in 1665 to deliver a world with key partners to establish how it can needs – whatever the weather. specifically for new-builds, which have a first – the production of glass on an industrial add value to the supply chain through W: www.mitsubishielectric. lower space heating requirement, making W: www.saint-gobain.co.uk scale – and has continued to grow its Saint-Gobain solutions which can co.uk Ecodan qualifies for the Renewable Heat hot water production the dominant load business through adapting and innovating reduce waste, risk and uncertainty whilst Incentive (RHI), which makes it viable for to provide new services, products and improving quality, building performance • The rest of the Ecodan range is also the majority of homes. Ecodan also remains ways of working with customers. and overall efficiencies. the only heat pump to come with in-built exceptionally quiet and designed to offer a Metering, Monitoring and Service Packages viable solution for the varying requirements (MMSP), making it eligible for additional that different homes need RHI payments. With the government backing the transition With in-built intelligent smart controls, to renewable heating and predicting sales of homeowners can monitor, change and air source heat pumps of over a million a year control their heating from anywhere by 2030, the Ecodan range is perfectly in the world. placed to future-proof any home.

As a business, Saint-Gobain designs, manufactures and distributes The Ultra Quiet Ecodan is innovative, stylish and whisper quiet. materials and solutions, which are key ingredients in the wellbeing of The unit is designed to satisfy permitted development standards each of us and the future of all. They can be found in our living places (MCS020) and virtually eliminates the need for planning permission, and our daily life: in buildings, transportation, infrastructure and in many whilst maximising installation options industrial applications

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Through fully integrating all the component We manufacture state-of-the-art modular The world leader in Helical Piles parts of real estate, Stelling Properties is able systems in our dedicated factory in the UK. to optimise what we do and how we do it. Modular design allows our team to be Techno Metal Post UK has recently joined The key USP of a Screw Piles is the speed We can: creative and flexible with the architecture of the UK’s offsite Housing market to offer their of installation; undertaken by remote controlled accredited foundation screw piles for all robots, each robot has an on-board calibrated • Find and acquire land opportunities the property. We see huge benefits in bringing off-site manufacture to the development types of residential and commercial buildings. computer that provides valuable confirmation • Work with others to optimise planning process. We can bring precision to our TMP Screw Piles are the ideal substructure pile data, and a hard copy print-out, that consents across various sectors product, and a control over materials and and foundation solution for the offsite confirms each pile’s status, depth, and • Design buildings which enable the high the quality of finishes, which is not always housing market. torque with the load capacity of each pile. level of comfort and convenience our possible in traditional construction. Since 1993, Techno Metal Post has been Prior to installation there’s no need for any customers require By having all of this expertise within our developing, designing, engineering and ground excavation, concrete is not required, For more information, • Deliver projects through in-house company, we are better able to control the For more information, testing Helical Screw Piles to the highest and in many instances a levelled site is also please contact: construction and manufacturing expertise entire process, and can be agile, efficient please contact: standards, ensuring they can support and not required, and as soon as the CE screw Tom Eshelby • Operate buildings long-term to ensure and responsive in everything that we do. Guy Edney withstand the heaviest loads and conditions piles are installed, by licensed Installers, the Managing Director a genuinely excellent experience for Chairman/Managing Director possible. The TMP Helical Screw Piles are structural steel is ready to take the imposed whoever lives or stays in them formed of structural steel according to loads and is immediately ready to build on. T: 01962 774 846 M: 07889 749707 ASTM A500 grade C and by BSI to meet They have a minimal environmental impact, E: [email protected] E: guy.edney@ the EU CE EN9001 Regulations, which and are the greenest and most sustainable technometalpost.co.uk the company guarantees and certifies W: www.stellingproperties.com through its many accreditations, to ensure foundation piling system in the world, W: www.technometalpost. installations will meet all current recognised indeed; they can also be used for short com/en-GB building codes and standards. term temporary structures, and subsequently can be removed when the structure is no longer required.

Since 1993, Techno Metal Post has been developing, designing, ‘‘ Modular design allows our team to be creative and flexible with the engineering and testing Helical Screw Piles to the highest standards, architecture of the property. We see huge benefits in bringing off-site ensuring they can support and withstand the heaviest loads and manufacture to the development process’’ conditions possible

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Events Buildoffsite Events Buildoffsite Events November to December 2018 During 2019

MONTH EVENT DETAILS MONTH EVENT DETAILS

Buildoffsite Residential Hub Key issues January BOPAS (Buildoffsite Property Assurance Location: London November Location: Central London for UK construction Scheme) Workshop

How data can define your BIM strategy – Location: CIRIA, Griffin Court, 15 Long Lane, February Buildoffsite Residential Hub Theme: Whole Life Costs Host: Mitsubishi Electric an interactive workshop London EC1A 9PN Digital Workshop (TBC) Buildoffsite Water Hub Location: The Manufacturing Technology Centre, Coventry Direction Group Dinner The Off Site Construction Show, Location: ExCeL London in association with Buildoffsite Direction Group Meeting Theme: Digital Host: Trimble December Buildoffsite Residential Hub Large Scale Location: RICS, London March Buildoffsite Residential Hub National Event Location: London Developments – Will low build-out rates restrict housing growth? Buildoffsite Rail Hub Direction Group Meeting, followed by Location: London April Direction Group Dinner Theme: Brexit Christmas lunch Direction Group Meeting Theme: Materials Host: Saint Gobain Location: London

The above is a brief overview of forthcoming events. May Buildoffsite Residential Hub Theme: Student Accommodation

For more information and to register, please visit the website: Ilke Homes Workshop www.buildoffsite.com/news-events/upcoming-events/ June Direction Group Dinner Host: Eurobond

June Direction Group Meeting Host: Barlo Homes

July Buildoffsite Rail Hub

Buildoffsite Residential Hub Theme: Social Housing

August Direction Group Dinner Host: Berkeley Homes/Protrade

Direction Group Meeting Theme: Manufacturing Host: Encon

September Member to Member Host: Arup Location: London

Buildoffsite Residential Hub Theme: Build to Rent

October Direction Group Dinner

Direction Group Meeting Theme: High Performance Materials Host: Lucideon

Buildoffsite Rail Hub

November The Offsite Construction Show Venue: ExCeL London

December Direction Group Meeting and Christmas Lunch Location: London

50 51 The only Show in the construction industry calendar wholly focused on addressing the information and product needs of the fast-developing offsite construction market

A must-visit for anyone involved in any aspect of the construction industry

Visitors can see what is new in the market and demonstrate why offsite is the UK’s fastest growing construction method

To find out more visit: www.offsiteconstructionshow.co.uk