Achieving Net Zero
Simplifying? Net Zero Modular Buildings For those in the built environment, particularly those of us who specialise in sustainable design, this increased level of concern is long overdue. It’s no secret that the industry (construction) is responsible for a huge proportion of emissions; 40% to…
Modular Manufacture – (DfMA)
Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DfMA) must be established as the default approach so that the systems and processes that underpin it are better understood by clients and become second nature to everyone else involved in the design,…
What is MMC?
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) ‘Modern Methods of Construction’ (MMC) is a wide term, embracing a range of offsite manufacturing and onsite techniques that provide alternatives to traditional house building. MMC ranges from whole homes being constructed from factory-built volumetric modules to the use of…
Modular Architecture
Modular Architecture So, what is modular architecture? We can define it as construction based on modules, elements that are equal to each other, together, can be used to form new structures. It has been with us for several years now, probably longer than you may…