Housebuilding

With the housing crisis continuing to roll on, MPA Masonry’s Phil Cox explains why a variegated approach to housebuilding might be the only way out.

Barratt Developments has specified a low-carbon ventilation system from manufacturer EnviroVent for its flagship ‘Z House’ home.

FBR has signed a contract to deliver structural building works for eight two-storey townhouses using its Hadrian X construction robot.

Chimni and xbim have been awarded an Innovate UK grant to ‘re-imagine’ BIM use in the housebuilding industry.

Legal & General Modular Homes is to create up to 300 new jobs after agreeing a deal with Kent Housing Association to build 153 modular homes.

Digital housebuilder Modulous has appointed Correy Voo to lead its Technology division and Chris Hartiss as its Design lead.

Countryside has adopted collision-avoidance technology for all telehandlers on construction sites, becoming the first UK developer to do so on a wide scale.

Build in Digital has formally launched today, promising to provide quality insight into the rapidly evolving world of digital construction.

Modulous is an asset-light modular housing business that owns no factories, instead utilising its global supply chain and investment in logistics.

Steve Clark, manufacturing and construction director of transformation business Develop Consulting, explains why drastic changes in MMC methods are needed to deliver UK housing success.