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This four-part Information Paper discusses the key aspects of MMC in housing. Part 1 focuses on the drivers and barriers to the use of MMC. MMC are increasingly being used to meet housing needs because of savings in time and materials, and the potential for higher quality. However, there are significant barriers to their widespread use, most notably concern about higher costs. 6 pages.
Contents:
What are modern methods of construction (MMC)?
The current state of UK housing supply
Drivers for MMC in housing
- Housing shortage
- Skills shortages
- Quality
- Revisions to the Building Regulations
- Government and environmental initiatives
- - The Housing Corporation
- - English Partnerships
- - The Code for Sustainable Homes
- - Building a Greener Future
- - New use for Planning Policy Statements
- - Exemplar Development
- Waste
Barriers to the use of MMC in housing
- Capital costs
- Concern over interfaces
- Early design freeze
- Planning application process
- Lack of experience and a reluctance to innovate
- The importance of land value to housebuilders
- On-site skills and product capacity constraints
- Other barriers
- - Transportation
- - Lightweight construction (lack of thermal mass)
- - Site-specific constraints
- - Client scepticism
Conclusion
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