Unlike the US, England's Government actually is working hard to make off-site construction more accessible by funding research and developments. Results of their efforts are finally starting to see changes in British construction.
A "modern methods of construction" (MMC) taskforce will be established by the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) as part of the chancellor’s spring Budget, announced last week.
The taskforce will be backed by £10M of seed funding to accelerate the delivery of MMC homes in the UK.
It will consist of world-leading experts from across government and industry to fast-track the adoption of MMC, which has the potential to be significantly more productive than traditional building methods. Using offsite building techniques, the approach allows homes to be built more quickly, addresses labor and skills shortages and improves the quality, consistency and energy efficiency of newly built homes.
With headquarters in MHCLG’s new office in Wolverhampton, the task force will work closely with local authorities and mayoral combined authorities.
It comes as the government’s housing agency Homes England finalized its research themes for its six-year, 1,800 home MMC Research Commission.
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