Offsite manufacture: building for change

By Iain Parker2019-04-23T05:00:00

Are clients and projects embracing the concept of offsite?

As we approach the first anniversary of the House of Lords report, written by the Science and Technology Select Committee, that considered whether manufacturing buildings (or components of them) offsite could improve productivity in the construction industry, do we feel we have made progress? And are clients and projects embracing the concept?

While the industry is notoriously slow at embracing change, largely owing to its size and fragmented state, there are signs of prominent clients and contractors wanting to modernise their approach to delivering buildings.

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