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Modern Methods of Construction and offsite fabrication: Breaking the barriers to innovative volume housebuilding

07 Jun 2022

13:00 - 13:50

Stage 1

Efficient Buildings

Modern Methods of Construction and offsite fabrication: Breaking the barriers to innovative volume housebuilding

The percentage of dwellings using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), including full-blown factory-made volumetric units, prefabricated components or panellised systems, has not grown significantly in the UK for a generation. Given its manifest advantages in speed, efficiency, build quality and energy performance, why is MMC not gaining ground in response to the acute housing shortage? Shortages of accurate and easily accessible data, a high overhead barrier for manufacturers and ingrained social attitudes that hark back to the prefabs of the 1950s all play their part. The expert panel proposes a way forward.

Chairperson

Nigel Tsang, MMC Consultant - QED Structures

Speakers

Ian Killick, Director - ShedKM

Chris Mortensen, Chief Product Officer and Co-Founder - Modulous

Mark Farmer, CEO and a Founding Director - Cast Consulancy

What people are saying about FOOTPRINT+

How can all these industries work together to get the right solution? They can do this in this room at FOOTPRINT+.
Kelly Harrison
Associate Director Whitby Wood
Coming to the conference you are going to be overwhelmed by content, there are four stages, there are Think Tanks, it will keep you going all day long
Romy Rawlings
Commercial Director - Vestre
Events like this are going to set the framework for the and the calibre of the collective voices that we’ve got in this room is absolutely fundamental to the challenges ahead.
Tomasz Romaniewicz
Bond Bryan
I don’t know of anything else doing this in the UK that’s doing this all under one roof.
Will Arnold
Head of Climate Action, The Institution of Structural Engineers
The climate emergency is the biggest challenge humanity is facing. At WSP we are proud to be the catalysts of change in our industry. Now, we all need to come together to re-invent the way we design, the way we build and the way live. Footprint+ will help us do this
Diego Padilla Philipps
Net Zero Lead Structures, WSP
Everyone has an open mind. The mix of points of view creates a live dialogue for learning that I've really enjoyed
Mike Reynolds
Managing Director - Vattenfall Heat
It's the face-to-face that's been brilliant. We've all got to get on board with this... and everyone has learnt something today
Elaine Toogood
Director of Architecture and Sustainable Design - The Concrete Centre
Why should someone come here next year? Because this is the place to be
Snigdha Jain
Director of Sustainability - Turley
This event, it has got a vibe so if you want to come down its a great place to talk to people, meet people and be inspired.
Ayo Abbas
Marketing Strategist, Abbs Marketing
This exhibition is going to grow, the subject matter is the most key in our industry. If you are not here you will be left behind!
Daniel Englender
Managing Director, Benjamin West
The property sector needs confidence, the energy sector needs advocacy and as a local authority we need resource and finance, and money frankly….
Nicola Beech
Cabinet Member for Planning, Bristol City Council
On the first day we held our own fringe event and we won quite a substantial project on that night.
Ian Waddingham
Director, QED Structures
So why should somewhere come here next year? Because it is THE place to be…
Snigdha Jain
Turley
This is not just about our industry, it’s about our children, their future and what we’ve done with the planet.
Mitakshi Sirsi
WILL + Partners
50% of all of the carbon emissions that we need to reduce as we get to 2050 have to come from the built environment. It’s from buildings, it’s from construction, it’s from logistics and it’s from infrastructure. So there’s no escaping the destiny here; it has to be the built environment that takes the lead here.”
Prof Greg Clark
I look forward to working with FOOTPRINT+ over the coming weeks, months and years on this most important of endeavours.
Lord Callanan
Minister, Dept for Business Energy & Industry Strategy
FOOTPRINT+ is a really important event. I’m meeting people from the investment community, property owners, property developers, construction businesses. Commit to two or three days. The location’s fantastic, with the sea view out of the window, it gives more energy to the room.
Mike Reynolds
Manging Director, Vattenfall Heat UK
FOOTPRINT+ is the premier net zero event for the built environment sector and, with our focus on ‘local’, we are delighted that it has recognised the key role that Local Government has in tackling climate change
Nick Kilby
CEO, Cratus 2050