Offsite Construction in the UK Housing Sector: Barriers and Challenges

Authors

  • Peter Killian University of Salford and Manchester city council
  • Mohammed Arif School of Built Environment, University of Salford
  • Gerrard Wood School of Built Environment, University of Salford
  • Amit Kaushik School of Built Environment, University of Salford

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29173/mocs23

Keywords:

Modular and Offsite construction, UK Housing sector, Barriers, Challenges

Abstract

Offsite construction (OSC) has been presented by researchers and practitioners all over the world as an efficient and effective way of delivering buildings. The benefits regarding time, cost and quality are well-documented. However, it has not been successfully implemented in housing, especially in the affordable housing sector. This paper uses the case study method from the affordable housing sector to document these challenges and proposes a way forward for the sector. Also, findings indicate that the high cost of production was identified as a major barrier to the proliferation of off-site housing in the UK. However, the research found that the effective implementation of processes and practices such as Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) could reduce the likelihood of cost escalation.
2016 Modular and Offsite Construction Summit Proceedings

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Published

2016-09-29

Issue

2016 MOC Summit: Edmonton, Canada

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