Eco Buildings Group, a UK-listed modular housing company whose factory is in Albania, says that it has received a letter of intent confirming a £190m order from the Dominican Republic for 10,000 houses. The order follows a visit by a Dominican Republic delegation, led by housing minister Carlos Bonilla Sanchez, to Eco Buildings’ manufacturing facility […]
As the need for rapid and environmentally friendly construction grows, Module-T offers modular solutions that construct entire buildings off-site, ready for swift assembly at their destination. These structures serve a variety of purposes, including offices, educational facilities, and sanitation blocks. The company’s goal is to lead the UK market with tailored, high-quality modular solutions. Module-T […]
Ireland’s Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage, in cooperation with the Department of Enterprise, Trade & Employment, has secured and awarded €5m to Construct Innovate’s research to support affordable, better quality, safer and more sustainable housing Construct Innovate is Ireland’s national research centre for construction technology and innovation. Construct Innovate is part of Enterprise […]
A former swimming pool could be one of two sites used to trial new ‘kit’ style housing in Midlothian under plans to create more affordable homes. Midlothian councillors are being asked to back plans to look at bringing ‘modular homes’ onto the sites at the former Newbattle Pool, in Newtongrange, and Rullion Road in Penicuik. […]
Connect Modular is celebrating after winning two accolades at the Chartered Institute of Housing’s Scotland Housing Awards 2024, for its recently completed affordable housing development in Shortlees, Kilmarnock. The 101-home project for Cunninghame Housing Association was honoured with the Excellence in Development for Affordable Housing Award as well as the Excellence in Housing Innovation Award. […]
With the UK government’s housing targets setting an ambitious tone, we are responding to the sector’s growing need for sustainable, efficient construction methods by hosting a series of CPD webinars on hybrid and offsite solutions The webinar series will allow professionals to deepen their understanding of how hybrid construction methods can help achieve these goals, […]
Paul Williams, Domus Ventilation Product Manager, offers six reasons to use MVHR systems. Valued at $106.69 million in 2022, the Mechanical Ventilation Heat Recovery (MVHR) UK market is predicted to reach $235.34 million by 2030. This extraordinary growth is being driven by increased awareness about the benefits of MVHR, as well as the adoption of […]
In busy hospital environments, expansion projects and building works must be planned in meticulous detail to minimise disruption to day-to-day operations. Fast-track building methods are frequently used and, during this process, selecting an appropriate rainscreen cladding system is very important to ensure the successful function of the building and the design aesthetic. Leading specialist Eurobrick […]
The UK’s leading independent air movement specialist Gilberts Blackpool has gone to court to prove its performance- the moot court at the University of Central Lancaster (UCLAN). The UK’s legal market is growing- up 8% according to latest data- prompting a corresponding growth in demand for law degree courses. As a result, UCLAN needed to […]
Last summer, the acronym RAAC was launched into the spotlight overnight. Reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete suddenly appeared on every news channel and at the top of the agenda of every staff meeting, days or hours before the start of the new school term in September 2023. Most commonly found on ceilings, wall panels and floors, […]