Modular construction is not the only future

By Lucy Homer2018-12-12T06:00:00

We should stop automatically reaching for modular as a response and ask instead, what is the question?

We all know that the construction industry has issues, and frequently these boil down to us believing things should be delivered faster and cheaper. Progress, according to widely accepted thinking, lies in building more off site. In other words, modular is the answer.

But I would argue we should stop automatically reaching for this response and ask instead, what is the question?

We need to begin by being honest about what modular really is and how it is already used. Let’s start with the phrase “modern methods of construction”. In reality, prefabrication is over 100 years old.

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