Off-site manufacture

2005-02-18T14:29:00

An unused house is demolished to make way for Bryden Wood’s modular home; the six preassembled units arrive on site and are craned into position at the rate of two every other day; the whole installation process takes less than a week.

This issue’s Specifier takes a close look at the expanding world of modern methods of construction, including a checklist of when to head for the factory and when to steer clear, lifetime costs and, overleaf, the latest products. But first, one London architect’s bid to build the ODPM’s vaunted £60,000 ...

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