Homes England MMC research themes finalised - Revision history

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−	During the initial phase of the project, research and development partners Atkins and Faithful+Gould completed a ~~large~~ body of work to shape the data and collection methodology, start data collection and initiate engagement with industry. As part of the Government’s objective to improve construction productivity and encourage the uptake of MMC in housing delivery, the research project will see data collected across eight of Homes England’s sites using MMC. This will take place in a staggered approach that reflects the timings of construction programmes on each site. The research team will be focused on making this process as streamlined as possible to ensure a robust, consistent and verifiable dataset at the end of the project~~. The team has successfully commenced project-specific data capture on one site to date~~.	+	During the initial phase of the project, research and development partners Atkins and Faithful+Gould completed a body of work to shape the data and collection methodology, start data collection and initiate engagement with industry.
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		+	As part of the Government’s objective to improve construction productivity and encourage the uptake of MMC in housing delivery, the research project will see data collected across eight of Homes England’s sites using MMC. This will take place in a staggered approach that reflects the timings of construction programmes on each site. The research team will be focused on making this process as streamlined as possible to ensure a robust, consistent and verifiable dataset at the end of the project.

	Monitoring the construction of around 1,800 homes across the country over several years, the study will test the performance of different types of MMC to provide long-term, in-depth and verifiable data so that informed decisions about emerging construction technologies can be made.		Monitoring the construction of around 1,800 homes across the country over several years, the study will test the performance of different types of MMC to provide long-term, in-depth and verifiable data so that informed decisions about emerging construction technologies can be made.
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	Covering a range of offsite and modular building techniques, MMC is believed to have the potential to be significantly more productive than traditional building methods. This could allow homes to be built more quickly, addressing labour and skills shortages and improving the quality, consistency and energy efficiency of newly built homes.		Covering a range of offsite and modular building techniques, MMC is believed to have the potential to be significantly more productive than traditional building methods. This could allow homes to be built more quickly, addressing labour and skills shortages and improving the quality, consistency and energy efficiency of newly built homes.

−	The research will explore a range of themes, including cost and pace of build, safety ~~performance~~, snagging and ~~defect issues~~, construction wastage ~~and~~ logistics and energy efficiency ~~performance~~. It will also seek to learn lessons about how ~~these~~ technologies will be deployed and give confidence to the industry to drive a greater uptake of MMC technologies.	+	The research will explore a range of themes, including cost and pace of build, safety, snagging and defects, construction wastage, logistics and energy efficiency. It will also seek to learn lessons about how technologies will be deployed and give confidence to the industry to drive a greater uptake of MMC technologies.

	The sites and technologies include:		The sites and technologies include:
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−	~~= Purpose and goals =~~	+	Working with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and University College London, Atkins and Faithful+Gould will collect and monitor data from the developers during a six-year programme and produce annual updates on the research findings before a final report is published at the end of the build programme.
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−	~~The key drivers for this Homes England Research commission are to:~~	+
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−	* Establish a robust data set on the construction of homes utilising MMC.	+
−	* Provide the housing industry with confidence in the use of MMC to deliver homes, based on a verified body of data.	+
−	* Establish a benchmark approach to collecting data on MMC homes.	+
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−	Working with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and University College London, Atkins and Faithful+Gould will collect and monitor data from the developers during ~~the~~ six-year programme and produce annual updates on the research findings before a final report is published at the end of the build programme.	+

	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

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−	In March 2021, Homes England, the Government’s housing agency, finalised its research themes for its six-year, 1,800 home Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Research Commission. A [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-impact-of-mmc-use-on-home-building-delivery-phases ~~report outlining~~ the study] has been published.	+	In March 2021, Homes England, the Government’s housing agency, finalised its research themes for its six-year, 1,800 home Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Research Commission. A report outlining the study '[https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-impact-of-mmc-use-on-home-building-delivery-phases/monitoring-and-measuring-research-study-impact-of-mmc-on-the-delivery-of-homes Monitoring and measuring research study: impact of MMC on the delivery of homes]' has been published.

	= Data collection =		= Data collection =

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−	During the initial phase of the project, research and development partners Atkins and Faithful+Gould completed a large body of work to shape the data and collection methodology, start data collection and initiate engagement with industry. As part of the Government’s objective to improve construction productivity and encourage the uptake of MMC in housing delivery, the ~~next phase of this~~ research project will see data collected across eight of Homes England’s sites using MMC. This will take place in a staggered approach that reflects the timings of construction programmes on each site.	+	During the initial phase of the project, research and development partners Atkins and Faithful+Gould completed a large body of work to shape the data and collection methodology, start data collection and initiate engagement with industry. As part of the Government’s objective to improve construction productivity and encourage the uptake of MMC in housing delivery, the research project will see data collected across eight of Homes England’s sites using MMC. This will take place in a staggered approach that reflects the timings of construction programmes on each site. The research team will be focused on making this process as streamlined as possible to ensure a robust, consistent and verifiable dataset at the end of the project. The team has successfully commenced project-specific data capture on one site to date.
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−	The research team will be focused on making this process as streamlined as possible to ensure a robust, consistent and verifiable dataset at the end of the project. The team has successfully commenced project-specific data capture on one site to date.	+

	Monitoring the construction of around 1,800 homes across the country over several years, the study will test the performance of different types of MMC to provide long-term, in-depth and verifiable data so that informed decisions about emerging construction technologies can be made.		Monitoring the construction of around 1,800 homes across the country over several years, the study will test the performance of different types of MMC to provide long-term, in-depth and verifiable data so that informed decisions about emerging construction technologies can be made.
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	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =		= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =

		+	* Advanced construction technology.
	* Building Research Establishment BRE.		* Building Research Establishment BRE.
		+	* Construction innovation.
	* Homes England.		* Homes England.
	* Modern methods of construction.		* Modern methods of construction.
		+	* Off-site prefabrication of buildings: A guide to connection choices.

	= External resources =		= External resources =

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−	In March 2021, Homes England, the Government’s housing agency, finalised its research themes for its six-year, 1,800 home Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Research Commission. A ~~report outlining the study has been published.~~ [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-impact-of-mmc-use-on-home-building-delivery-phases ~~https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/~~the~~-impact-of-mmc-use-on-home-building-delivery-phases~~]	+	In March 2021, Homes England, the Government’s housing agency, finalised its research themes for its six-year, 1,800 home Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Research Commission. A [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-impact-of-mmc-use-on-home-building-delivery-phases report outlining the study] has been published.

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	Working with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and University College London, Atkins and Faithful+Gould will collect and monitor data from the developers during the six-year programme and produce annual updates on the research findings before a final report is published at the end of the build programme.		Working with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and University College London, Atkins and Faithful+Gould will collect and monitor data from the developers during the six-year programme and produce annual updates on the research findings before a final report is published at the end of the build programme.
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		+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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		+	* Building Research Establishment BRE.
		+	* Homes England.
		+	* Modern methods of construction.
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		+	* Gov.uk, [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-impact-of-mmc-use-on-home-building-delivery-phases The impact of MMC use on home building delivery phases].
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	= Introduction =		= Introduction =

−	In March 2021, Homes England, the Government’s housing agency, finalised its research themes for its six-year, 1,800 home Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Research Commission. A report outlining the study has been published. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-impact-of-mmc-use-on-home-building-delivery-phases	+	In March 2021, Homes England, the Government’s housing agency, finalised its research themes for its six-year, 1,800 home Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Research Commission. A report outlining the study has been published. [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-impact-of-mmc-use-on-home-building-delivery-phases https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-impact-of-mmc-use-on-home-building-delivery-phases]

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−		+	\|width="25%"\| Site name
−	Location	+	\|width="25%"\| Location
−		+	\|width="25%"\| Size
−	Size	+	\|width="25%"\| Primary MMC technology
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−	Primary MMC ~~Technology~~	+	\| Northstowe Phase 2
−		+	\| Cambridge
−	Northstowe Phase 2	+	\| 406 homes
−		+	\| Modular
−	Cambridge	+	\|-
−		+	\| East Quayside
−	406 homes	+	\| Newcastle
−		+	\| 292 homes
−	Modular	+	\| Light gauge steel frame
−		+	\|-
−	East Quayside	+	\| Swindon Gateway
−		+	\| Swindon
−	Newcastle	+	\| 159 homes
−		+	\| Modular
−	292 homes	+	\|-
−		+	\| Spencers Park
−	Light ~~Gauge Steel Frame~~	+	\| Hemel Hempstead
−		+	\| 600 homes
−	Swindon Gateway	+	\| Panellised
−		+	\|-
−	Swindon	+	\| Grappenhall Heys Phase 2
−		+	\| Warrington
−	159 homes	+	\| 220 homes
−		+	\| Modular and panellised
−	Modular	+	\|-
−		+	\| York Road
−	Spencers Park	+	\| Birmingham
−		+	\| 80 homes
−	Hemel Hempstead	+	\| Panellised
−		+	\|-
−	600 homes	+	\| Tattenhoe Phase 4
−		+	\| Milton Keynes
−	Panellised	+	\| 100 homes
−		+	\| Panellised
−	Grappenhall Heys Phase 2	+	\|-
−		+	\| Park Prewett - Hollies Phase
−	Warrington	+	\| Basingstoke
−		+	\| 30 homes
−	220 homes	+	\| Modular
−		+	\|}
−	Modular ~~& Panellised~~	+
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−	York Road	+
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−	Birmingham	+
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−	80 homes	+
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−	Panellised	+
−		+
−	Tattenhoe Phase 4	+
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−	Milton Keynes	+
−		+
−	100 homes	+
−		+
−	Panellised	+
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−	Park Prewett – Hollies Phase	+
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−	Basingstoke	+
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−	30 homes	+
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−	~~Modular~~	+

	= Purpose and goals =		= Purpose and goals =

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= Introduction =

In March 2021, Homes England, the Government’s housing agency, finalised its research themes for its six-year, 1,800 home Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) Research Commission. A report outlining the study has been published. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-impact-of-mmc-use-on-home-building-delivery-phases

= Data collection =

During the initial phase of the project, research and development partners Atkins and Faithful+Gould completed a large body of work to shape the data and collection methodology, start data collection and initiate engagement with industry. As part of the Government’s objective to improve construction productivity and encourage the uptake of MMC in housing delivery, the next phase of this research project will see data collected across eight of Homes England’s sites using MMC. This will take place in a staggered approach that reflects the timings of construction programmes on each site.

The research team will be focused on making this process as streamlined as possible to ensure a robust, consistent and verifiable dataset at the end of the project. The team has successfully commenced project-specific data capture on one site to date.

Monitoring the construction of around 1,800 homes across the country over several years, the study will test the performance of different types of MMC to provide long-term, in-depth and verifiable data so that informed decisions about emerging construction technologies can be made.

= The potential of MMC =

Covering a range of offsite and modular building techniques, MMC is believed to have the potential to be significantly more productive than traditional building methods. This could allow homes to be built more quickly, addressing labour and skills shortages and improving the quality, consistency and energy efficiency of newly built homes.

The research will explore a range of themes, including cost and pace of build, safety performance, snagging and defect issues, construction wastage and logistics and energy efficiency performance. It will also seek to learn lessons about how these technologies will be deployed and give confidence to the industry to drive a greater uptake of MMC technologies.

The sites and technologies include:

Site Name

Location

Size

Primary MMC Technology

Northstowe Phase 2

Cambridge

406 homes

Modular

East Quayside

Newcastle

292 homes

Light Gauge Steel Frame

Swindon Gateway

Swindon

159 homes

Modular

Spencers Park

Hemel Hempstead

600 homes

Panellised

Grappenhall Heys Phase 2

Warrington

220 homes

Modular & Panellised

York Road

Birmingham

80 homes

Panellised

Tattenhoe Phase 4

Milton Keynes

100 homes

Panellised

Park Prewett – Hollies Phase

Basingstoke

30 homes

Modular

= Purpose and goals =

The key drivers for this Homes England Research commission are to:

* Establish a robust data set on the construction of homes utilising MMC.
* Provide the housing industry with confidence in the use of MMC to deliver homes, based on a verified body of data.
* Establish a benchmark approach to collecting data on MMC homes.

Working with the Building Research Establishment (BRE) and University College London, Atkins and Faithful+Gould will collect and monitor data from the developers during the six-year programme and produce annual updates on the research findings before a final report is published at the end of the build programme.