The Government’s Future Homes and Buildings Standards mark a decisive moment for UK housing: low‑carbon heating, mandatory on‑site renewable electricity, and higher fabric and services standards are now the baseline for new homes. This is not incremental policy tinkering — it is a structural reset that aligns regulation with…
Read moreA cross‑party group of MPs has warned that the Government risks repeating the mistakes of past housebuilding booms unless quality is placed on equal footing with quantity in its drive to deliver 1.5 million homes this Parliament. In its new report, Proud to call home, the All‑Party Parliamentary Group for…
Read moreThe Industrialised Construction Awards return this April, shining a spotlight on the organisations and teams who are redefining how the UK designs, procures, manufactures, and delivers the built environment. With ten categories spanning digital innovation, productisation, sustainability, workforce development, and leadership, the Awards recognise the full breadth of…
Read moreWe’re pleased to announce that we are officially an Industry Partner for the Industrialised Construction Conference & Awards 2026—a landmark event shaping the UK’s transition toward a truly industrialised, product‑driven construction model. Taking place on 21–22 April 2026 at RCP Events London, the conference will bring together leaders from across…
Read moreThe UK construction sector has invested heavily in Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) over the past decade. Yet across the country, many MMC factories are operating well below capacity. The capability to deliver high-quality homes at scale already exists — but the pipeline of demand needed to sustain that production…
Read moreLast year BUILDOFFSITE launched a bold vision: to scale up Industrialised Construction (IC) across the built environment over the next five years. The message to Government was simple: industrialised construction must move from being the exception—to becoming the expectation. When the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Excellence in the…
Read moreAndrew Croft and Charlie Bayliss Last year saw the publication of two new and important guidance documents by CIRIA, in conjunction with Buildoffsite. The guides are aimed at stakeholders working on a range of projects using innovative ways of working in the UK construction and manufacturing sectors, namely: Using Performance…
Read moreOn 5 February 2026, an invited group met at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) in London to discuss a step change in how the built environment sector thinks about “modern construction”. In simple terms, the conversation focused on moving from Modern Methods of Construction (MMC)—a label often used…
Read moreArtificial intelligence is no longer a future concept for the construction sector. From generative design tools shaping early-stage planning, to AI-powered site monitoring and robotics, digital technologies are already influencing how projects are designed, managed and delivered. But while the technology is evolving rapidly, the systems around it — particularly…
Read moreBOPAS and Xpanel Building Technologies: A Case Study in Confidence The UK has made its housing and climate ambitions clear. Government targets 1.5 million homes over the current Parliament—around 300,000 per year—and a legally binding commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050. Achieving both will require new ways of…
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