Housing

Construction firms must use off-site modular building methods under new plans

Officials hope new state contractual requirements will speed up delivery of public homes

Tom Parlon, director general, Construction Industry Federation, welcomed the plan to move away from block-by-block construction. Picture: Fergal Phillips

Construction firms will be required to use off-site manufacturing for new public homes to speed up delivery.

The new state contractual requirements will represent a move away from the tradition of building homes block by block. Modular construction panels, light steel frames or timber frames will be used instead.

Government officials are hoping that the mandatory use of these modern methods of construction in public housing contracts will also drive down the high level of ...