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
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 ...