The potential for, and benefits of, engineered housing solutions in new garden communities Chris Blundell PhD Student Department of Land Economy Supervisor Dr Nicky Morrison

We need a paradigm shift……. Engineered housing 1 Million Government target of one million new homes by the end of 2020. 300,000 New homes needed pa 179,432 Average no. of new homes completed each year 1990-2016 Serious labour and skill shortages Up to 30% quicker to build (UK Government, 2017; McKinsey, 2014) Greener: 34% less CO2 (Monahan and Powell, 2010) Higher quality Tried and tested internationally Responds to skills shortages

Designs suited for garden cities

And for more urban settings

Taking the idea forward ….addressing the challenges Level and consistency of demand Innate conservatism Skills development (- factory and on site) Opportunities Industrial Strategy (UK Government, 2017) Sector Deals, inc. construction, Local Industrial Strategies to address training and employment Support for R&D Labour shortages for traditional construction

Re-engineering construction 100,000 Government looking to secure delivery of 100,000 modular homes by 2020. 15,000 Modular homes constructed in UK each year. Opportunities Pathfinders for market aggregation and sustained demand 5 clusters justifying factory investment Government support £22.1m. grant to Laing O’Rourke New factory up to 10,000 modules pa. New garden towns Original garden cities and new towns

Come and talk to me in the break, at my poster. “If you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got.” Einstein Come and talk to me in the break, at my poster.