Chris Blundell Department of Land Economy cb999@cam.ac.uk The potential for, and benefits of, engineered housing solutions in new garden communities We have a housing crisis 1 Million Government target of 1 million homes by end of 2020. 1.15m families on social housing waiting lists 300,000 New homes needed pa 179,432 Average no. of new homes completed each year 1990-2016 Need for a paradigm shift …… new garden communities and engineered housing 30% quicker to build Greener: 34% less embodied carbon Higher quality Tried and tested internationally Responds to skills shortages Re-engineering construction Pathfinders in new garden communities using market aggregation and sustained demand 5 clusters justifying factory investment Would stimulate demand more widely Opportunities Industrial Strategy (UK Government, 2017) Sector Deals, including construction sector, Local Industrial Strategies to address training and employment Support for R&D Investment, capital allowances and soft loans Challenges Level and consistency of demand Innate conservatism of the industry Skills development (- factory and on site) Certification and market acceptance Chris Blundell Department of Land Economy cb999@cam.ac.uk