1. 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

2. 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
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

3. Designs suited for garden cities

4. And for more urban settings

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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.