MMC and Platform Construction

MMC is often cited as the way to mitigate serious skills shortages, increase productivity and output, improve building quality, reduce waste and help in the fight against climate change. But there are still concerns about risk and viability, long-term performance and public resistance to ‘pre-fabs’.

MMC is much more than modular, panellised and pod construction, and it's not just about housing. It includes a wide range of contemporary innovations, including digital tools, site processes and materials innovations. It's also a mindset and way of working that needs effective promotion and clear communication.

LMC’s expertise in promoting innovation and building support for Modern Methods of Construction goes back to 2003 and spans a wide range of applications, from the earliest panellised timber frame projects to the most cutting-edge platform-based construction systems like Seismic.

We have filmed factory visits and on-site construction of volumetric solutions for student accommodation, launched component-level innovations, and led media and MP visits to see new timber SIPS and steel frame systems in action. We support clients with their offsite solutions as they grow in quality, maturity and efficiency.

Notable recent projects have included our work with the Construction Innovation Hub to promote digital tools to test and assure new offsite products, platforms and methodologies.

We launched a guide to MMC for affordable housing developers for the Housing Forum, and we continue to work with the TRA to promote building components developed offsite, such as trussed rafters, spandrel panels and metal web joists.

Talk to us if you are an innovator in this market, or want to inform and influence in any aspect of MMC, DfMA or platform construction approaches.