More Homes Through Manufacture A Housing Forum Working Group Report Contents 3 Contents 04 06 08 16 18 24 26 42 44 46 Foreword David Lunts, Executive Director of Housing and Land at the Greater London Authority on the challenge to build more homes for London Introduction Shelagh Grant, Chief Executive, The Housing Forum and David Gannicott, Group Business Development Director, The Hyde Group Why housebuilding is changing Innovative solutions needed to help solve the housing crisis Why wouldn’t you buy a factory home? HTA Design Partner, Rory Bergin runs through all the advantages Living in a factory made home Residents describe what it’s like From feeding the cat to ordering food Jim Martin, Senior Partner, Martin Arnold, explains why homes are set to get smarter Transforming construction Housing schemes around the country built offsite The digital revolution Andy von Bradsky, Chairman, PRP, on integrating digital technology and offsite prefabrication Concluding remarks Weighing up the benefits Credits
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