A recent Construction News roundtable, sponsored by IFS, assessed to what extent modern methods of construction are poised to help the country ‘build back better’
On the panel: Wayne Hill, construction services director at L&Q | Jamie Hillier, founding partner at Akerlof | Kenny Ingram, vice president for engineering, construction and infrastructure industries at IFS | Emily King, client solutions director at Mid Group | Maribel Mantecon, senior associate at HTA Design | Oliver Novakovic, technical and innovation director at Barratt Homes | Dan Pollard, head of manufacturing, House by Urban Splash | Edward Rees, regional director at Wates
Throughout the pandemic there have been plenty of voices asking how the country can ‘build back better’. For construction, the phrase can be read both metaphorically and literally. Even before the pandemic, there was no shortage of calls for it to fundamentally rethink the way it operates.
The contribution that modern methods of construction (MMC) might make to that reinvention was the…
