MODULAR HOUSING Overall the building is due to achieve practical completion in April 2020, just 28 months after the work began, a truly stunning achievement and one that will break the global record for the world’s tallest modular building to boot! Speed is perhaps the most obvious attraction of the modular method, but there are environmental benefits too. The 101 George Street site fills circa one skip every two to three days, compared to around five to six you would see getting emptied every day on a traditional site of this size. Tide Construction claims this means a reduction in construction waste of 80 per cent. The volumetric modular approach also contributes to 80 per cent less vehicle deliveries. On average 10 lorries deliver 10 modules per day. The only other deliveries are occasional ones made by small commercial vans or those associated with cladding panel deliveries, meaning a cut in CO2 of around 50 per cent, according to Vision’s estimates.
Tide and Vision Modular’s work at 101 George Street makes a compelling case for the benefits of modern methods of construction – especially the use of volumetric modular technology. Doing so much work offsite means 101 George Street is a cleaner, quieter site, and one that has yielded no complaints from the neighbours. To see such a record breaking feat being undertaken by a UK manufacturer in the nation’s capital is truly awe-inspiring. Projects of this type open the doorway for other clients to explore this fantastic build method and for other volumetric modular manufacturers to follow suit in time. The shear scale of undertaking and the genuinely ground-breaking speed of delivery means that the 101 George Street project is set to become a true icon of offsite technology delivery.
2 For more information on volumetric modular construction techniques why not register to attend www.modularmatters.co.uk in Birmingham at the end of October, where other pioneers of this leading offsite technology will present on how to get the most out of the systems on offer. Images: 01-02. Worlds Tallest Modular Building in Croydon
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