Construction Magazine May 2018 | Page 24

CONSTRUCTION 4.0

UTILISING PRECAST

CONCRETE with twin-walled construction developments , timber frame and a mix of traditional approaches , off-site construction offers a viable housing capacity solution for countries like the UK .

Experts believe we won ’ t hit the current targets to beat the shortage using traditional methods alone . In the shadow of Brexit , given the kind of constraints that are anticipated in terms of labour and movement of labour – and London and the South East ’ s dependency on the EU27 to supply it – the UK housebuilding model is very much dependent on a flexible workforce and so , without that improving , other methods are needed . Irish companies like Techrete are
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