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Offsite Offsite –– Out of Mind!!!!!!!Out of Mind!!!!!!!
David Barber – CCB Evolution Limited
Does it Work?Does it Work?
‘Given the trend of our age to eliminate the
craftsmen more and more, yet greater savings by
means of industrialisation can be foretold, though
in our country they may be, for the time being, still
appear to appear Utopian’
Walter Gropious, 1910
Fast paced changes in the Fast paced changes in the
Construction IndustryConstruction Industry
MMC ( and other forms of construction) are
effected by:
•Building Regulations
•Design codes
•Industry issues
Building RegulationsBuilding Regulations
Part A - Robustness, Progressive Collapse.
Solutions and products needed to meet the
requirements to compete with the more
traditional methods of construction.
For example the use of
engineered wood products
like LVL, and special
junction brackets.
Building RegulationsBuilding Regulations
Part E – Acoustics. Lightweight materials
need specific proven ways of reducing sound.
No reliance on density
Use of separating floors and walls, screeded
timber floors, acoustic battens etc
Building RegulationsBuilding Regulations
Part L changes - conservation of Fuel and
Power
Materials groups are looking for the
competitive edge without increasing other
building costs!
i.e. save energy at source, introduction of
insulation within frames, use of 140 studs
in open panels, SIPS and other closed
panel systems, passive ventilation central
stack and solar gain protection.
Design CodesDesign Codes
European Codes – new ways of structurally proving framing etc (
really?)
•Finnforest design software now in Eurocode >>>
•Century Kingspan product design are now based on Eurocode
Industry Wide IssuesIndustry Wide Issues
Green Building Guides – Eco Homes etc.
LPS2020 – insurance backed requirements to
prove MMC systems are durable
Labour / manpower shifts for UK to Eastern
European work force
Labour age groups, we have we lost the
ability to attract new thinking employees into
the Construction Market?
SO!SO!
We have the materials and designs for
Offsite construction to respond to market
changes but
There are still barriers and many still do not believe
MMC and Design ManagementMMC and Design Management
Success and failure based on communication and
defining roles within a project.
CCBe experience (including both success and
failure!) has led to a design process management
approach which considers design solutions and
options to match project drivers
Offices in
Bristol and Birmingham
contact us at
www.ccbevolution.co.uk
Engineering Consultancy
Fabrication Drawings and
Technical Services
Product Innovation
Building Inspections and
Reviews
Design Process Management
apartments using timber construction
Offices in
Bristol and Birmingham
contact us at
www.ccbevolution.co.uk
Engineering Consultancy
Fabrication Drawings and
Technical Services
Product Innovation
Building Inspections and
Reviews
Design Process Management
Chulmleigh Classroom of the Future
Client; Education Capital Strategy, Devon County Council Architects
Devon Property, Devon County Council
Photography; Mandy Reynolds A.B.I.P.P.
schools using timber construction
Three basic phasesThree basic phases
• Concept
• Design
• Construction
ConceptConcept
•One size does not fit all!
•Different systems provide solutions to different
project issues
•Layouts – often considered to be identical but…
•Requires a team to review all aspects of the
process that an influence costs, build programme
and quality
•Team should include wherever possible the site
team / manufacturing team.
DesignDesign
•Should only begin when the concept of the
build process has been agreed
•Speed is not everything!
•Must make decisions to fix each design
stage, to fix the MMC elements.
•Beware conversion form one building format
to another!
CCBe FACTSSCCBe FACTSS
� Fire
� Acoustics
� Cladding
� Thermal
� Services
� Safety
Each topic is reviewed with the Team to determine
the impact of downstream of decisions
ConstructionConstruction
•Design team to present principles of design
•Spell out how each design element will influence the
next trade to follow
•Failure in the management of trade packages stems
from a lack of understanding of the MMC used
•CCBe always undertake a meeting with the Client,
Contractor, Fabricator and other trades before the on
site start of each project.
A basic check listA basic check list
SummarySummary
Success in MMC requires
• Understand and define roles and responsibilities
•Understanding of the full construction process not
just the factory produced parts
• Design team and client must understand that MMC is
not just a bolt on
• Review of all trade packages and their influence on
the build process
• The ability to make decisions early in the design
process and employ effective design process
management.