Barriers and Challenges for Offsite Construction in UK Housing Sector

Mohammed Arif; Peter Killian; Jack Goulding; Gerrard Wood; Amit Kaushik

doi:10.5281/zenodo.2650274

Barriers and Challenges for Offsite Construction in UK Housing Sector

Mohammed Arif, Peter Killian, Jack Goulding, Gerrard Wood, Amit Kaushik

Architecture and Built Environment Department

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Abstract

Offsite construction (OSC) has been presented by researchers and practitioners all over the world as an efficient and effective way of delivering buildings. The benefits regarding time, cost and quality are well-documented. However, it has not been successfully implemented in housing, especially in the affordable housing sector. This paper uses the case study method from the affordable housing sector to document these challenges and proposes a way forward for the sector. Also, findings indicate that the high cost of production was identified as a major barrier to the proliferation of off-site housing in the UK. However, the research found that the effective implementation of processes and practices such as Design for Manufacture and Assembly (DFMA) could reduce the likelihood of cost escalation.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Research Conference 2017
Subtitle of host publication	Shaping Tomorrow’s Built Environment: Construction and Design for the Modern World. Conference Proceedings, 11-12 September 2017.
Editors	Les Ruddock, Hanneke Van-Dijk, Charlotte Houghton
Place of Publication	Salford
Publisher	University of Salford
Pages	854-861
Number of pages	8
ISBN (Print)	9781912337040
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2650274
Publication status	Published - Sept 2017

Keywords

Barriers
Challenges
Modular And Offsite Construction
UK Housing Sector

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Arif, M., Killian, P., Goulding, J., Wood, G., & Kaushik, A. (2017). Barriers and Challenges for Offsite Construction in UK Housing Sector. In L. Ruddock, H. Van-Dijk, & C. Houghton (Eds.), International Research Conference 2017: Shaping Tomorrow’s Built Environment: Construction and Design for the Modern World. Conference Proceedings, 11-12 September 2017. (pp. 854-861). University of Salford. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2650274

Arif, Mohammed ; Killian, Peter ; Goulding, Jack et al. / Barriers and Challenges for Offsite Construction in UK Housing Sector. International Research Conference 2017: Shaping Tomorrow’s Built Environment: Construction and Design for the Modern World. Conference Proceedings, 11-12 September 2017.. editor / Les Ruddock ; Hanneke Van-Dijk ; Charlotte Houghton. Salford : University of Salford, 2017. pp. 854-861

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Arif, M, Killian, P, Goulding, J, Wood, G & Kaushik, A 2017, Barriers and Challenges for Offsite Construction in UK Housing Sector. in L Ruddock, H Van-Dijk & C Houghton (eds), International Research Conference 2017: Shaping Tomorrow’s Built Environment: Construction and Design for the Modern World. Conference Proceedings, 11-12 September 2017.. University of Salford, Salford, pp. 854-861. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2650274

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Arif M, Killian P, Goulding J, Wood G, Kaushik A. Barriers and Challenges for Offsite Construction in UK Housing Sector. In Ruddock L, Van-Dijk H, Houghton C, editors, International Research Conference 2017: Shaping Tomorrow’s Built Environment: Construction and Design for the Modern World. Conference Proceedings, 11-12 September 2017.. Salford: University of Salford. 2017. p. 854-861 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.2650274

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