2022 Offsite Awards Shortlist Brochure

WELCOME TO THE OFFSITE CONSTRUCTION AWARDS 2022

CONTENTS

Welcome to this year’s Offsite Construction Awards – showing the very best in offsite construction technology.

This unique publication celebrates the individuals and businesses responsible for delivering a wide range of ground-breaking projects, as well as recognising the R&D approach to product innovation, enabling the industry to design and build to the highest standards.

This year’s Offsite Construction Awards saw record entries and brought together the industry to celebrate the best use of offsite construction in the UK and internationally. We are delighted to say that these Awards have proven to be a rich vein of stunning architectural design and engineering entries, reflecting the economic indicators for the industry and a growing confidence in the use of offsite technology within the UK construction

Thereindustry.were

high quality submissions across all categories and the competition was fierce. Throughout this publication we congratulate and profile the distinguished finalists on reaching their category shortlists.

A big thank you must go to the Offsite Construction Awards Sponsors –especially our headline sponsors; Darwin Group and NHBC. These fantastic organisations have made key contributions to the success of the event and their ongoing support is greatly appreciated.

We must also acknowledge the key contributions and efforts of the Offsite Construction Awards judges. Without their dedication and commitment to the very highest standards of integrity this event would not be possible.

Finally, the biggest ‘thank you’ goes to the awards entrants – without whom there would be no event! The projects, products and people that these companies are delivering are truly stunning – keep up the great work! OFFSITE

2023 AWARDS: Submission Deadline for the 2023 Offsite Awards: 26.05.2023

PUBLISHER: Radar Communications Ltd, 101 Longden Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 9PS.

The Offsite Awards Shortlist Brochure is produced and published by Radar Communications: ©Radar Communications Ltd.

DISCLAIMER: The content of Offsite Awards Shortlist Brochure does not necessarily reflect the views of the publishers and are the views of its contributors and advertisers. The digital edition may include hyperlinks to third-party content, advertising, or websites, provided for the sake of convenience and interest. The publishers accept no legal responsibility for loss arising from information in this publication and do not endorse any advertising or products available from external sources. No part of this publication may be reproduced or stored in a retrieval system without the written consent of the publishers. All rights reserved.

FIND US ON TWITTER: Profiles Profiles Best Use of Concrete Best Use of Hybrid Technology Best Use of MEP & Pod Best Use of Steel Technology Best Use of Timber Technology Best Use of Volumetric BIM/Digital Construction of the Year Commercial Project of the Year Education Project of the Year Healthcare Project of the Year Health & Safety Award Infrastructure Project of the Year International Project of the Year Private Housing of the Year Product Innovation Award Retail/Leisure of the Year Social Housing of the Year Architect of the Year Performance Award of the Year of the Year of the Year of the Year Pioneer of the Year Manager the Year

JUDGING

DAN BROWN Design Director IDMH

TIM CAREY Chief Product Director Collida l Willmott Dixon

MILA DUNCHEVA Business Development Manager Stora Enso Building Solutions

RICHARD LANKSHEAR Director Homes Hub

JACKIE MAGINNIS Chief Executive MPBA

DAN MACPHERSON Project Director Henry Riley LLP

JULIA EVANS CEO BSRIA

ROSI FIELDSON Senior Lecturer and Programme Leader University of Lincoln

ROBERT HAIRSTANS Director of the Centre for Advanced Timber Technology New Model Institute for Technology and Engineering (NMITE)

MICHELLE HANNAH Director Consultancy

IAN HEPTONSTALL Director Supply Chain School

JAMIE HILLIER Partner Akerlof

JEFF MAXTED

OLIVER NOVAKOVIC &

ANDREW ORRISS Operating Officer Timber Association

GARY RAMSAY

SAM STACEY Director Construction

TRUDI SULLY Lead

HEADLINE

We are the UK’s leading independent provider of warranty and insurance for new-build homes. Our purpose is to raise standards in house building by championing high-quality homes and protecting homeowners. We do this through training and quality services and by assessing, inspecting and directly insuring new homes registered with us. Our NHBC Accepts service is a comprehensive review process for innovative construction systems, providing a fasttrack route to approval for building systems used in homes covered by our Buildmark warranty product. NHBC Accepts provides acceptance, in writing, that a construction system can meet the NHBC Standards. It also demonstrates that, subject to appropriate design and installation, the system can be used in homes covered by Buildmark.

For more information visit www.nhbc.co.uk/accepts

Darwin Group has been providing NHS Trusts with next-generation modular healthcare builds to HBN and HTM standards for many years. Our mission is to support the NHS’ Long Term Plan, to deliver an infrastructure that is worldclass and truly fit for the future. With a dedicated focus on quality, flexibility, sustainability and resilience our approach promotes innovation and efficiencies through deep partnership with our clients. From concept to completion, we work through the whole project as a trusted design and build partner to the NHS.

For more information visit www.darwingroupltd.co.uk

OFFSITE EXPO brings together those who are driving change in the construction sector – the event will play host to the leading UK and international offsite manufacturers and component suppliers over two days showcasing a broad spectrum of panelised, volumetric modular solutions, pod and prefabricated MEP solutions, as well as the latest in Digital and BIM technology.

For more information visit www.offsite-expo.co.uk

KEY SPONSORS

DRINKS RECEPTION SPONSOR

With a passion for recruiting and offsite construction ARV Solutions are specialists in construction, manufacturing, engineering, design, technical and sales recruitment. Established in 2003, we are the leading recruitment agency to the offsite construction, timber frame, modular building, and modern methods of construction (MMC) sectors, having won awards for our efforts. Our aim is to add value to our clients in everything we do, we want to ensure you have the best talent suited to you to help grow your business.

For more information visit www.arvsolutions.co.uk

TROPHY & PAPARAZZI SPONSOR

As the UK’s leading offsite construction consultancy offering in-depth knowledge of existing and emerging technologies - Cogent operates exclusively within the built environment and offsite manufacturing sectors. Cogent work with offsite manufacturers, clients, architects, contractors and project managers to ensure that any project embracing offsite technology, is optimised and involves minimal risk.

For more information visit www.cogent-consulting.co.uk

BROCHURE SPONSOR

EOS are pioneers in the design, manufacture and supply of a wide range of custom-made steel framing systems (SFS) for the offsite markets. As part of Etex, alongside Siniat, Promat and FSi, EOS has developed a tested and warrantied range of complete loadbearing and non-loadbearing walling and flooring systems. Applying advanced offsite manufacturing technology and the latest testing, our Pre-Assembled Frames (PAF), Thrubuild® and Thruwall® system range deliver structures faster, with assured performance built in providing our clients with peace of mind.

For more information visit www.eosframing.co.uk

BEST USE CONCRETEOFTECHNOLOGY

Category: This category will reward the exemplar use of precast concrete in a project across any UK construction sector. Including floor and wall panels, cladding, volumetric and pod technology, pre-stressed units and formwork systems, the entrant will have used concrete as a major factor in delivering quality, factory controlled, robust and sustainable offsite manufacture. Special attention will be given to material performance levels and any project should clearly demonstrate how cost-predictability, economy, accuracy, transportability, speed of installation and principles of lean manufacture have been achieved.

Sponsor: The Concrete Centre provides material, design and construction guidance. Our aim is to enable all those involved in the design, use and performance of concrete and masonry to realise the potential of these materials. The Concrete Centre, part of the MPA. Mineral Products Association (MPA) is the trade association for aggregates, asphalt, cement, concrete, dimension stone, lime, mortar and silica sand industries.

BEST USE OF CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY

For all general enquiries, please

Providing guidance on offsite solutions

The Concrete Centre offers a wealth of resources including best practice guides, sustainability data, webinars and case studies – www.concretecentre.com/offsite

Choosing concrete offsite solutions provides the inherent benefits of concrete: it does not burn; it provides energy-saving thermal mass and resilience to climate change risks such as overheating and flooding; it is 100% recyclable at end of life.

The Concrete Centre is also the proud sponsor of the ‘Best Use of Concrete Technology’ award at the Offsite Awards.

CATEGORY

BEST USE OF CONCRETE

CHAPMAN TAYLOR: MANCHESTER GOODS YARD

Manchester Goods Yard is set to become the fulcrum for Enterprise City at St. John’s, a new digital media technology hub which will soon be home to a mix of SMEs and multi-corporation technology and creative industry organisations in the heart of Manchester City Centre. The ultra-modern, flexible workspaces will be supplemented by a mix of café bars, restaurants and leisure facilities, with the aim of creating a vibrant neighbourhood in which to live, work, shop and relax.

MASONRY FRAME SYSTEMS: THE MFS i -FORM SOLUTION™

The MFS team have formulated an offsite construction rationale, which we trademarked as the MFS i-Form Solution™. We combine large scale calcium silicate elements and pre-cast concrete components with MMC methodology to drive forward the concept of P-DfMA for offsite manufacture and building design. Our suite of ‘platforms’, or standardised & repeatable offsite components, enable us to deliver a bespoke solution to the client’s needs, in terms of building function and site demands.

NUSPAN FLOORING: VARIOUS PROJECTS

Nuspan Flooring’s offsite alternative to block and beam offers high-performance, primary, structural, insulated closed floor panels for suspended ground floors. The units comprise structural-grade reinforced concrete bonded to high-performance expanded polystyrene (EPS), offering an uplift in build speed of 500%, a saving of up to 83% in onsite labour and an elimination of onsite waste. They can achieve U-values as low as 0.10 W/m2K, already meeting Future Homes Standard Part L requirements.

PCE: ASSEMBLY - BUILDING C

PCE Ltd has designed, manufactured and constructed a 14 storey HybriDfMA office building using offsite manufactured structural steel and precast concrete components together with in-situ reinforced concrete, forming the PCE Hybrid Frame System. The HybriDfMA framed building provides 92,000 sq. ft. of office space utilising PCE’s experience of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), Offsite engineering and providing as much Offsite construction as possible in a very busy city centre location.

PCE: LODGE ROAD - ST JOHN’S WOOD, LONDON

Purpose-built 13 storey building that introduces a sophisticated and high-end design set to challenge the concept of affordable housing for London’s over 55s. Located next to the prestigious Lord’s Cricket Ground, the building provides world class standard of retirement living. The building is home to 170 new apartments to help residents stay social and active. Each home is specifically designed for both the lifestyle needs and aspirations of its residents with private balconies to each apartment.

BEST USE OF HYBRID TECHNOLOGY

Category: Entries in this category should showcase in an understandable, measurable way, how different construction materials and systems can successfully combine –structurally, externally or internally – to drive forward the concept of offsite manufacture and building design. Special emphasis will be placed on an integrated approach to the client’s needs, material performance, energy performance, programme performance and BIM. The project should clearly demonstrate how costpredictability, economy, accuracy, transportability, speed of installation, waste minimisation and principles of lean manufacture have been achieved.

Sponsor: We’ve always been proudly independent. We started with the simple aim of helping our clients evolve more sustainable building practices for the 21st Century and beyond. Being independent means we can be bold, open to fresh ideas and have the flexibility to customise every project to suit you. It means we’re free to work with whichever suppliers we like, to ensure we deliver the most suitable products for your project. We’re well established but far from stuck in our ways - moving with the times to stay agile, adaptable and ahead of the curve.

There is a strong demand for brick cladding from offsite suppliers due to its obvious suitability alongside modular construction methods.

At Aquarian we have 3 solutions, each with its own unique benefits for modular construction, including speed of build, product consistency and the ability to achieve a real brick finish without compromising the design or program. If you want an authentic clay brick façade on your modular project, we can provide it.

B&K STRUCTURES, HEYNE TILLETT STEEL & STUDIO RHE: THE GRAMOPHONE WORKS

Situated alongside the Grand Union Canal in West London, The Gramophone Works comprises a mix of refurbished, extended and new-build contemporary office spaces. Retaining the existing concrete elements to the two-storey record factory allowed the project team to integrate the striking property into the historic and social fabric of the surrounding neighbourhood, while at the same time adopting advanced timber technology to help deliver a sustainable and healthy phased

Thedevelopment.£24mThames

BOWMER + KIRKLAND & INNOVARÉ: THAMES PARK SCHOOL IN GRAYS, ESSEX

Park School is a Secondary Free school for 900 pupils in Essex, delivered through the DfE’s Offsite Framework. Constructed using a hybrid approach of structural insulated panels, roof cassettes and pre-cast concrete floors. However, in collaboration with our offsite Supply Chain we have greatly enhanced the offsite elements of the building by installing pre-glazed windows, roof finishes and external cladding in the factory.

BRITISH OFFSITE: ABBEY QUAY, BARKING

Abbey Quay is a development of one, two and three-bedroom apartments in the London Borough of Barking & Dagenham. Developed by Weston Homes in multiple phases, this 6-acre waterfront site will eventually accommodate 1,000 new homes. The build solution for the first phase of the project, comprising 223 new homes, has incorporated the use of both UNIpanel and UNIwall systems and involved the installation of 845 panel units (3,550 linear metres) and 700 wall units (2,940 linear metres).

PCE: ASSEMBLY - BUILDING C

PCE Ltd has designed, manufactured and constructed a 14 storey HybriDfMA office building using offsite manufactured structural steel and precast concrete components together with in-situ reinforced concrete, forming the PCE Hybrid Frame System. The HybriDfMA framed building provides 92,000 sq. ft. of office space utilising PCE’s experience of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), Offsite engineering and providing as much Offsite construction as possible in a very busy city centre location.

WB TIMBER INNOVATIONS, JESSOP & COOK ARCHITECTS, PYC: BULLINGDON COMMUNITY CENTRE

Bullingdon Community Centre is a unique Hybrid building replacement for this well-loved community amenity in Lye Valley Oxford, designed with & for its local users. It’s a low energy, single-storey offsite-manufactured timber-framed building containing new halls, multi-use rooms, & other facilities, with landscaping and planting surrounding it. Extensive use of solar panels and an MVHR system minimises need for heating due to the highly insulated airtight fabric and “passive” detailing.

BEST USE OF MEP & POD TECHNOLOGY

Category: This category will reward the exemplar use of offsite mechanical, electrical and plumbing services (MEP) or use of pod technology in any size and type of project across the UK. Entries must demonstrate how either the use of pre-installed service units, kitchen and bathroom pods or plug and play technology, plant-rooms, pipework and ductwork for building services have been seamlessly integrated in a project.

Sponsor: Gripple was established in 1989 as an ingenious means of joining agricultural wire fencing together. Today, it’s a globally recognised manufacturer, delivering innovative, value-added solutions to construction and agricultural markets. Employing over 850 people, Gripple is proud to manufacture across multiple sites in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. Additional sales hubs are located in Chicago, Obernai, Warsaw, Toronto, New Delhi and Kobe. A 100% employee-owned company, Gripple has a unique approach to business, characterised by investment in people, innovation and sustainable growth.

ALTERNATIVE HEAT: 222NR. DFMA FULLY INTEGRATED MEP PREFABRICATED UTILITY CUPBOARDS - ELEPHANT PARK H11A

Design and prefabrication of 222Nr.PUCs, providing a high-quality, DFMA solution which minimised programme, on-site installation works and production costs. Prefabrication included full 2nd fix including recessed electrics, plug & play external M&E connections, pre-fitted bunded floor and FSC interior panelling and worktops. PUC full load deliveries were tailored to site programme, with units craned and positioned via AH designed lifting eyes and removable PUC stabilisers and caster

Aswheels.part

ID SYSTEMS UK: WALLYFORD STORMWATER PUMPING STATION

of a new housing development on behalf of a Developer Client (ELDL), we were engaged to deliver a fully off-site built Surface Water Pumping Station to provide appropriate drainage to prevent flooding risk to the St Cements Well, Wallyford development. The development has planning permission for the construction of 1,450 new homes, and included a new primary school, making it one of the largest residential developments in Scotland.

NG BAILEY: THE FORGE, LONDON

The Forge, London: the world’s first large-scale office building designed and constructed using a ‘kit of parts’ (KOP) solution, built on a Platform Design for Manufacture and Assembly (P-DfMA) structural frame. The 135,000ft2 development is over two nine-storey buildings. It will be the UK’s first net zero carbon commercial building. NG Bailey developed, manufactured, and installed the MEP KOP, emulating the benefits and productivity gains seen in offsite manufacturing over the last 20 years.

SES ENGINEERING SERVICES: 33 CHARTERHOUSE STREET

33 Charterhouse Street has been designed to be one of the smartest commercial office buildings in London. By combining the physical assets with a digital twin, it will deliver exceptional building operational efficiency as well as an enhanced tenant wellbeing experience.

TILBURY DOUGLAS ENGINEERING: WALSALL MANOR HOSPITAL URGENT AND EMERGENCY CARE CENTRE

Construction of a new Urgent and Emergency Care Centre at Walsall Manor Hospital to replace the current building whose physical environment struggles to meet increasing patient flow demands. The new development, which has maximised MEP off-site engineering, incorporates a new emergency department with “front door” access to a new Urgent Treatment Centre and Paediatric Assessment Unit with the first floor accommodating a new Acute Medical Unit.

BEST USE OF STEEL TECHNOLOGY

Category: This category will reward the exemplar use of steel elements in a project across any UK construction sector. Including light gauge steel framing, cladding, roofing and complementary components, the entrant will have used steel as a major factor in delivering quality, factory controlled, robust and sustainable offsite manufacture. Special attention will be given to material performance levels and any project should clearly demonstrate how cost-predictability, economy, accuracy, transportability, speed of installation and principles of lean manufacture have been achieved.

Sponsor: SCI (the Steel Construction Institute) has been a trusted, independent source of information and engineering expertise globally for over 30 years, and remains the leading, independent provider of technical expertise and disseminator of best practice to the steel construction sector. We support everyone involved in steel construction; from manufacturers, consulting and design engineers, architects, product managers, commercial directors right through to industry groups and peers.

SCI Support for the Light Steel industry

Assessment and Certification

Light Steel

Industry Design

CATEGORY

BEST USE OF STEEL TECHNOLOGY

BRITISH OFFSITE: EDINBURGH WAY, HARLOW

Edinburgh Way is a collection of one, two and three-bedroom luxurious apartments in the centre of Harlow. The homes, developed by Weston Homes, are due for completion in July 2023 and the development is currently 75% reserved. The build solution incorporates the use of both UNIpanel and UNIwall systems and has involved the installation of 1478 panels (5,760 linear metres) and 702 walls (2,810 linear metres).

BROADLAND HOUSING ASSOCIATION, SIGMAT AND R G CARTER: CANARY QUAY, NORWICH

Canary Quay is a four-phased, light-gauge steel-framed development of 323 high specification riverside apartments on the River Wensum near the centre of Norwich. Phases 1-3 comprise 222 one and two-bedroom apartments in three separate developments which were completed in May 2021. The remaining 101 apartments of Phase 4 are planned to complete in December 2022. The development will contribute significantly to easing the pressure on housing waiting lists and will help those needing housing.

COLLIDA: COLLIDA LIVING PROTOTYPE HOMES, BRE INNOVATION PARK

Integrating R&D, digital technology, and modern methods of construction, Collida has designed and delivered the first steel framed residential buildings to achieve Passivhaus Plus standards. The two innovative prototype homes – located at the Building Research Establishment (BRE) Garston campus in Watford – are research led with a fabric first design approach and set the standard for the industry to follow.

EOS FRAMING: EDGAR WOOD ACADEMY – PRE-ASSEMBLED FRAMES (PAF)

Developed through the collaborative strength of Etex brands, EOS Framing, Siniat, Promat and FSi – Pre-Assembled Frames (PAF) are helping customers reduce risk and operate with more certainty and confidence at every stage of the construction journey. Wates Construction appointed EOS to custom design, engineer and manufacture an advanced light steel PAF infill system to ensure the new Edgar Wood Academy complies with the regulatory 70% PMV set within the DfE’s MMC framework agreement.

EOS FRAMING:

PORTSMOUTH INTERNATIONAL PORT - THRUBUILD® LOADBEARING SYSTEM

Leading provider of construction and infrastructure services Kier was commissioned to construct new border control buildings for Portsmouth International Port. EOS Framing was appointed to design, engineer and offsite manufacture an advanced Thrubuild® light steel loadbearing system for the project. This is not the first time the Thrubuild® system has been used to create ‘a building within a building’ but this type of highly sustainable approach does throw up some unusual challenges.

CATEGORY SPONSOR

BEST USE OF STEEL TECHNOLOGY

EOS FRAMING: SKY HOUSE – THRUBUILD LOADBEARING SYSTEM

Sky House is derived from the homes unique roof gardens and expansive glazing with unrivalled views from every level. Created by Architects CODA – the development aims to establish a close-knit neighbourhood centred around open spaces. Working with strategic partner light steel frame specialist EOS, CODA have embraced the best in offsite construction to produce a range of precisionengineered housing types that can be delivered to the highest quality on fast-track construction programmes.

FRAMECLAD: GLEDHOW LANE

A unique and technically challenging build on a tight site - Gledhow Lane is a project that tested the limits of Light Gauge Steel Frame design and provided some challenging and rewarding technical obstacles.

FUSION STEEL FRAMING: HOLBURNE PARK

Holburne Park is an ambitious £26m high-end residential development, offering villas, terraced houses, and apartments designed to combine classical aesthetics with the benefit of modern methods of construction and interior design. Located in the World Heritage city of Bath, the site provided 198 residences over a three-phase construction period. Fusion Steel Framing Ltd delivered the cold-rolled light steel framing system for the site, working alongside lead construction contractor Bect.

VISION MODULAR SYSTEMS AND MJH STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS: LEWISHAM EXCHANGE

Lewisham Exchange is a pair of towers, 20 and 35 stories tall, constructed using 18 and 33 stories of volumetric modules over a concrete transfer structure located adjacent to Lewisham DLR Station. 1251 modules were used in the construction of the buildings, installed on site over a 23-week period.

ZED PODS: ZERO-CARBON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BROMLEY COUNCIL

Working with the Bromley Council, ZED PODS has designed & built an innovative, zero-carbon, social housing scheme in Bromley using steel framed modules. These self-contained high-quality homes are built above steel podiums and preserve 80% of existing parking. It is a pioneering, environmental and socially focused development providing 25 homes for vulnerable households. It is the first development in the borough after 40 years, and the first-of-its-kind in London.

BEST USE OF TIMBER TECHNOLOGY

Category: This category will reward the exemplar use of timber technology in a project across any UK construction sector. Including cross laminated timber (CLT), glulam, timber frame, SIPS and associated open and closed panel systems, the entrant will have used timber as a major factor in delivering quality, factory controlled, robust and sustainable offsite manufacture. Special attention will be given to material performance levels and any project should clearly demonstrate how cost-predictability, economy, accuracy, transportability, speed of installation and principles of lean manufacture have been achieved.

Sponsor: The Structural Timber Association represent over 750 competent members supplying quality structural timber systems! As building offsite solutions in timber are gaining traction across the industry, the STA’s mission is to enhance quality and drive product innovation through technical guidance and research, underpinned by a members’ quality standard assessment – STA Assure. This scheme offers reassurances to the construction community that our members meet or even exceed current legislation and regulatory requirements. Along with quality and safety, the STA’s core objective is to be a leading provider of technical research and industry insight. USE OF TECHNOLOGY SURE

ADAM KNIBB ARCHITECTS: TARN MOOR

Tarn Moor’s brief was to create an environmentally sustainable 3 bedroom home that utilises the views. Our client is a climate change scientist and his environmental standpoint has steered the project towards achieving an eco-friendly home. These goals have driven the use of the glulam structure in addition to other environmentally sustainable materials such as reusing demolition waste, aggregate foundations, limecrete and local flint stone.

BEATTIE PASSIVE: BEATTIE PASSIVE PATENTED TIMBER FRAME BUILD SYSTEM

Beattie Passive are the experts in all things Passivhaus. Passivhaus is a ‘fabricfirst’ modern method of construction (MMC), which guarantees tremendous thermal performance by maximising airtightness and reducing thermal bridging. Constructed around a sustainable timber frame, Beattie Passive’s patented build system essentially eliminates heat loss to create buildings with extraordinary levels of energy efficiency and phenomenally low, or even net zero, carbon footprints.

GREENCORE CONSTRUCTION: SPRINGFIELD MEADOWS

Springfield Meadows is a project of 25 zero-carbon homes located in Southmoor, Oxfordshire. Benefitting from diverse shared outdoor spaces and private gardens, it consists of 9 affordable and 16 private houses. They are all beautiful, highperformance homes, which provide comfortable, low-carbon living, thanks to the use of our Biond Building System. All 25 homes are built to the same Passivhaus thermal performance standards.

MID GROUP: THE BLACK & WHITE BUILDING

Black and White is London’s tallest timber office building. Constructed using BauBuche; a stronger alternative to glulam and CLT, this new build scheme provides 45,000 sq ft of office and co-working space. The project involved highly complex logistical challenges, with a constrained site and extensive third-party consents, including party wall awards, right of light, crane oversailing and a BAPA. Built entirely from renewable source timber, it achieves net zero carbon in construction and use.

PARAMOUNT STRUCTURES: FUGGLES POCKET

Fuggles Pocket is a Unique Self Build Detached Two Storey Private Residential Dwelling named after a well-known local Hop variety and a vernacular design aligned with the original Hop Kilns. The principle frame and envelope was constructed out of Structurally Insulated SIP panels with Glulam structural beams, structural steel, Timber Frame partitions with intermediate Engineered floors in metal web Posi-joists.

SHEDKM: MANSION HOUSE, NEW ISLINGTON

Mansion House is predicated on smaller groups of apartments sharing an entrance and core, creating a stronger sense of community. A modular design allows a variety of unit types within a common plan and core solution. Every apartment is dual aspect and benefits from generous space standards, large windows, high ceilings and outdoor amenity. CLT structure allows rapid site assembly; leaving the timber exposed internally makes for unique apartments that are great to live in and highly

Thesustainable.PoliceTreatment

SIP BUILD UK: POLICE TREATMENT CENTRE, HARROGATE

Centre (PTC) in Harrogate is set up to support the wellbeing of the Police Family. During recent years the need for expansion of services was required to meet demand and changes in modern police work. Work was commissioned to add 2 extensions to the rear of the centre, these new treatment wings were to house an additional; 20 patients, 4 counselling rooms, 1 surgery room, 6 therapy rooms and various new meeting rooms for staff.

SIP BUILD UK: SUSTAINABLE SELF BUILD DWELLING, HAMPSTHWAITE

Hampsthwaite, where this immaculate self-build project is situated is renowned for its listed buildings and distinctive style, with gritstone being the dominant building material prominently used. Whilst the client wanted to ensure this style was included, a modern twist was also desired, not just with the building system and fabric, but also the external finish. A mix of Gritstone and zinc to ground, first floor elevations and roof delivered a stunning contrast to this beautiful home.

WIEHAG GMBH : ETON COLLEGE ESAC

The new Sports and Aquatics Centre (ESAC) at Eton College was built by GRAHAM & designed by Hopkins Architects and Cundall Engineers. It comprises a new 4 court multi-use sports hall, linked to a 25m long swimming pool hall by a central double height space that provides entrances to the venues and garden spaces, as well as natural viewing galleries for spectators. The hybrid structure uses Glulam portal frames, CLT roof slabs, Glulam /steel flitch elements and concrete walls.

BEST USE OF Category:TECHNOLOGYVOLUMETRIC

This category will reward the exemplar use of volumetric technology in a project across any UK construction sector. Including pre-installed service modular units, kitchen pods, bathroom pods and volumetric washrooms, the entrant will have shown the use of volumetric technology as a major factor in delivering quality, factory controlled, robust and sustainable offsite manufacture. Special attention will be given to prefabricated unit design, the level of activity taken offsite, the integration with onsite activities and performance levels and the project should clearly demonstrate how cost-predictability, economy, accuracy, transportability, speed of installation to form complete buildings, and principles of lean manufacture have been achieved.

Sponsor: The Modular and Portable Building Association is the voice of the modular industry, we are passionate about transforming the construction landscape. Championing modern methods of construction since 1938, we play a key role in connecting all sectors of the modular and portable building industry together. By becoming an MPBA member, you will join an Association with many other professionals, which will open the door to various opportunities and add significate value to your company.

BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGYVOLUMETRIC

ALGECO: MCDONALD’S MARKET DRAYTON TECHNOLOGYVOLUMETRIC

The Market Drayton McDonald’s, which now acts as a blueprint for future restaurants around the country, has been designed to be net zero emissions standard in both construction and everyday operation – an industry first. It utilises the Algeco offsite construction system. Algeco was an integral part of the project team, utilising its modular solution which features a large number of incremental improvements that combine to make a huge difference in overall performance.

BAILEY PARTNERSHIP: TIMEBRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Timebridge Community Centre is a new 1500m2 community hub to serve the New Addington area of Croydon, combining a community centre, family centre, pre-school and youth club with each element having both specific requirements and multiple user groups. The challenge of combining these into a single building was to explore creating flexible space utilising offsite technology for multiple uses whilst retaining some of the stronger identities that could connect in a coherent and unified way.

BEATTIE PASSIVE: NET ZERO VOLUMETRIC MODULAR HOMES FOR WAVERLEY BOROUGH COUNCIL

Waverley Borough Council appointed Beattie Passive to design and build two new Haus4Two+ modular volumetric homes for the homeless using offsite technology systems. The homes were built in less than six weeks using the patented Beattie Passive build system to the Passivhaus standard, before being delivered by road and craned into position on the site of a former garage. Both homes are net zero in terms of environmental impact.

HAWKINS\BROWN ARCHITECTS AND PREMIER MODULAR: TEDI-LONDON – THE FIRST PHASE OF A HIGHLY INNOVATIVE NEW MODULAR CAMPUS FOR R&D AT CANADA WATER

TEDI-London is a new engineering higher education enterprise founded by three global universities. A collaboration between British Land, Hawkins\Brown and Premier Modular delivered a bespoke, sustainable higher education facility for TEDI-London at Canada Water – the first phase of an innovative new modular campus for R&D. It was designed and built in just 9 months in time for the first cohort of students. The modular solution allowed its rapid construction and reduced environmental impact.

JTP & TIDE CONSTRUCTION & VISION MODULAR: LEWISHAM EXCHANGE

JTP worked with Tide Construction at Lewisham Exchange to deliver the world’s tallest modular student building for Vita Student. The vision revitalises an underutilised site with the addition of two new buildings of 20 and 35 storeys of residential apartments and student accommodation to enclose a new public square. An active ground floor includes a new future Bakerloo underground station and comprises 960sqm of commercial space will animate the street scene and address the new square.

BEST USE OF TECHNOLOGY SHORTLIST

LEGAL & GENERAL MODULAR HOMES: PORTHOLME, SELBY USE OF TECHNOLOGYVOLUMETRIC

At Legal & General Modular Homes we’re determined to be a new type of housebuilder, creating great places to live across the UK. Our first major development, Portholme, is a brand-new neighbourhood in the heart of historic Selby, North Yorkshire. Using precision engineering techniques inspired by industries like automotive and aerospace, we are delivering high quality, modern, affordable modular homes - at speed - transforming sites into a thriving, sustainable

Dintoncommunity.Activity

REDS10: DINTON ACTIVITY CENTRE

Centre is a new 650m2 two-storey state-of-the-art educational and leisure facility built offsite by Reds10 for Wokingham Borough Council. The centre is the Council’s first Net Zero Carbon Operational (NZCOp) building, which supports the Council’s own net zero goals, showcases how Reds10 is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with offsite, low-carbon construction and energy-efficient technologies and provides amazing new facilities for the local community.

STELLING PROPERTIES: SPARKFORD HOUSE – UNILIFE

Sparkford Road, Winchester is the first purpose building student accommodation project delivered using Stelling Properties volumetric technology. Stelling have developed a unique volumetric platform that includes offsite modules, cassettes, and other products that are assembled on site with factory on site principles. Sparkford Road has been a great exemplar to prove that integrated delivery leveraging offsite technology delivers a step change in value and a best-in-class student experience.

VOLUMETRIC™: HARINGEY

Manufactured in nine weeks and installed in five days, we supplied 33 ModulHaus™ homes to Haringey Council in a pioneering project to help mitigate the housing crisis. The fully outfitted modular homes, built to exceptional standards, provide interim housing to people experiencing homelessness. Robust testing, stringent product development, and offsite manufacture resulted in a cost-effective, sustainable build exceeding Future Homes Standard, providing outstanding performance and efficiency.

ZED PODS: ZERO-CARBON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BROMLEY COUNCIL

Working with the Bromley Council, ZED PODS has designed & built an innovative, zero-carbon, social housing scheme in Bromley using steel framed modules. These self-contained high-quality homes are built above steel podiums and preserve 80% of existing parking. It is a pioneering, environmental and socially focused development providing 25 homes for vulnerable households. It is the first development in the borough after 40 years, and the first-of-its-kind in London.

CONSTRUCTIONBIM/DIGITAL AWARD

Category: Digital Construction embraces BIM, GIS, Big Data and other evolving transformedadvancements.technologicalTechnologyhastheworldwelivein and has potential to revolutionise the construction industry. This category rewards organisations, projects or initiatives that have adopted, advanced and achieved excellence in Digital Construction. Judges will be looking for examples of how the adoption of collaborative digital processes has dramatically improved the planning, design, fabrication, construction and/operation of built facilities or infrastructure.

Sponsor: With 30+ years of industry experience, hsbcad is a global software solution provider for offsite construction. Its extensive software platform supports companies by facilitating computer-aided design (CAD), offsite manufacturing, onsite assembly, and compliance with the construction industry’s rapidly emerging Building Information Modelling (BIM) standards. Headquartered in Ghent, Belgium, hsbcad’s global team comprises 70 people, spread throughout their international subsidiaries in Germany, The Netherlands, The UK, USA, Canada, Japan, Ecuador, and Australia.

CATEGORY SPONSOR

BIM/DIGITAL CONSTRUCTION AWARD SHORTLIST

CONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTIONCONSTRUCTIONBIM/DIGITALBIM/DIGITALAWARDBIM/DIGITALBIM/DIGITALAWARD

BAILEY PARTNERSHIP: TIMEBRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Timebridge Community Centre is a new 1500m2 community hub to serve the New Addington area of Croydon, combining a community centre, family centre, preschool and youth club with each element having both specific requirements and multiple user groups. The challenge of combining these into a single building was to explore creating flexible space utilising offsite technology for multiple uses whilst retaining some of the stronger identities that could connect in a coherent and unified way.

COLAB: THE D f MA TOOLKIT

The DfMA Toolkit is a digital application enabling housebuilders and their design teams to store portfolios of off-site manufactured products – from bathroom pods to house types – to source materials, capture in use data and inform decision making for future projects.

EXPLORE MANUFACTURING: THE FACTORY

Located on the site of the former Granada TV studios (home of coronation street) in Manchester, “The Factory” is a £110 million theatre and arts venue in the heart of Manchester, the entire space covers 13500 square metres, split into theatre and warehouse zones. The Factory is constructed using a mix of steel and concrete structures. The precast scope for CEMC was balcony solid slabs, circular columns external cladding, internal cladding prestressed beams and corrugated cladding.

MID GROUP: NEW MODEL COMPLIANCE REVIEW (MCR) INITIATIVE

Our new Model Compliance Review (MCR) initiative was created to address a time consuming and underperforming model checking process. The improved and automated process transforms model quality to make the BIM model the single source of truth. The MCR allows us to review and report on every object within a model issued to us, and checks it meets quality requirements. Information is shared with our supply chain in dashboard form and directly via our model viewing platform, 3D repo.

PCE: YNOMIA

An asset tracking system capturing the real time status of every component within the model, via Bluetooth technology, which is then visualised within a digital twin. Gateways auto capture product movement and an easy to use app enables ‘in field’ teams to capture status and QA data that instantly updates the digital twin. The use of APIs takes advantage of the interoperability between platforms and completes the picture to provide a data capture of the full lifecycle of each element.

PROJECTCOMMERCIALOFTHE YEAR

COMMERCIAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR

Category: This award is open to large and small-scale projects – in both footprint and budget. Entries must display a clear understanding of how to apply offsite technology to deliver a sustainable, energy efficient and cost-effective contemporary building. Particular note will be given to overcoming restrictive construction sites and working within internal planning guidelines. Projects must explain how they have displayed innovation and worked collaboratively to help the client achieve its corporate vision whilst demonstrating how costpredictability, economy, accuracy, transportability, speed of installation and principles of lean manufacture have been achieved.

Sponsor: Tekla software drives more detail and data into structural BIM workflows for a deeper understanding of your designs at every phase. Constructible models to unite the team from the design office, factory, and site with a common understanding of what needs to be done. Tekla is one solution from Trimble that supports Trimble’s ambition to digitally transform construction with solutions that span the entire AEC industry.

Minimise the risk of detailing errors, reduce rework, and streamline workflows with the NEW Volumetric Modular tool available to use with Tekla Structures.

The industry’s leading steel detailing software brings together BIM and Offsite with automated processes to help you construct 3D models faster and easier. Save time by creating modules in just a couple of clicks and automatically organise assemblies and sub-assemblies ready for offsite production.

COMMERCIAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST

B&K STRUCTURES, ENGENUITI & WHITBY WOOD: GREENWICH DESIGN DISTRICT (C2, C3 & D2)

The newly created pedestrian quarter features 16 Architect-designed buildings, designed to establish a permanent home for creative industries. Mole’s two unique, highly sustainable buildings are constructed entirely from timber, conveying the atmosphere of an old warehouse. Inspired by a photo of two scientists in lab coats holding instruments, the two buildings play off against each other and utilise the benefits of offsite construction to deliver a sustainable addition to the new district.

CATEGORY SPONSOR

B&K STRUCTURES, HEYNE TILLETT STEEL & STUDIO RHE: THE GRAMOPHONE WORKS

Situated alongside the Grand Union Canal in West London, The Gramophone Works comprises a mix of refurbished, extended and new-build contemporary office spaces. Retaining the existing concrete elements to the two-storey record factory allowed the project team to integrate the striking property into the historic and social fabric of the surrounding neighbourhood, while at the same time adopting advanced timber technology to help deliver a sustainable and healthy phased development.

BAILEY PARTNERSHIP: TIMEBRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE

Timebridge Community Centre is a new 1500m2 community hub to serve the New Addington area of Croydon, combining a community centre, family centre, preschool and youth club with each element having both specific requirements and multiple user groups. The challenge of combining these into a single building was to explore creating flexible space utilising offsite technology for multiple uses whilst retaining some of the stronger identities that could connect in a coherent and unified way.

CHAPMAN TAYLOR: MANCHESTER GOODS YARD

Manchester Goods Yard is set to become the fulcrum for Enterprise City at St. John’s, a new digital media technology hub which will soon be home to a mix of SMEs and multi-corporation technology and creative industry organisations in the heart of Manchester City Centre. The ultra-modern, flexible workspaces will be supplemented by a mix of café bars, restaurants and leisure facilities, with the aim of creating a vibrant neighbourhood in which to live, work, shop and relax.

EOS FRAMING: PORTSMOUTH INTERNATIONAL PORT - THRUBUILD® LOADBEARING SYSTEM

Leading provider of construction and infrastructure services Kier was commissioned to construct new border control buildings for Portsmouth International Port. EOS Framing was appointed to design, engineer and offsite manufacture an advanced Thrubuild® light steel loadbearing system for the project. This was not the first time the Thrubuild® system had been used to create ‘a building within a building’ but this type of highly sustainable approach does throw up some unusual challenges.

COMMERCIAL PROJECT OF THE YEAR

KIER CONSTRUCTION: 10 LEWIS CUBITT SQUARE

10 Lewis Cubitt Square is a 250,000ft2 mixed-use commercial development built to CAT A fit-out, offering ten floors of open-plan office space. The double-height ground floor features a large retail unit and a four-storey 600-seat theatre extending into the basement. Over 65% of the project was manufactured offsite, including a complex steel frame and precast concrete floor units, a unique two layered precast concrete and unitised curtain walling facade, prefabricated MEP, and modular toilets.

MID GROUP: THE BLACK & WHITE BUILDING

Black and White is London’s tallest timber office building. Constructed using BauBuche; a stronger alternative to glulam and CLT, this scheme provides 45,000 sq ft of new office and co-working space. The project involved highly complex logistical challenges, with a constrained site and extensive third-party consents, including party wall awards, right of light, crane oversailing and a BAPA. Built entirely from renewable source timber, it achieved net zero carbon in construction and operation.

PCE: ASSEMBLY BUILDING C

PCE Ltd has designed, manufactured and constructed a 14 storey HybriDfMA office building using offsite manufactured structural steel and precast concrete components together with in-situ reinforced concrete, forming the PCE Hybrid Frame System. The HybriDfMA framed building provides 92,000 sq. ft. of office space utilising PCE’s experience of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), Offsite engineering and providing as much Offsite construction as possible in a very busy city centre location.

REDS10: DINTON ACTIVITY CENTRE

Dinton Activity Centre is a new 650m2 two-storey state-of-the-art educational and leisure facility built offsite by Reds10 for Wokingham Borough Council. The centre is the Council’s first Net Zero Carbon Operational (NZCOp) building, which supports the Council’s own net zero goals, showcases how Reds10 is pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with offsite, low-carbon construction and energy-efficient technologies and provides amazing new facilities for the local community.

PROJECTEDUCATIONOF THE YEAR

Category: The pressure on the public purse to deliver better, more cost-effective Education buildings is huge. This category will celebrate those projects that have used offsite technology to create a newbuild facility, retrofit or extension in a seamless way, on time and on-budget. This could be a nursery, school, university, college or facility catering for special needs. With collaborative working and tight building timescales of huge importance, the entrant must prove that it has met Education sector/ client expectations in providing a sustainable, energy efficient & costeffective contemporary building.

Sponsor: Over the past forty years, Smart Architectural Aluminium has grown to become the UK’s leading supplier of aluminium systems, building a reputation both for the quality of our products and for our product innovation, design and technical expertise. Our market leading technical support team works closely with fabricators and specifiers to deliver the right solution for each individual project, making sure that we provide systems that that fully meet aesthetic performance and construction requirements.

Whatever your project,

EDUCATION PROJECT OF THE YEAR

With over 40 years’ experience, Smart Architectural Aluminium has grown to become the UK’s leading supplier of aluminium systems. In that time, the company has earned an enviable reputation for the quality, breadth and depth of its innovative & expanding product range, as well as its design, technical and support services. The UK’s Leading Supplier of Aluminium Systems

Whatever your project, we have the architectural aluminium solutions to meet your design vision. For over 40 years we’ve worked alongside some of the UK’s leading architects and contractors, providing support throughout the design and construction process.

For he refurbishment of the iconic Hallfield Estate in Bayswater, we supplied our proven Alitherm Heritage system to meet the specific needs of the project. The transformation of the

estate is remarkable, with the new, modern systems maintaining the design concept of the original fenestration, while delivering a modern, high-performance solution. 2021_AW.indd

B&K STRUCTURES, ENGENUITI AND STORA ENSO: UCL PEARL

The Person Environment Activity Research Laboratory (PEARL) is UCL’s first net-zero carbon building, designed to test the effects on people in full scale urban environments. Within the steel portal frame building is a two storey CLT and glulam structure called the ‘Groove’ that provides student labs and office space. BKS delivered this engineered timber structure with a high degree of accuracy, shortening the critical path and helping earn academic acclaim plus a BREEAM ‘Outstanding’ rating.

ENGENUITI, KLH AND DAVID MILLER ARCHITECTS (DMA): CROSFIELDS SENIOR SCHOOL BUILDING

Designed to protect the landscape and provide a rich range of spaces for learning and socialising, this new senior school building combines offsite construction and cross-laminated-timber with a collaborative digital approach. This significantly reduced construction time and disruption to the ongoing life of the school, whilst being exceptionally sustainable and creating bright open spaces and a warm, welcoming feel.

HAWKINS\BROWN ARCHITECTS AND PREMIER MODULAR: TEDI-LONDON, AN INNOVATIVE AND HIGHLY SUSTAINABLE MODULAR CAMPUS AT CANADA WATER, LONDON

TEDI-London is a new engineering higher education enterprise founded by three global universities. A collaboration between British Land, Hawkins\Brown and Premier Modular delivered a bespoke, sustainable higher education facility for TEDI-London at Canada Water – the first phase of an innovative new modular campus for R&D. It was designed and built in just 9 months in time for the first cohort of students. The modular solution allowed its rapid construction and reduced environmental impact.

INNOVARÉ SYSTEMS & BOWMER & KIRKLAND: THAMES PARK SECONDARY SCHOOL

Innovaré supporting Bowmer & Kirkland delivered the £24m Thames Park School through the DfE Offsite Framework. The structure was formed from Innovaré’s i-FAST system, a panelised solution prefabricated offsite to include factory fitted windows and cladding. The supply chain integrated pre-cast concrete floors, roof cassettes and Innovare’s first volumetric plant room. Factory manufactured elements exceeded output specifications to enhance Pre-Manufactured Value, reducing the schedule by 30%.

MCAVOY: THE CAVENDISH SCHOOL

The Cavendish School in Impington, on the outskirts of Cambridge, is the world’s first International Baccalaureate (IB) special free school for young people with autism. Funded by the DfE and led by Eastern Learning Alliance (ELA), it represents culmination of years of planning. Manufactured and delivered by McAvoy using modular construction, the school can accommodate up to 110 students, aged from 7-19. Way, Yatton, Somerset, sales@smartsystems.co.uk +44 (0)1934 876 100 +44 (0)1934 835 169 smartsystems.co.uk

PROJECTHEALTHCAREOFTHE YEAR

Category: The pressure on the healthcare sector is huge. This category will celebrate those projects that have used offsite technology to create a newbuild facility, retrofit or extension in a seamless way, on-time and on-budget across the Healthcare sector. Patient, staff, and visitor experience is at the heart of successful healthcare projects, and the winner must prove that it has met the healthcare provider and/or the NHS Trust’s expectations in providing a sustainable, energy efficient and cost-effective contemporary building.

Sponsor: Over the last two decades, FSi, The leading manufacturer of Passive Fire Protection systems, has built a team who have vast industry experience and the ability to offer accurate, swift technical support and solutions for the ever-changing requirements of the modular build. Alongside the market-leading technical support, our ability to manufacture all our products in the UK has allowed us the flexibility to support the industry’s rapidly increasing product requirements and the need to develop and innovate for a sustainable future.

PenoPatch

Quite o�en you will see single cables or very small bunches of cables in either drywall or block work. If they have no annular gap, you’re faced with either cu�ng around live cables which is definitely not advisable, or you need to install a Ba� pa�ress.

The Penopatch is a great �me saving solu�on and takes around 10 seconds to install. We have details for 21mm single or mul�ple bunched cables and 16mm conduits and 15mm copper pipes in either a 25mm or 50mm aperture.

For more informa�on please call 01530 515130 or email sales.fsi.uk@etexgroup.com

For all general enquiries, please www.fsiltd.comcontact:

HEALTHCARE PROJECT OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST

DARWIN GROUP: AIREDALE ALL ELECTRIC ICU AND INPATIENT BUILDING

Darwin Group successfully delivers the first known all electric ICU and inpatient volumetric modular ward for AGH Solutions Ltd on behalf of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. The 3,500m² volumetric modular new ICU and 30 bed ward was designed and built over a 12-month period to ease the impact of Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete (RAAC) at the Hospital.

MTX CONTRACTS: JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL - 5 STOREY CRITICAL CARE BUILDING

A new build 48-bed critical care building delivered to the prestigious John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, utilising Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). Innovative construction leaders in the healthcare sector MTX, delivered 3no 16 bed wards and ancillary facilities over 5 storeys of efficient bespoke volumetric accommodation. Combining inspiring design and a vibrant multi-disciplinary team, delivered a fasttrack scheme with no compromise to space or quality.

ROCKPANEL/DARWIN GROUP: CARDIFF HOSPITAL (LAKESIDE WING OF THE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES)

The Lakeside Wing at Cardiff University Hospital was designed as a temporary surge facility to ensure sufficient capacity across the Health Board’s sites during the second wave of COVID-19 cases. The U-shaped, modular structure made possible with a £33m investment from the Welsh Government. The project is believed to signify the fastest ever delivery of a large building (under 10,000sqm) for clinical or education use across the UK, and considering its ratio of size to speed, is Darwin Group’s most efficient delivery ever.

STRIDE TREGLOWN: NHS NIGHTINGALE HOSPITAL EXETER

NHS Nightingale Hospital Exeter was conceived in April 2020 in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Under the most testing circumstances, the project team transformed a redundant retail unit into a 116-bed hospital in just 57 days. In 2021, the hospital was then transformed as part of the NHS National Accelerator Systems Programme to accelerate recovery of waiting lists. It now treats more than 2,000 patients a week across orthopaedic, ophthalmology, rheumatology, and diagnostic services.

WERNICK GROUP & FAITHFUL + GOULD: QUEEN ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL SPECIALIST WARD EXTENSION

Faithful + Gould and Wernick Group collaborated to deliver a permanent 2997m2 Specialist Ward Extension to Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth in just six months. Designed to provide specialist facilities for patients recovering from Head Injuries and Strokes, the 76 module building features 4 bed wards, single bed wards, therapy rooms and offices over two floors and has been clad in Trespa panels to match in seamlessly with the existing hospital facility.

HEALTH & SAFETY

Category:AWARD

The judges were looking for a project, organisation, or initiative where health and safety has been driven way beyond the industry norm. The winner may be able to demonstrate consideration of either project Health and Safety at preconstruction and/or construction phases or an organisational initiative impacting on multiple projects or their workforce.

Sponsor: Bowmer + Kirkland has been appointed to construct 52 Offsite schools since 2014. Through Configure Offsite our 2D & 3D standardised approach we deliver ultra-low embodied carbon buildings which are NZC in operation.

As the most financially secure contractor in the UK and a market leader, we are pioneering the DfE’s GenZero platform approach to offsite construction in our drive to build better spaces and greener places.

For all general enquiries, please

EXPLORE MANUFACTURING: THE ENERGY PROJECT

The Energy Project - safer through improvements in health and wellbeing. The construction industry is notoriously associated with long hours, shortened breaks and skipping meals through the working day. The Energy Project was designed to counteract these industry norms by providing the tools to work more effectively. It embeds an understanding of the 4 dimensions of personal capacity; Physical, Emotional, Mental and Purposeful.

M-AR OFFSITE: CENTREPOINT, LUGARD ROAD

M-AR is the modular delivery partner for Centrepoint on a new Independent Living programme designed to assist young people who have a history of or are at risk of homelessness, to live independently. Using offsite modular construction to deliver carefully designed micro-living with new self-contained flats, the philosophy of the scheme is predicated on providing a new type of medium-term transitional housing at a lower rental cost. The scheme offers young people a step towards independence.

NG BAILEY: NG BAILEY

NG Bailey Offsite Manufacture includes manufacture and weld facilities at Bradford and Drighlington, with a workforce of 68 permanent staff that flexes to 100+ at peak production. We provide public and private sector clients with an integrated consultative approach through all stages of construction, occupation and lifecycle whilst managing risks associated with all activities. The application of a robust H&S culture in everything that we do is key to ensuring everybody goes home safe and well.

Category:PROJECTINFRASTRUCTURESPONSOROFTHEYEAR

From utilities, recycling and waste management schemes to transport projects including; railways, roads and airports, this category is open to large and small scale projects – in both footprint and budget. Entries must display a clear understanding of how to apply offsite technology to deliver a sustainable, energy efficient and cost-effective contemporary buildings or facilities. Projects must explain how they have displayed innovation and worked collaboratively to help the client achieve its corporate vision, whilst demonstrating how cost-predictability, economy, accuracy, transportability, speed of installation and principles of lean manufacture/construction have been achieved.

In partnership with Volumetric Modular Magazine and The Modular and Portable Building Association, this TWO-DAY CONFERENCE and EXHIBITION presents a prime business opportunity to gain insight and network with those who are shaping the future of the volumetric modular industry as it focuses on the latest developments, innovations, and investments in the volumetric modular offsite www.modularmatters.co.uksector.

Image courtesy Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners

EOS FRAMING: PORTSMOUTH INTERNATIONAL PORT - THRUBUILD® LOADBEARING SYSTEM

Leading provider of construction and infrastructure services Kier was commissioned to construct new border control buildings for Portsmouth International Port. EOS Framing was appointed to design, engineer and offsite manufacture an advanced Thrubuild® light steel loadbearing system for the project. This is not the first time the Thrubuild® system has been used to create ‘a building within a building’ but this type of highly sustainable approach does throw up some unusual challenges.

EWR ALLIANCE: EAST WEST RAIL 2 - BLETCHLEY FLYOVER

Bletchley Flyover (BFO) is one of the most complex engineering challenges on East West Rail Phase 2. To ensure the structure – originally opened in 1959 - meets modern standards and allow rail services to cross over the West Coast Main Line (WCML), East West Rail Alliance (EWRA) developed an approach embracing offsite construction, enabling the flyover to be dismantled and rebuilt whilst maintaining the operation of the WCML, minimising disruption, saving six months and providing a £70m

Deliveredsaving.ontime

KIER: HMP FIVE WELLS

and to budget, HMP Five Wells is a 1,680-place prison. Kier’s pioneering approach to offsite manufacture resulted in a PMV of 70% and a design that is 80% standardised and can be used to create another 20,000 prison places for the client, MoJ. Kier drove the manufacturing mindset for this £253m project, resulting in a facility that not only provides a safe, secure and modern environment but is more sustainable, energy efficient and cost-effective than traditional prisons.

INTERNATIONAL OFFSITE PROJECT OF THE YEAR

Category: This category will celebrate those projects from around the world that have used offsite technology to create a newbuild facility, retrofit or extension in a seamless way, on-time and on-budget. This can apply to any sector or building type regardless of scale. With collaborative working and tight building timescales of huge importance to most project teams, the entrant must prove that it has met client/ project expectations in providing a sustainable, energy efficient and costeffective contemporary building, whilst demonstrating how cost-predictability, economy, accuracy, transportability, speed of installation and principles of design for manufacture have been achieved.

Sponsor: Vision Modular Systems UK Ltd manufactures volumetric 3D structural modules for the Construction Industry to be used in sectors such as Hotels, Residential partment Buildings, and Student Accommodation. Vision Modular Systems UK Limited embraces MMC by manufacturing turnkey modules for the construction industry using lean processes and techniques. The use of these innovative methods results in superior standards in quality, sustainability, regulatory compliance, health and safety.

SMARTER, GREENER, QUALITY CONSTRUCTION

Market leaders in modular Build-to-Rent, Residential, Hotel, Student and Co-Living developments

Vision Modular Systems embraces offsite construction by manufacturing turnkey modules for the construction industry using lean processes and techniques. The use of these innovative methods results in superior standards in quality, sustainability, regulatory compliance, health and safety.

www.visionmodular.com

Lewisham Exchange –Student and Residential

AEDAS HOMES: GAETANA RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT IN MADRID

Gaetana, an architecturally-stunning, 11-unit single-family offsite development near Madrid, features open-plan living spaces designed for comfort and functionality and high-quality, minimalist finishes that appeal to discerning home buyers. By employing 3D volumetric precast concrete modular technology, AEDAS Homes, a leading homebuilder in Spain, has delivered this factory-built development much faster than traditionally-built similar developments, with no cost deviation.

ALTERNATIVE HEAT: CRITICAL COOLING D f MA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM - FRANKFURT DATA CENTRE

Design, prefabrication, delivery, and installation of a DfMA critical cooling system for a newbuild data centre in Frankfurt, Germany. Scope of works included 7No. MEP rooftop cooling strings, 21No. buffer & pipework skid modules, 4No. modular plantrooms, rooftop ring main distribution pipework and installation of 7No. risers and lateral distribution across 3 data hall floors. Resulting in a high quality, fully pre-commissioned solution which facilitated rapid, defect free on-site installation.

CASAS INHAUS: MODULAR VILLA IN MALLORCA

The nine modules that shape this premium prefabricated villa travelled by truck on a ship between Valencia and the island of Mallorca. Casas inHAUS took care of the entire project of this modular house that blends in perfectly with its surroundings. A large garden with different levels, a swimming pool with solarium and ‘firepool’ and views of the Mediterranean and the mountains. On the roof, the solar panels are integrated into the roof, being completely invisible from the outside.

EVO-MEP: CENTRE FOR NATIONAL RESILIENCE, MELBOURNE AND BRISBANE AUSTRALIA

The Victorian Centre for National Resilience is in Melbourne, Australia. The facility is situated 40km north of Melbourne’s CBD and 18km from Melbourne Airport. It is a purpose-built quarantine facility cabin-style outdoor accommodation providing a safe and functional way of quarantining in Victoria. The Queensland Centre for National Resilience located in Brisbane, Australia, just 3km from Brisbane Airport and three hospitals within 10km.

NEVO: 75 COLLECTIVE BATHROOMS FOR LOGISTIC CENTER IN OVIEDO, SPAIN

These modules are units as big as 26x13ft each that we have manufactured in our plant in Almería. These steel structure bathroom pods and other techical rooms are completely finished inside: cabins, lighting, sanitary equipment and installations were finished off-site before being delivered to the job site. This is the first time that this world leader logistic company (we can’t mention the name because it is confidential) implements industrialised bathrooms in their new openings.

PRIVATE Category:PROJECTHOUSINGOFTHEYEAR

Taking in volume construction, smaller developments and self-build projects, this category is seeking to reward those creating a new generation of sustainable, energy efficient and desirable places to live. Projects can cater for mass market consumption or individuals, but should all display high levels of technical skill, using offsite technology effectively and economically to create places to live and work. The winner will have shown vision in meeting the client and eventual occupier’s needs and show a clear understanding of a ‘sense of place’.

Sponsor: PIPEKIT is a leading independent supplier of premium pipework and drainage brands to the construction sector throughout the UK and overseas. Supplying well known brands including Geberit, Marley, George Fischer, Floplast, Durapipe, Albion Valves, Flamco and many more, PIPEKIT prides itself on the personal and professional service it offers its customers backed up by extensive product knowledge and technical support.

For all general please contact: OF THE

PRIVATE HOUSING PROJECT OF THE YEAR

ADAM KNIBB ARCHITECTS: TARN MOOR

Tarn Moor’s brief was to create an environmentally sustainable 3 bedroom home that utilises the views. Our client is a climate change scientist and his environmental standpoint has steered the project towards achieving an eco-friendly home. These goals have driven the use of the glulam structure in addition to other environmentally sustainable materials such as demolition waste foundations, limecrete and local flint stone.

BRITISH OFFSITE: VICTORIA CENTRAL, SOUTHEND

A development of 217 luxurious one, two and three-bedroom apartments in Southend-on-Sea. Victoria Central, a development by Weston Homes, is spread across 14 floors and offers the best of both urban and coastal living. Completed in August 2022 within a timeframe of 143 weeks, the development is now over 95% sold. Having chosen a blend of hybrid technology, the project involved the manufacture and supply of 672 UNIpanels, equating to around 2,453 linear metres.

CITU: CLIMATE INNOVATION DISTRICT

The Climate Innovation District is Citu’s flagship development located in Leeds City centre. The Climate Innovation District demonstrates that there is a different and better way to live within in our cities. Once complete, the district will consist of 950 homes, workspaces, retail and a multi-generation building. All assembled from our timber frame panel system version 2.0 produced in our manufacturing facility.

EOS FRAMING: SKY HOUSE – THRUBUILD LOADBEARING SYSTEM

Sky House is derived from the homes unique roof gardens and expansive glazing with unrivalled views from every level. Created by Architects CODA – the development aims to establish a close-knit neighbourhood centred around open spaces. Working with strategic partner light steel frame specialist EOS, CODA have embraced the best in offsite construction to produce a range of precisionengineered housing types that can be delivered to the highest quality on fast-track construction programmes.

FRAME BUILD UK: WATERFORD WICK RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT, NET ZERO CARBON HOMES

Sustainable homes are the focal point across the industry, Waterford Wick a development of 8 low running cost, net-zero carbon homes fully demonstrates what can be achieved with forward planning. Designed to showcase the benefits of low-cost living whilst in a high-end exclusive surrounding, Waterford Wick breaks the trend achieving a net zero carbon build with Timber Frame being the fabric first approach to achieve this goal.

PRIVATE HOUSING PROJECT OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST SPONSOR

GREENCORE CONSTRUCTION: SPRINGFIELD MEADOWS

Springfield Meadows is a project of 25 zero-carbon homes located in Southmoor, Oxfordshire. Benefitting from diverse shared outdoor spaces and private gardens, it consists of 9 affordable and 16 private houses. They are all beautiful, highperformance homes, which provide comfortable, low-carbon living, thanks to the use of our Biond Building System. All 25 homes are built to the same Passivhaus thermal performance standards.

LEGAL & GENERAL MODULAR HOMES: BONNINGTON, BRISTOL

At Legal & General Modular Homes, we’re determined to be a new type of housebuilder, creating great places to live across the UK. We are delivering 185 EPC A-rated houses and apartments (51% affordable) at Bonnington, a sustainable and inclusive neighbourhood in Lockleaze, Bristol. With a 4% positive net biodiversity gain, Bonnington is providing much-needed, high quality, modern, affordable homes surrounded by greenery and the home comforts of an established community.

NUSPAN FLOORING, ROOFSPACE SOLUTIONS, LOVELL, BOROUGH COUNCIL OF KING’S LYNN & WEST NORFOLK: NAR OUSE REGENERATION AREA MMC TRIAL

The latest scheme of a 1000-home major housing contract has been built using a mix of innovative modern methods of construction (MMC) supplied by Nuspan Flooring and Roofspace Solutions. Together, the two solutions have helped to speed up overall delivery of the phase by over 45% compared to traditional methods. With reduced onsite waste, safer construction, and excellent thermal performance, this combination of offsite systems offers a responsible solution for housebuilders.

PSP: MMC ZERO CARBON AFFORDABLE FAMILY HOMES IN KENT

A development of all-electric zerocarbon offsite homes developed by PSP in partnership with NetZero Buildings. Oak Road, lofted in Sittingbourne, Kent, showcases how MMC and DfMA can be used to create a cost-effective and low energy solution for creating affordable zero homes that compare to traditional methods.

SHEDKM: INHOLM

Inholm phase 1A comprises 43 three-storey volumetric homes. Inholm is the 7th site to deploy shedkm’s modular customisable Town Houses and the first using the improved mark 3 house design. It also represents the first use of semi-detached houses and brick cladding, in response to the established design code for the site. Whilst retaining the familiar Town House aesthetic, the latest houses have been completely re-designed to reduce both the number of components and weight of the structure by 30%.

INNOVATIONPRODUCT AWARD

INNOVPRODUCTATIONAWARD

Category: A wide ranging category open to innovative new products and systems, or older technologies on the market used in a fresh and inventive way. The entrant must demonstrate the product or emerging technology meets the appropriate UK building regulations and health and safety standards and is playing an integral role in the offsite construction market. This can be a physical product designed specifically for offsite technology usage or a general building product that reveals a new dimension when used in conjunction with offsite technology.

Sponsor: Combilift is the largest global manufacturer of multidirectional forklifts and an acknowledged leader in long load handling solutions. Innovation, Flexibility and Service is the ethos on which Combilift’s success is built and has seen us become the world’s fastest-growing forklift manufacturer, exporting to more than 85 countries and with more than 60,000 trucks in use worldwide. No other manufacturer in the world can deliver the same level of customisation and adaptability or cater so effectively to the diverse needs of every individual customer, whether their enterprise is large or small.

Safety Storage Efficiency

Contact Us Today how Combilift the and Efficiency of modular & offsite production with Combilift

Combilift is the perfect fit for the modular & offsite industry. Our forklifts, straddle carriers and mobile gantry cranes are perfect for handling large or bulky product, allowing you to maximise your storage, efficiency and

CATEGORY

AKUSTAK: AKUSTAK® (ACOUSTIC MODULAR WALL SYSTEM)

Akustak® is a patented, acoustic modular wall system. Designed for materials optimisation & off-site construction, it minimises waste during manufacture & installation, whilst it’s unique, demountable form, facilitates recovery & reuse. Prefabricated & portable, Akustak® radically reduces project timescales, with configurations installed from 15m2 / per hour, ready for plastering &/or decoration, whilst the ‘Forest’ & ‘Chroma’ range come pre-finished, eliminating the need for wet

trades.eekowall

EEKOWALL: EEKOWALL OFFSITE PARTITION SYSTEM

is a response to HM Government and the UK construction industry demand to do things better, faster, and greener by developing an offsite solution to traditional drylining that can also be a component of a kit of parts for a construction platform solution. eekowall is an advanced offsite drylining system. Incredibly lightweight, the panels are designed to achieve the highest levels of fire, acoustic and stability performance, with virtually no waste materials produced on site.

EOS FRAMING: PRE-ASSEMBLED FRAMES (PAF)

Together with Etex partners Siniat, Promat and FSi, EOS has taken factory prefabrication and preassembly to another level. Rigorously tested, custommanufactured Pre-Assembled Frames (PAF) provide confidence and certainty together with eliminating risk. Delivering cost and time benefits making programme savings of up to 30%, the PAF non-loadbearing infill systems for steel or concrete mainframes offer 60-minute fire resistance and provide a 30-year product and performance Etex warranty.

GRIPPLE: FAST TRAK BY GRIPPLE

The new Fast Trak by Gripple is a revolutionary prefabricated system that provides contractors with the fastest, safest and the most comprehensive MEP suspension system on the market. Used for the housing of cabling and pipes, the new four-sided bracket system enables greater connectivity with a range of accessories and allows combined bracketry and multi-tiered configuration to accommodate additional services.

HLM ARCHITECTS AND LAING O’ROURKE: PRODUCT-BASED BUILDING SOLUTION (PBBS) DEMONSTRATOR

Cross-sector architects HLM and engineering and construction experts Laing O’Rourke brought their expertise together on the Product Based Building Solution (PBBS) Demonstrator. The P-DfMA solution is a kit-of-parts made from standardised components. The platform trialled enhanced products and processes, producing a classroom and a residential unit. The innovation addresses productivity, skills, carbon targets and infrastructure shortages, and is designed for scalability and industry-wide adoption.

NG BAILEY: P-D f MA KIT OF PARTS

NG Bailey developed the MEP distribution for commercial new build, The Forge, as a Kit of Parts (KOP) manufactured offsite and installed using a Platform Design for Manufacture & Assembly (P-DfMA) approach. The KOP can be emulated across the client’s future estate for improved FM, cost saving and reduced environmental impact. This pioneering scheme challenged tradition from the outset, aiming to remove traditional onsite construction, focusing instead on P-DfMA. The KOP drives

Theinnovation.Window

OFFSITE SUPPLIES: THE PATENTED WINDOW BRACKET

Bracket is a UK & European patented design that enables windows to be pre-fitted into timber or steel frames in the factory and allows them to sit within the frame for ease of transportation and reduces the chance of damage both in transit and during the erection of the frame. Once the frame is erected onsite the windows are pushed forward to the final installed position so that the window now sits outside the frame ready for the external finishes to be fitted.

SEISMIC CONSORTIUM: SEISMIC – A NEW PLATFORM FOR CONSTRUCTION

Seismic provides the tangible evidence that is needed to drive a meaningful shift towards Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). Designed in line with the government’s Construction 2025 targets, it exceeds them in every way, delivering a building that is 75% faster to complete, 70% lower in carbon impact and 47% better value than traditional construction. It even competes with other modular solutions, with an improvement of around 30% on speed.

TENMAT: TENMAT MASONRY SUPPORT BRACKET COVER PLATE MSC AND VFB PLUS FIRE BARRIER SYSTEM FOR WALL CAVITIES

The TENMAT masonry support cover plate (MSC) and VFB Plus fire barrier system is a continuous uninterrupted wall cavity fire barrier which minimises the need for cavity trays and other elements which bridge a wall cavity. In addition the new system minimises the need for skilled site labour and is designed for offsite installation, thus minimising potential site installation problems which can reduce the fire barriers performance.

VOLUMETRIC™: MODULHAUS DUO THE NEXT GENERATION

Solving the issue of rising housing and energy prices for keyworkers, MODULHAUS™ DUO offers an alternative to costly ongoing hotel and travel expenses. Modules can be installed on NHS Estates to create on-the-spot overnight accommodation. Stackable modules make the most of unused space and can be located above car parks. Designed by VOLUMETRIC™, modules maximise modern methods of construction and a revolutionary Energy Centre to achieve outstanding functional performance and energy efficiency.

PROJECTRETAIL/LEISUREOFTHE YEAR

RETAIL/LEISURE PROJECT OF THE YEAR

Category: From supermarkets and restaurants to shopping centres and designer outlets, this award is open to large and small-scale projects – in both footprint and cost – that has employed offsite construction and methodology from initial design to final completion. Finalists must display a clear understanding of how to apply offsite technologies to deliver a sustainable, energy efficient and cost-effective contemporary building. Projects should display innovation and collaborative working to help the client achieve its corporate vision aesthetically and in a scalable way.

Sponsor: CPG Europe produces highperformance building products for the increasingly complex demands of the construction industry. Our leading European brands - illbruck, Flowcrete, Nullifire, Vandex, TREMCO, Dryvit and Nudura - offer products and services for joint sealing, bonding & insulation, passive fire protection, floor coating, roof sealing and concrete protection/ repair. Our broad range of solutions makes us uniquely tailored to solving the complex challenges faced by today’s architects, contractors, developers and tradesmen.

RETAIL/LEISURE PROJECT OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST

ALGECO: MCDONALD’S CARBON NET ZERO RESTAUARANT, MARKET DRAYTON

The Market Drayton McDonald’s, which now acts as a blueprint for future restaurants around the country, has been designed to be net zero emissions standard in both construction and every day operation – an industry first. It utilises the Algeco offsite construction system. Algeco was an integral part of the project team, utilising its modular solution which features a large number of incremental improvements that combine to make a huge difference in overall performance.

EXPLORE MANUFACTURING: ST JAMES QUARTER, EDINBURGH

Situated in the heart of Edinburgh City Centre, the St James Quarter is a new 1.7 million square foot development containing 850,000 sq. ft of retail space, alongside restaurants, cafes, bars, public spaces, a world class W hotel, leisure venues and private apartments offering breath-taking views across the city.

MCAVOY: TIMEBRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE

This 2-storey purpose-built facility is an integral part of Croydon Council’s extensive regeneration programme for New Addington, one of the region’s most deprived neighbourhoods. Timebridge Centre is a central community hub offering access to education, health, career, and social support. Replacing the former Fieldway Family Centre, Timebridge Community Centre includes a nursery and community café, food bank, youth, and family centre as well as a number of variously sized spaces to hire.

SOCIAL Category:PROJECTHOUSINGOFTHEYEAR

This award will recognise an organisation or consortia that has successfully worked within the UK’s housing associations and social landlords arena to provide high quality buildings that cater for specific resident and operator needs, enhance local communities and provide the best in sustainable affordable housing. Emphasis will be placed on collaborative working, energy efficiency and running costs, speed and quality of construction, affordability of maintenance and overall long term value-for-money for client and residents.

Sponsor: Stelling Properties is one of the UK’s leading Modular development and construction companies. Taking an innovative, flexible, and collaborative approach, we work as a trusted partner to contractors, developers, and property asset management companies in the design, build, manufacture, and maintenance of modular construction projects. By providing a flexible approach we deliver expertise to support our partners from providing a full turnkey solution or a project specific tailored approach to meet the needs of our clients and their projects. PROJECT OF THE

CATEGORY

BEATTIE PASSIVE: CWRT CANNA FOR NEWYDD HOUSING ASSOCIATION

Newydd Housing Association’s ambition was to deliver a social housing development that would not only achieve architectural excellence in terms of aesthetic appeal but would also deliver outstanding levels of energy efficiency, with a low carbon footprint. The project at Cwrt Canna ticks all the boxes for a contemporary social housing scheme and then goes further still to achieve Passivhaus standards of build quality, thermal comfort and energy efficiency, while also cutting carbon emissions.

BOUTIQUE MODERN & ASPIRATION HOMES: THE FOUNDRY

Boutique Modern is a Category 1 Modular Builder. In 2021 we constructed a 4-storey block of apartments for Social Housing in Eastbourne, on a small site occupied by derelict shops. The scheme was tendered with full planning for a traditionally constructed scheme which occupied over 85% of the site. Boutique Modern converted these plans to our modular system and undertook the role of Main Contractor and Lead Architect.

BROADLAND HOUSING ASSOCIATION, SIGMAT AND R G CARTER: CANARY QUAY, NORWICH

Canary Quay is a four-phased, light-gauge steel-framed (LGSF) development of 323 high specification one and two-bed riverside apartments built for Broadland Housing Association on the River Wensum near the centre of Norwich. Over half the apartments will be let as social and affordable housing, contributing significantly to easing the pressure on housing waiting lists and will help those needing housing.

COREHAUS: THORPE THEWLES

The concept was piloted with Homes by Carlton in County Durham in 2019. In Jan 2021 we secured a 20,000 sq ft unit at Jade Business Park, Murton. In July 2021 a launch event attracted 100+ people & included tours of the Factory & Show home. Utilising the design concept & component parts onsite to create our first development. The first order was secured & in November the first homes left the Factory & travelled to the Thorpe Paddocks development for installation.

M-AR OFFSITE: BUSHELL WAY

There is an urgent need for good quality housing in Bromley. The new Bushell Way development posed an additional challenge, being situated on a 2,600m2 brownfield site in the middle of a residential area. With Bromley Council on a tight budget, the project needed to balance speed and cost with quality while navigating the site’s challenges. M-AR’s offsite construction programme delivered on all counts - creating a housing scheme which has had a positive impact on the local area.

SOCIAL HOUSING PROJECT OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST

MID GROUP: THE BOATYARD

This project is the biggest shared ownership scheme in Bristol, and will deliver a mixture of one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments, along with three commercial units and underground parking. We successfully navigated the challenges presented by the site; which was narrow and triangular, with a naturally steep topography, and bounded by the River Avon and the busy A4 road, through the use of offsite construction methods.

CATEGORY SPONSOR

PARAMOUNT STRUCTURES: TRE IFANS

The construction of six homes at Tre Ifan for Isle of Anglesey County Council is the product of an experienced design team with a shared vision to deliver high quality, energy efficient, MMC social housing using Welsh timber. Constructed using timber sourced a maximum of 50 miles from site, the project is considered to be the first Welsh timber volumetric solution for affordable housing.

SHEDKM: GREENWICH BUILDS BATCH 1A

Batch 1a presents the first homes designed by shedkm for Greenwich Builds (Royal Borough of Greenwich). Batch 1a comprises 16 homes across four sites: Bowness Close; Strongbow Road; Pulteney Mews and Charles Folkard Mews and sits within a larger plan for the council which will see up to 750 homes built for social rent. shedkm have designed over 200 of the target number of homes, which will be located at various sites across the borough.

VOLUMETRIC™: HARINGEY

Alongside delivery partner Hill Group, we supplied 33 ModulHaus™ homes, manufactured offsite, to Haringey Council as part of an initiative to provide sustainable, energy-efficient homes for people experiencing homelessness. Manufactured in just nine weeks and installed in five days, the homes offer a robust solution to transitional social housing requirements. It is the first project in London to use ModulHaus™, working collaboratively to meet the council’s bespoke requirement and specifications.

ZED PODS: ZERO-CARBON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BROMLEY COUNCIL

Working with the Bromley Council, ZED PODS has designed & built an innovative, zero-carbon, social housing scheme in Bromley using steel framed modules. These self-contained high-quality homes are built above steel podiums and preserve 80% of existing parking. It is a pioneering, environmental and socially focused development providing 25 homes for vulnerable households. It is the first development in the borough after 40 years, and the first-of-its-kind in London.

Category:OFARCHITECTTHEYEAR

This award will celebrate a professional architect or architectural technologist that has used an offsite approach as a defining feature within a completed building in the UK. Emphasis will be given to the technical and creative reasons why the material or system was specified and how this was communicated within the project team. Particular note will be given to the use of leadingedge building techniques, design and creative originality and the ways offsite manufacture has been used to inspire future building design, within a framework of cost, deliverability and timescale.

OFARCHITECTTHEYEAR

Sponsor: MTX are a specialist healthcare construction company providing design, construction, funding and aftercare services for healthcare projects throughout the UK. We deliver single source construction and engineering solutions to the UK’s public and private sectors, consistently promoting innovation and sustainable construction. Using Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), we can minimise the time we spend on site resulting in less noise and disruption, whilst still delivering a high quality, energy efficient solution.

ARCHITECT OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST

ADAM KNIBB ARCHITECTS: TARN MOOR

Tarn Moor’s brief was to create an environmentally sustainable 3 bedroom home that utilises the views. Our client is a climate change scientist and his environmental standpoint has steered the project towards achieving an eco-friendly home. These goals have driven the use of the glulam structure in addition to other environmentally sustainable materials such as demolition waste foundations, limecrete and local flint stone.

ALEC FRENCH ARCHITECTS: THE INNOVATION HUB, BBSP

Set over 3 floors taking advantage of views across the science park the Innovation Hub provides new office accommodation for new and expanding tenants at BBSP. Working closely with the Council providing additional space quickly was key to satisfying this demand at the science park. Off-site manufacture reduced procurement times and designs were developed based on modules to comfortably sit alongside the main Forum Building.

HTA DESIGN & HAWKINS\BROWN: THE COLAB D f MA TOOLKIT & CLIENT MMC ROADMAP

The DfMA Toolkit is a digital application enabling housebuilders and their design teams to store portfolios of off-site manufactured products – from bathroom pods to house types – to source materials, capture in use data and inform decision making for future projects.

STRIDE TREGLOWN: THAMES PARK SCHOOL IN GRAYS, ESSEX

The £24m Thames Park School is a Secondary Free school for 900 pupils in Essex, delivered through the DfE’s Offsite Framework. Constructed using a hybrid approach of structural insulated panels, roof cassettes and pre-cast concrete floors. However, in collaboration with our offsite Supply Chain we have greatly enhanced the offsite elements of the building by installing pre-glazed windows, roof finishes and external cladding in the factory.

STUDIO RHE: THE GRAMOPHONE WORKS

Situated alongside the Grand Union Canal in West London, The Gramophone Works comprises a mix of refurbished, extended and new-build contemporary office spaces. Retaining the existing concrete elements to the two-storey record factory allowed the project team to integrate the striking property into the historic and social fabric of the surrounding neighbourhood; while at the same time adopting advanced timber technology to help deliver a sustainable and healthy phased development.

PERFORMANCEBUILDING PIONEER AWARD

BUILDINGPIONEERPERFORMANCEAWARD

Category: This category will reward projects that have used offsite technology to make a tangible difference in lowering the overall environmental impact of the project. Projects will demonstrate how the carbon footprint and carbon reduction levels have been measured and quantified - including smart monitoring technology, BREEAM and Passivhaus. Special attention will be given to how offsite manufacture has informed the project’s design, production and delivered better building performance- including building fabric, improved acoustic and thermal objectives, running costs or exceeded Building Regulations. all general enquiries,

Sponsor: The A. Proctor Group, recognised worldwide for its extensive portfolio of technically advanced thermal, acoustic and membrane solutions for the construction industry, offers an extensive range of superior high-performance vapour permeable and airtight membranes, vapour control layers and products suitable for modular and off-site construction. A dedicated offsite division provides unique high-performance system solutions enabling clients to achieve best practice, effective and reliable solutions to meet modular building requirements in line with building regulations and energy efficiency.

CATEGORY

BUILDING

BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS PLC: BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS’ ZED HOUSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD

As the leading national sustainable housebuilder, Barratt is driven by an ambition to create positive environmental, social and economic legacies for future generations. Our best-in-class partnerships across sustainability, technology and construction empower us to create homes that are kinder to the planet. The off-site build, Zed House, pushes the boundaries of technical innovation and efficiency to create sustainable homes at scale. We are working with councils to deliver sustainable

Beattiehomes.

BEATTIE PASSIVE: PASSIVHAUS PLUS NET ZERO RELOCATABLE HOMES FOR CARDIFF COUNCIL

Passive has been a building performance pioneer since its inception in 2010. Since then, the company has delivered over 400 Passivhaus standard projects nationwide. Beattie Passive has recently used offsite technology to construct the UK’s first large-scale Passivhaus Plus ‘net zero’ development for homeless families in Cardiff. The development consists of forty-eight modular homes and two ancillary buildings and performs to the internationally recognised Passivhaus Plus standard.

COLLIDA: COLLIDA LIVING PROTOTYPE HOMES, BRE INNOVATION PARK

Collida has collaborated with industry partners and the Building Research Establishment (BRE) to develop two innovative, highly sustainable prototype homes at the BRE Garston campus in Watford. As the first steel frame homes to reach Passivhaus Plus standard – achieving 0.2 air permeability, which is 25 times better than the Future Homes Standard – the prototypes are research led with a fabric first design approach, future proofing them against legislative changes on the journey to net zero.

ENGENUITI, KLH UK & ECD ARCHITECTS: THORNHILL PRIMARY SCHOOL

The building in Linmere, Houghton Regis, has expanded the school from a one-form to a three-form school. Sustainability is at the forefront of the design and subsequent operation. Passivhaus Standard has reduced its financial running costs and improved the thermal comfort and indoor air quality of the school community. The project followed the principles of the circular economy - with materials selected for their low embodied carbon, including CLT, the building’s primary structural material.

GREENCORE CONSTRUCTION: SPRINGFIELD MEADOWS

Springfield Meadows is a project of 25 zero-carbon homes located in Southmoor, Oxfordshire. Benefitting from diverse shared outdoor spaces and private gardens, it consists of 9 affordable and 16 private houses. They are all beautiful, highperformance homes, which provide comfortable, low-carbon living, thanks to the use of our Biond Building System. All 25 homes are built to the same Passivhaus thermal performance standards.

OFCLIENTTHE YEAR

Category: This category looks to reward any client, regardless of size or sector that has shown clear leadership in specifying offsite construction on at least one project, system or component. Thinking innovatively and business driven, entries will have shown commitment to procure based on whole-life costs with speedy, faultless delivery as key drivers. The winner will have shown exceptional ways of integration and collaborative working, excellent health and safety, fair terms and forms of contract and a desire to involve all stakeholders, local community and supply chain partners in any decisions throughout the project.

CLIENT OF THE YEAR

Sponsor: We are proud ambassadors for the modular construction revolution which is currently sweeping the industry. We are passionate about what we do and believe that modern methods of construction will help to transform our cities and communities. We believe that we can make a difference in meeting public sector demands for social and affordable housing; more classrooms for our children and ward accommodation to support the healthcare system. Our ambition is to continue to champion offsite modular building which we believe is the future of the construction industry.’

For all general enquiries,

CONSTRUCTION IS RIGID, IDEAS ARE FLUID.

ESS is a business built on passion.

Over the last 30 years, we’ve focused on disrupting the construction industry to change the way we deliver projects.

Collaborative working and strategic partnerships have modernised our approach to delivery, as we continue to challenge, improve and deliver.

By investing in people and technology, and always finding a better way of doing things, ESS is providing solutions with faster, better and greener delivery.

Passion makes progress.

As the leading national sustainable housebuilder, Barratt is driven by an ambition to create positive environmental, social and economic legacies for future generations. Our best-in-class partnerships across sustainability, technology and construction empower us to create homes that are kinder to the planet. The off-site build, Zed House, pushes the boundaries of technical innovation and efficiency to create sustainable homes at scale. We are working with councils to deliver sustainable homes.

BROADLAND HOUSING ASSOCIATION: CANARY QUAY, NORWICH

Canary Quay is a four-phased, steel-framed development of 323 high specification riverside, one and two-bed apartments on the River Wensum near the centre of Norwich. The client is Broadland Housing Association, and the development will contribute significantly to easing the pressure on housing waiting lists and will help those needing housing.

CROYDON COUNCIL: TIMEBRIDGE COMMUNITY CENTRE

This 2-storey purpose-built facility is an integral part of Croydon Council’s extensive regeneration programme for New Addington, one of the region’s most deprived neighbourhoods. Timebridge Centre is a central community hub offering access to education, health, career, and social support. Replacing the former Fieldway Family Centre, Timebridge Community Centre includes a nursery and community café, food bank, youth, and family centre as well as a number of variously sized spaces to hire.

MCDONALD’S: MCDONALD’S MARKET DRAYTON

The Market Drayton McDonald’s, which now acts as a blueprint for future restaurants around the country, has been designed to be net zero emissions standard in both construction and everyday operation – an industry first. It utilises the Algeco offsite construction system. Algeco was an integral part of the project team, utilising its modular solution which features a large number of incremental improvements that combine to make a huge difference in overall performance.

BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS & THE UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD: BARRATT DEVELOPMENTS’ ZED HOUSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD

Category:OFCONTRACTORTHEYEAR

Working on a single project using offsite manufacture? Or a specialist contractor working consistently with offsite technology across the built environment in multiple sectors? This award seeks to find a contractor of any size with the scope and vision to adopt an offsite approach successfully to deliver sustainable, cost effective contemporary buildings of any type, from conception to completion. Working seamlessly with the offsite supply chain, ensuring client satisfaction, excellent health and safety, methodical and reliable working practices with proof of commitment to the concept of offsite and the Construction 2025 agenda are essential.

CONTRACTOROFTHEYEAR

Sponsor: For more than 20 years, Benx has been a leading UK innovator of building façades. We are constantly refining our portfolio of products, systems and services in line with our customers’ requirements. In recent years, this has meant an increased focus on developing systems for modern methods of construction, including offsite manufacturing. We offer fully certified façade systems for most new build, retrofit and reclad project types, and, whether you are a fully-fledged volumetric manufacturer, a facades installer or are simply seeking to reduce on-site content, we can help.

CATEGORY

CONTRACTOR OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST

BEATTIE PASSIVE: PASSIVHAUS PLUS NET ZERO RELOCATABLE HOMES FOR CARDIFF COUNCIL

Ferry Road in Cardiff is a volumetric modular housing development that was delivered using offsite technology for Cardiff Council. The project has been constructed to the Passivhaus Plus standard and is ‘net zero’ in terms of carbon emissions. Ferry Road is comprised of forty-eight apartments and two ancillary buildings. It is the largest fully demountable and relocatable Passivhaus Plus social housing development in Europe. The scheme delivers huge social, economic and environmental benefits.

BOUYGUES UK: THE RIVERSIDE

The Riverside at Canterbury symbolises Bouygues UK’s ambitions for offsite construction. This £115m mixed development included 491 student bedrooms, built with modular volumetric construction. We used shell and core construction for the residential and leisure sections. The 430 modules for the student rooms were manufactured in a dedicated factory in Morocco and shipped to the UK. They were designed, reviewed, and tracked virtually by the clients and project team using 3D technology.

MASONRY FRAME SYSTEMS: MASONRY FRAME SYSTEMS

MFS is a specialist frame contractor working with offsite technology and adopt an offsite approach we have trademarked as the MFS i-Form Solution™ to deliver sustainable, cost effective contemporary buildings of any type. We work with trusted partners to ensure a secure offsite supply chain, with a focus on our own team to promote wellbeing onsite & excellent health and safety. Our i-Form Solution™ is methodical, with reliable and repeatable processes.

MID GROUP:

Most recently we completed the third phase of works at Barking’s Greatfields School; Phase 2b, where we delivered continuous improvement on the first phases, at no extra cost, by working in conjunction with the whole team. We completed Phase 2b in 81 weeks, which was 3 months ahead of our contract programme. This was achieved by the use of vibro stone columns, which were installed very quickly and saved approximately 5 weeks as compared to piles.

ZED PODS: ZERO-CARBON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN PARTNERSHIP WITH BROMLEY COUNCIL

Working with the Bromley Council, ZED PODS has designed & built an innovative, zero-carbon, social housing scheme in Bromley using steel framed modules. These self-contained high-quality homes are built above steel podiums and preserve 80% of existing parking. It is a pioneering, environmental and socially focused development providing 25 homes for vulnerable households. It is the first development in the borough after 40 years, and the first-of-its-kind in London.

Category:OFENGINEERTHEYEAR

OFENGINEERTHEYEAR

This award will be given to those that have demonstrated an innovative and integrated approach to create a landmark building or developed a project delivery model with offsite technology at its core. This can encompass any offsite material or system to overcome site or project specific challenges, using products and systems in a different way to ‘traditional’ delivery and take offsite construction to new performance levels, by employing AR/VR, BIM and lean techniques to meet the challenges of designing any type of building.

A dding R V alue in

ENGINEER OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST

CURTINS: MANCHESTER GOODS YARD

Manchester Goods Yard is set to become the fulcrum for Enterprise City at St. John’s, a new digital media technology hub which will soon be home to a mix of SMEs and multi-corporation technology and creative industry organisations in the heart of Manchester City Centre. The ultra-modern, flexible workspaces will be supplemented by a mix of café bars, restaurants and leisure facilities, with the aim of creating a vibrant neighbourhood in which to live, work, shop and relax.

DICE CONSULTING ENGINEERS: VARIOUS PROJECTS

At Dice, we’ve worked tirelessly to position ourselves as the go-to engineering firm for offsite projects. This has led to us being named as an engineering consultancy of choice for MMC providers and the schemes they’re involved in, with a particular emphasis on modular residential developments. This includes some exciting projects such as the net-zero carbon housing development, Trent Basin in Nottingham, and the fully affordable housing scheme, Radford Street (with Bassetlaw District Council)

ENGENUITI: CROSFIELDS SENIOR SCHOOL BUILDING

Designed to protect the landscape and provide a rich range of spaces for learning and socialising, this new senior school building combines offsite construction and cross-laminated-timber with a collaborative digital approach. This significantly reduced construction time and disruption to the ongoing life of the school, whilst being exceptionally sustainable and creating bright open spaces and a warm, welcoming feel.

MJH STRUCTURAL ENGINEERS: LEWISHAM EXCHANGE

Lewisham Exchange is a pair of towers, 20 and 35 stories tall, constructed using 18 and 33 stories of volumetric modules over a concrete transfer structure located adjacent to Lewisham DLR Station. 1251 modules were used in the construction of the buildings, installed on site over a 23-week period.

PARAMOUNT STRUCTURES: FALCON HOUSE

The aim was to create an upside-down house using CLT to create two cabins that merged with the surrounding area and provided an energy efficient and striking design through its 45 degree offset layout. The concept of the upside-down home intends to maximise the views of the surrounding nature from the living spaces. The upper floor creates the feeling of living within the trees, whilst the lower floor was designed to accommodate more intimate and cosy spaces.

Category:OFINSTALLERTHEYEAR

OFINSTALLERTHEYEAR

This category is open to any individual, team or organisation working across any size of building or development that has been involved in the day-to-day work of fixing and fitting. This can range from erecting a solid timber structural frame or precast concrete panels, to roofing systems, volumetric units, bathroom pods, cladding or even flooring elements. The winner will have demonstrated their full understanding of the material or technology, the correct procedures and protocols required for usage and have shown an outstanding level of overall expertise and customer service.

INSTALLER OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST

LIFT AND LOCATE: ANERLEY TOWN HALL, BROMLEY

OFOFINSTALLERTHEYEARINSTALLERTHEYEAR

Lift and Locate is a safe pair of hands and a trusted partner, supporting clients through the complex offsite delivery and installation process on projects all over the UK. The team takes responsibility for safe, secure and precise delivery of the modules in its care from start to finish, drawing on its industry knowledge and expertise to advise clients and recommend design amends to smooth the way for an efficient install.

WIEHAG GMBH: ETON COLLEGE ESAC

The new Sports and Aquatics Centre (ESAC) at Eton College was built by GRAHAM & designed by Hopkins Architects and Cundall Engineers. It comprises a new 4 court multi-use sports hall, linked to a 25m long swimming pool hall by a central double height space that provides entrances to the venues and garden spaces, as well as natural viewing galleries for spectators. The hybrid structure uses Glulam portal frames, CLT roof slabs, Glulam /steel flitch elements and concrete walls.

OFFSITE PIONEER OF THE YEAR

Category: This award will be given to an individual or project team that has made – or is making – a major contribution to raising the profile of offsite construction or using it as a defining feature within a building in the UK. This can include using prefabrication as a way to overcome site or project-specific challenges, using products and systems in a different way to the ‘norm’, achieving new performance levels, or employing BIM and lean manufacturing to meet the challenges of designing any type of building.

Sponsor: Lucideon provides help for all stages of the design and construction process for offsite and modular buildings, from materials selection and manufacturing, to installation, durability assessment and verification.

OFFSITE PIONEER OF THE YEAR

For all general

CATEGORY SPONSOR

OFFSITE PIONEER OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST

BEATTIEAKERLOFPASSIVE

Akerlof is a new consultancy with specialist expertise in delivering economic, environmental and social value through modern methods of construction. As a start-up, we’re formed and grown with individuals who are passionate about offsite. Our mission is ‘to deliver betters, not just goods’, actively selecting work that delivers purpose, and committing ourselves to the highest standards of social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability, verified by B Corp.

Beattie Passive is a true offsite pioneer, as evidenced by the fact we’re currently in the process of conducting final testing at the UK’s first large-scale, net zero, Passivhaus Plus development at Ferry Road, Cardiff. Ferry Road is a pioneering project that has been delivered using modular, offsite MMC. According to the Passivhaus Institut: “A building certified to Passivhaus Plus not only drastically reduces energy use, but it also produces as much energy as the occupants consume.

NG BAILEY: GRAEME BRADY, ENGINEERING MANAGER

With over 19 years’ experience in offsite manufacturing with NG Bailey, and a further five years prefabrication experience within the process industry, Graeme uses his manufacture knowledge and site experience to influence not only designs, but professional teams, main contractors, clients and future generations alike. His impact is clear not only internally through his work with apprentices, but also in the wider industry through various talks and publications to educate others.

LANRE GBOLADE: THE COLAB D f MA TOOLKIT & CLIENT MMC ROADMAP

The DfMA (Design for Manufacture & Assembly) Toolkit is a digital application enabling Clients, housebuilders and their design teams to store and utilise portfolios of off-site manufactured products, source materials, capture in use data and inform strategic and operational decision making for future projects. Conceptualised by Lanre Gbolade in 2018 alongside the Client Production Innovation Roadmap he has led for L&Q, the Toolkit came to life under his direction of the COLAB consortium.

SEISMIC CONSORTIUM: SEISMIC – A NEW PLATFORM FOR CONSTRUCTION

Seismic provides the tangible evidence that is needed to drive a meaningful shift towards Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). Designed in line with the government’s Construction 2025 targets, it exceeds them in every way, delivering a building that is 75% faster to complete, 70% lower in carbon impact and 47% better value than traditional construction. It even competes with other modular solutions, with an improvement of

Category:MANAGERPROJECT/CONSTRUCTIONOFTHEYEAR

Adopting collaborative working methods plus effective people and supply chain management skills at its core, the Project Manager of the Year category can be entered by an individual or a project team. The UK project(s) undertaken can be of any size and value, private or public sector and can be in any market area of the built environment. The winner will have displayed a wide-ranging set of abilities including product/system technical knowledge, team management skills, organisational and problem-solving expertise and the ability to direct and deliver a successful project/scheme to completion to achieve client objectives.

Sponsor: British Offsite’s specialist expertise and industry leading capacity, provides developers of all sizes access to the improved build speed, quality and cost of Modern Methods of Construction. Their in-house Design, Manufacture and Installation of a range of panellised MMC solutions, tailored to bespoke sizes, are proving more flexible than modular. The system can be incorporated into an existing traditional construction design, even post planning approval, on buildings from a terraced house through to a high-rise RC frame apartment block.

For all general enquiries, please

CATEGORY SPONSOR

PROJECT/CONSTRUCTION MANAGER OF THE YEAR SHORTLIST

ANDREW CALEY - HAWKER CONSTRUCTION: GARVESTONE PRIMARY SCHOOL

Garvestone Primary School required a 2 classroom modular block to replace an existing, dilapidated modular block. The scope of works included demolition, supply, install of the new modular building and connection of all associated groundworks and services. All these works had to be completed within the Easter

JoanneHolidays.Flaherty

JOANNE FLAHERTY - BOUYGUES UK: THE RIVERSIDE

was the Bouygues UK Project Manager behind The Riverside at Canterbury, a £115m mixed development, providing modern student accommodation. Under her leadership, our team: created 491 student bedrooms, using modular volumetric construction & used shell and core construction to create flats, studios, houses, shops, restaurants, amenities, and a cinema. The 430 modules for the student rooms were manufactured in Morocco – and reviewed virtually by all involved using 3D technology.

NEIL SMITHERS – MTX: JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL - 5 STOREY CRITICAL CARE BUILDING

A new build 48-bed critical care building delivered to the prestigious John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, utilising Modern Methods of Construction (MMC). Innovative construction leaders in the healthcare sector MTX, delivered 3no 16 bed wards and ancillary facilities over 5 storeys of efficient bespoke volumetric accommodation. Combining inspiring design and a vibrant multi-disciplinary team, delivered a fasttrack scheme with no compromise to space or quality.