MODULHAUS™ CASE STUDY - CAMBRIDGE
A RAPID AND AFFORDABLE HOMELESS SOLUTION For 25 years Jimmy’s has been providing help to people experiencing homelessness in Cambridge, delivering emergency support and accommodation. With a shared ambition, Jimmy’s and Foundation200 worked in partnership to change lives for the better – with MODULHAUS™ providing the solution.
1 Through an unparalleled range of skills, the offsite manufacturing experts at VOLUMETRIC™ have dedicated time to developing a practical, robust and cost-effective homeless solution to specifically meet the needs of those who have limited resources and yet are striving to put an end to rough sleeping. VOLUMETRIC™ adopts a partnership approach and works in close collaboration with Foundation200 – a newly formed charitable trust set up by the Hill Group to commemorate their 20th anniversary. Hill Group has pledged to help the homeless by gifting 200 fully fitted homes – but these are also available for purchase by Local Authorities.
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Based on extensive market research and utilising modern methods of construction, MODULHAUS™ - a new concept in volumetric modular homes for rough sleepers, has been developed and rigorously tested to help overcome the nationwide crisis. As modules have been designed and manufactured to meet a specific need, close collaboration with Councils, Local Authorities and Third Sector Organisations was facilitated to ensure the design and specification is fit for purpose. People in Cambridge who found themselves sleeping rough have been given a great opportunity to restart their lives with the opening of 16 MODULHAUS™ units across three sites in the region which have been
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gifted by Foundation200 and installed on land owned by Cambridge City Council. Jimmy’s will manage and provide support to the new residents and work with the Council and other local organisations to continue to provide help to people who need it most. Robust and Relocatable BOPAS certified and LABC Assured, MODULHAUS™ is a relocatable and robust one-person home with a 60year design-life that offers exceptional energy efficiency, outstanding functional performance and superior quality. Accommodation modules are delivered to exceptional standards, fully equipped and future-proofed for Building Regulation changes – arriving 100% complete, ready for simple site connection and commissioning.
