Modular Design in the UK and China - Towards Zero-Carbon Mass Customised Housing

Dr Arman Hashemi (PI)

This UEL funded project is a collaboration between UEL and Tongji University that will identify strategies for designing and manufacturing zero carbon modular homes, followed by virtual, physical and environmental performance assessments of designed prototypes. Conclusions will be drawn, followed by publications on the impacts of offsite modular construction on achieving zero carbon homes in the UK and China. The project facilitates the following:

• Encourage collaboration and knowledge exchange between the academics and industry partners in the UK and China on subjects relevant to Modular Offsite Construction and Zero Carbon Building.

• Both UEL and Tongji universities closely work with the industry and local governments on delivering sustainable affordable housing.

• We will extend our international collaboration with the Zero Energy Mass Custom Home (ZEMCH) network that has over 800 members worldwide and over 10 years of experience on subjects relevant to zero energy and modular construction around the world.

The partnership aims to integrate this project within some of our modules to facilitate student participation in Architecture, Architectural Design Technology, Interior Design and Engineering.