Digital Evolution for the Further and Higher Education Sector

How Modern Methods Of Construction Can Transform Education Projects
Andy Roberts, Curtins

The construction industry and education are both in a period of transformational change. The principals of standardised design, pre-manufactured value, Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) and low carbon are quickly becoming key drivers in how projects in the education sector are designed, manufactured and assembled.

In the presentation, Curtins will introduce the background and terminology around MMC, explore how it can applied to modern education projects, and discuss the benefits to MMC principals, including reductions in carbon, waste, time and cost.

Curtins have been delivering projects with a core ethos of MMC and offsite manufacture for over 30 years. We will share insight into how to apply MMC to schools, colleges and higher education and how this can be implemented alongside the RIAI Plan of Work. The presentation will discuss how the use of MMC can successfully introduce the principles of standardised grid layouts and floor to floor heights from the outset of the design, allowing spaces to be incrementally divided to suit specific client requirements. MMC is an opportunity to meet principals of net zero carbon, and through examples of good practice and experience we will explain how this can be achieved.

Finally, the presentation will consider how design options can be compared to the 7 MMC categories, and how additional technologies can be integrated into traditional construction techniques to add value to the scheme and support the principles of MMC.