Framespace Solutions, an offsite housing supplier, has announced plans to hire 150 more staff as it officially opens a new manufacturing facility in Longford. The company, which already employs 100 people, has invested €8m in the...
Framespace Solutions, an offsite housing supplier, has announced plans to hire 150 more staff as it officially opens a new manufacturing facility in Longford. The company, which already employs 100 people, has invested €8m in the...
The LSFA have produced a Technology Validation Guide for Light Steel Frame Construction which is available to download via our LIBRARY.
This document outlines the certifications that can be obtained to validate system performance,...
British Offsite offers a range of solutions to the complexities of modern housebuilding by utilising best in class modern methods of construction (MMC) alongside traditional construction techniques. After completing over 600 homes this year, in...
Architects and housebuilders are under increased pressure to develop safer residential buildings on fast-track construction schedules whilst still achieving outstanding building performance. EOS MD, Steve Thompson makes a strong case for a light...
This project is an excellent example of how load bearing Light gauge Steel Frame can be used to great effect in domestic housing. The benefits of speed of build and factory-built accuracy ensured that this difficult project went to...
A lack of test evidence and performance data creates challenges for specifiers having to achieve precise safety and performance requirements. Steve Thompson Managing Director for light steel...
Fundamental to good design is that buildings should be safe and sustainable. But as Steve Thompson, Managing Director for specialist steel framing manufacturer EOS, explains, longevity is also an...
Morrison Construction is strengthening its links with the Passivhaus Trust, as part of a steering group helping to develop new ways of adapting the carbon-reducing principles of Passivhaus to steel-frame...
Georgina Bignold, director at Proctor & Matthews Architects, explains how panelised construction systems are bringing new levels of design versatility to MMC housing, taking the industry to the next level.
The pressing...
Alliance of housing providers choses firms to provide panelised systems for 5,000 new build affordable homes An alliance of housing associations brought together by the National Housing Federation has named six manufacturers to take slots on a...
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