Resi Talks: How to unlock MMC at scale

<p>Modern methods of construction have long been hailed as the solution for some of the housing industry’s biggest challenges, whether rising construction costs, lack of labour or speed of delivery.</p> <p>But never has a challenge been so grave as climate change. This week, MMC was put back into the spotlight when the United Nations warned of a “code red for humanity” - a call to action that the real estate industry must now answer .</p> <p>Responding to the seven-year report, <a href='https://www.egi.co.uk/news/industry-pleas-for-government-action-in-face-of-climate-change-catastrophe/%20'>industry experts have called for</a> greater support for net zero homes and MMC production.</p> <p>In this podcast EG’s residential editor, Emma Rosser, is joined by Patrick Bergin, chief financial officer at ilke Homes, Hannah Holmes, research associate at the University of Cambridge and co-author of the <a href='https://www.egi.co.uk/news/calls-mount-for-government-action-to-boost-mmc-production/'>report </a><a href='https://www.egi.co.uk/news/calls-mount-for-government-action-to-boost-mmc-production/'>Deploying Modular Housing in the UK</a><a href='https://www.egi.co.uk/news/calls-mount-for-government-action-to-boost-mmc-production/'> from Places for People</a> and Andrew Shepherd, managing director of TopHat .</p> <p>The group discuss the benefits of MMC, the barriers to growth and getting housebuilders on board.</p>