Next generation housing delivery

Mace has launched its next generation construction method at N06 East Village, which they anticipate will help transform housing delivery across the UK.

High Rise Solutions (HRS) is a next generation method of construction which combines digital technology with offsite assembly, speeding up the construction process by up to 25%.

Mace launched the new concept at a live onsite demonstration at Get Living’s N06 East Village in Stratford at the beginning of December.

The system – an evolution of the thinking behind Mace’s award winning ‘Jump Factory’, used to deliver Get Living’s most recently completed project at Victory Plaza, East Village – combines the latest advances in digital technology with a new offsite manufacturing approach to construct buildings faster, safer and to a consistently higher quality.

The new technology is not only able to reduce the design and construction programmes by 25%, but also vehicle movements by 40% and waste by 70%. This will in turn see reduced cost to Clients, homes to be delivered quicker and disruption to local communities minimised.

Following a pilot of the system trialled at a major London construction project, the HRS system is now being used to construct N06, a build to rent scheme in East Village, the former London 2012 Athletes’ Village, being built by Mace on behalf of Get Living. Split across two towers of 26 and 31 stories, the project will deliver 524 new homes.

Mark Reynolds, Chief Executive of Mace, said: “The launch of Mace Tech marks an important milestone, not only for Mace but for the industry; unless we radically rethink how we build, we will never be able to deliver the housing and infrastructure that is desperately needed across the UK while reducing our carbon footprint.”

“Availability of smart data is essential to radically change our industry. Mace Tech will allow us to harness the latest digital technologies and offsite construction methods to create better buildings. HRS is already helping to deliver housing faster with less waste and reduce carbon emissions. I look forward to working closely with the team to roll it out across our business.”

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