Prototype factory-built houses
Language: English Series: Housing Today ; (134) 20 May 1999, 1(1)Publication details: 1999Subject(s): Summary: Discusses plans for a housing 'factory' which would deliver defect-free houses within three weeks of order. A partnership between housing associations, housebuilders and developers, led by Ove Arup, plans a £5m pilot factory to begin production by 2001. It could produce 1,000 units a year, but would be economically viable with only 500.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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Discusses plans for a housing 'factory' which would deliver defect-free houses within three weeks of order. A partnership between housing associations, housebuilders and developers, led by Ove Arup, plans a £5m pilot factory to begin production by 2001. It could produce 1,000 units a year, but would be economically viable with only 500.