Legacy of Prescott, the £60,000 man
Language: English Series: Construction News ; (6973) 29 June 2006, 26-29(4)Publication details: 2006Subject(s): Summary: Discusses the impact of the Design for Manufacture competition. Suggests that the competition has sparked interest in modular methods of construction, encouraged debate about design and prompted builders to focus on energy efficiency. Highlights the different construction methods used in the competition with brief case studies of the successful consortia, SixtyK Consortium, Barratt Developments plc, The Countryside Consortium, Persimmon, George Wimpey and William Verry.| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
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| Journal article | London Journal article | L134035 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 134035-1001 |
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Discusses the impact of the Design for Manufacture competition. Suggests that the competition has sparked interest in modular methods of construction, encouraged debate about design and prompted builders to focus on energy efficiency. Highlights the different construction methods used in the competition with brief case studies of the successful consortia, SixtyK Consortium, Barratt Developments plc, The Countryside Consortium, Persimmon, George Wimpey and William Verry.