MMC Solutions
We share a range of helpful suggestions for MMC solutions including information on MMC systems, procurement solutions, strategies and industrialised construction approaches to help you on your MMC journey.
Getting started: What is MMC?
Modern methods of construction (MMC) use offsite manufacturing to build high quality homes faster, with less waste, helping to tackle the nation’s housing shortage and provide homes that people love. Find out more about MMC and why it is part of the solution for increased social and affordable housing delivery.
Finding ways through: Procurement
Optimising MMC through project delivery requires unique procurement solutions. Since 2018, Building Better’s members, including housing associations and local authorities, have worked together to procure high quality sustainable homes built using Procurement for Housing’s MMC frameworks and DPS. Their procurement solutions are fully compliant with UK Procurement Regulations, and provide housing associations, local authorities and other social landlords with direct access to manufacturers of volumetric and panelised solutions, with the option of engaging on a full turnkey or supply and install basis.
Innovation: A strategy for local authorities
In 2024, Housing Festival produced the Social Housing at Pace Playbook, a strategic tool for local authorities facing the human and economic cost of the current housing crisis. The Playbook draws on insights, ideas and case studies from over sixty organisations and includes more than forty links to appendices packed with further resources and reading.
It presents an ecosystem solution with three components:
2. Unlock small brownfield land in public sector ownership.
3. Rethink the economics.
Membership is open to professionals across the social and affordable housing delivery ecosystem including Registered Providers, local authorities, central government, MMC suppliers and others who want to take an active role in driving an uptick in social and affordable housing delivery.
