Edinburgh Napier University

  Due to increasing demand for housing and other building infrastructure the methodology of offsite construction is becoming more attractive to developers, local authorities and government organisations. This paper outlines some of the key drivers such as on-site skills shortages, increasing population, community and education buildings required and policy issues. Collectively they provide a demand platform, which requires a paradigm shift towards 'infrastructure by manufacture' such as offsite. Offsite construction techniques provide a range of benefits, which can embed manufacturing and supply chain routes in future economic growth across the UK and deliver a more sustainable approach.