Build Off-Site

What is buildoffsite?

Buildoffsite is an industry-wide campaigning organisation that promotes greater uptake of off-site techniques within the UK construction industry.

It is made up of an alliance of a number of different organisations, including clients, developers, designers, contractors, manufacturers, suppliers and government bodies.

The challenges facing UK construction are well known. A combination of growing demand, coupled with poor quality and a reducing skills base, has created a dilemma that will not be resolved without a "step change" in productivity and quality of build. The use of off-site techniques offers a potential solution to this dilemma.

Off-site has long been seen as a potential solution to the challenges faced by the construction industry, but, to date the uptake has been limited. What's needed is a step-increase in off-site manufacturing, leading to tangible increased quality and productivity with a consequent reduction in true unit cost.

For the benefits of off-site to be more widely understood and applied, the challenge is to create the mechanism which will enable the off-site industry to make its case more effectively by increasing awareness, informing, enthusing and setting standards.

What does buildoffsite do?

Buildoffsite champions better construction by acting as a catalyst in the use of off-site across all market sectors.

It is the authoritative voice of the off-site industry, which will carry out a number of specific activities for off-site, namely:

Speak for the industry to all stakeholders
Demonstrate the business case
Set standards for the design, manufacture, and construction process
Resolve interfaces
Provide an independent, authoritative source of data
Provide a forum for discussion of the benefits and challenges and inform and educate construction industry professionals

For further information on buildoffsite, visit www.buildoffsite.org