Radical thinking to create workable, 100% affordable housing estates
By thinking in a completely different way about almost every aspect of construction, as those of you who know us will be aware, we have developed an achievable and relatively simple solution to reduce the chronic shortage of affordable housing. Using a whole raft of new methods, the team here at Low Carbon Construction (LCC) […]
Low Carbon Construction influences House of Lords off-site manufacture for construction report
The House of Lords published its report Off-site manufacture for construction: Building for change on 19 July 2018 and we are pleased to have been recognised as one of its selected contributors. We now seek to offer our partnership to those who want and need to take fast action in the light of the report. […]
You can meet government regulation before they have even written it
LCC is ahead of the Government on many aspects of Affordable Housing. We were at least three years ahead of the Government on electric car charging points, for example. Whilst we think it is a good thing that the Government has announced that all new homes are to be fitted with electric car charging points, […]
Fareham MP comments on our innovations
Suella Fernandes, MP for Fareham, visited our offices recently and said ‘Thank you to the team at Low Carbon Construction for taking the time to show me around. ‘They have developed an innovative way of delivering more affordable homes – we need to get Britain building again, and we need more affordable homes to support the […]
Structural timber magazine talks about our SIP volumetric house manufacture method
STMAG writes about the latest in structural timber building design and technologies, so where better to feature our revolutionary building methods? Click here to read the article, which covers technical detail on the Hemsec SIP panels that we use, how the methodology fits in with our affordable housing strategy, and robust comment on the government’s housing policies…
How to deliver a large volume of affordable homes, quickly
With the publication of Oliver Letwin’s initial findings in his Build Out Review, an insight into a new, different and faster method of construction could hardly have been more timely. Introduction The conversation is now gathering pace in the construction industry about finding faster ways of delivering high quality, affordable housing. There is no longer […]
A new style partnership to reduce the pressure on housebuilders
Residential developers can meet affordable housing obligations with Low Carbon Construction As the government plans its new strategy for solving the housing crisis, developers are coming under increasing pressure to deliver stock, particularly affordable homes. As a leading volumetric house builder, here at LCC we are offering a new-style partnership enabling housebuilders to meet affordable […]
