UK housebuilder Berkeley Homes has said it could start building prefabricated houses this year. The company is working with a number of builders to develop the technology and says that its first prototype will be ready for sale in 2018. Berkeley Homes said the move into prefabricated properties was partly in response to a skills crisis in the construction industry and partly to meet the urgent need for more housing in the UK.
UK housebuilder Berkeley Homes has said it could start building prefabricated houses this year. The company acquired a 160,000 sq ft factory in Ebbsfleet, Kent last year, with the aim of making 1,000 prefabricated homes a year, amounting to a quarter of its total output. Berkeley Homes said the move into prefabricated properties was partly in response to a skills crisis in the construction industry and partly to meet the urgent need for more housing in the UK.