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Industry Insights

Our Industry Insights highlight real-world, inspiring MMC success stories and innovative case studies shaping the future of Irish construction. These insights seek to demonstrate how the MMC sector are addressing the following industry challenges. 

  • Workforce shortages 
  • Limited awareness of MMC training provision
  • Honing off-site and modular skills 
  • Addressing digital and technology gap 
  • Need for multi-skilled labour force
  • Preparing future industry leaders

  • How a Lean Manufacturing Mindset and Adherence to MMC Quality Assurance can Deliver Construction Excellence

    Quality assurance is a key consideration in the world of Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), with the offsite prefabrication of building components making managing quality control systems simpler. What do construction professionals in this area have to say about a Lean manufacturing mindset?
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    Off-Site & Modular Skills
    Business Supports
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  • Platform4MMC: Supporting Decision-Making to Drive the Adoption of Modern Methods of Construction in Ireland

    Ireland’s housing targets need to be met rapidly while achieving high sustainability standards. Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) offer the opportunity to digitise the construction sector, improving project delivery speed, efficiency, and quality. A research team at University College Dublin (UCD) has developed a platform to connect construction companies to the data behind the value added of MMC systems.
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    Research
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Addressing Industry Challenges