Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the current state of popular modern methods
of construction (MMC) and pre-manufactured construction in the construction industry and …

The use of offsite methods of construction has long been recognised as a suitable method
for increasing the supply of housing and addressing productivity in the construction industry …

While manufactured construction can be traced back to approximately 1851 (Gibb 2001), in
the last two decades, a resurgence has occurred, which has now started to gain increased …

Much has been written on offsite manufacture (OSM) in construction, particularly regarding
the perceived benefits and barriers to implementation. However, very little understanding of …

Although some researchers and practitioners have perceived that the current reliance on
offsite construction methods is high, other studies have hypothesized that the use of offsite …

Offsite construction has been considered by academics and practitioners in many countries
as an efficient way of delivering buildings. The benefits concerning time, cost and quality are …

Modern Methods of Construction (MMC), Offsite Manufacturing (OSM), and Offsite
Production (OSP) are all umbrella terms cited as being possible panacea solutions for …

Off-site Construction (OSC) has been recognised as a promising construction method to
tackle challenges of constructing structurally and functionally intricate contemporary …

Industrialised Building Systems (IBS) is commonly used interchangeably with other terms
such as offsite construction, prefabrication, offsite manufacturing, modern method of …

New offsite construction practices are emerging in the construction industry to address a
broad set of productivity issues that cut across organizational, technological, and strategic …