The project

The Scottish Government is keen to ensure that the significant investment in the Affordable Housing Supply Programme demonstrates best value. There is evidence that offsite housing offers significant benefits in speed and cost, quality, environmental performance and health and safety. However, uptake remains at relatively low levels.

The innovation

This project seeks to provide the affordable housing sector with evidence allowing it to reach a more consistent and coherent policy position for offsite construction. If evidence supports a more pro-active use of offsite then the project aims to deliver a step change in the volume of new housing being delivered through offsite methods by identifying effective government policy options and procurement systems to enable this.

The outcomes

• An evidence base to support new policy and systems
• Co-design of effective government policy options.
• Evaluation of current market capacity and any new infrastructure required for growth.

Link to full report can be accessed here.