Achieving Net Zero through MMC in West Yorkshire

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Jamie Hililer
07791 718 377
Jamie.Hillier@akerlof.co.uk
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Overview

Akerlof, commissioned by West Yorkshire Strategic Place Partnership, devised an action plan for adopting Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) across the region. The research identified how offsite opportunities can contribute to creating sustainable neighbourhoods, housing targets and net zero carbon goals. ​

What we did

The West Yorkshire SPP aims to leverage the strengths of Homes England and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority and unlock the delivery of key place-based projects. Integral to this plan is an ambition to create and grow sustainable neighbourhoods, contributing to the region’s net zero carbon ambitions, with MMC identified as a potential catalyst for achieving these objectives.​

Using a phased approach Akerlof reviewed the opportunities and barriers for the offsite supply chain in the region. The methodology considered the current housing delivery status, lessons learned, pipeline profile, regional supply chain and skills profile and potential delivery models. The research took a regional focus, looking at each element to identify unique needs and characteristics.

This research culminated in an action plan for the SPP, ensuring each recommendation was linked to strategic objectives for the region. The action plan sets out a route for sustainable MMC growth and new home delivery across the region.

The impact

  • GIS mapping of the existing traditional build and offsite supply chain within West Yorkshire​
  • A regional review of lessons learnt within the offsite sector​
  • MMC case studies relevant to the West Yorkshire region​
  • Stakeholder engagement to understand appetite towards MMC​
  • Assessment of pipeline, identifying and testing credible opportunities for offsite supply chain delivery​
  • Skills profiling and analysis, identifying future skills gaps for offsite and mitigating actions​
  • Retrofit analysis, identifying opportunities for MMC​
  • An action plan linked to strategic objectives for the region

Don't just take our word for it...

Akerlof brought together their skills across the MMC sector and applied this to the West Yorkshire context. This helped to develop an action plan which will guide the SPP to develop and support MMC across the region.

Fiona Braithwaite, Senior Partnership and Business Development Manager, Homes England

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Jamie Hillier

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With a penchant for tweed and jackets with leather arm patches, Jamie began his career as a quantity surveyor, before climbing the ladder to lead major projects for a Tier 1 contractor.

Eventually expanding his book collection beyond copies of SMM7, Jamie has interest in a broad range of subjects linked to delivering better outcomes for society and the environment.

His strategic insights on MMC and behavioural science have made their way into numerous government, industry and academic publications, including the Construction Playbook, Transforming Infrastructure Performance Roadmap to 2030, the Platform Rulebook and the RIBA DfMA Overlay.

John Handscomb

Partner
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Construction is in John’s blood. Learning from his father who was a planner and project manager, John began his career by working on some iconic projects in both the public and private sector.

As a procurement expert and integrator of new ways of working, John has pioneered the integration of platform principles, DfMA processes and supply chain within over £5bn projects in the last 15 years, for some of the largest building programmes in the UK. Despite his considerable expertise, John keeps it simple, communicating complicated ideas with ease and helping to equip the industry with new knowledge and skills.

Outside of Akerlof, John enjoys his executive role with technology start-up ScanTech Digital, spending time with his family, taking trips down the football, playing a bit of golf with friends and the odd pint. 

Our name is shared with George Akerlof, a Nobel Prize-winning economist.

His seminal paper, Market for Lemons, demonstrated the devastating consequences of making decisions under the conditions of quality uncertainty and unequal information between buyers and sellers, increasing the chance of buyers ending up with a ‘lemon’.

This 50-year-old concept continues to retain parallels within the construction industry.

Through our insight and experience, we can rebalance this information asymmetry on behalf of our clients, levelling the playing field to deliver better outcomes.