Building of the week: Greenwich modular homes

I’ve written before about the merits of modular construction. It’s faster, cheaper, less disruptive and less wasteful. Buildings can be constructed in factory conditions, which keeps things dry and allows for a higher degree of precision. It’s much easier to dismantle buildings afterwards if they are made of modular components rather than thousands of individual bricks.

The construction industry in Britain has been slow to adopt off-site techniques, despite a real shortage of affordable homes. S...