Taking green building mainstream: The top ten biggest trends in sustainable construction
Prefabricated Construction
The prefabricated building system market is expected to grow at a CAGR of more than 6% between 2016 and 2025. Industry specialists believe that modular construction can deliver greater environmental and social sustainability benefits compared to traditional methods. Some of the claims that modular construction is more sustainable are reduced material waste and operational energy as well as optimised time-management in terms of project completion. Moreover, in terms of LEED certification, prefabricated houses are often able to achieve a higher standard since raw materials are not left exposed for extended periods. KPMG’s prediction that sustainability has started to become embedded into public consciousness combined with Dodge Data and Analytics’ forecast that prefabrication and modular construction is a hot new trend for 2020 is expected to result in prefab construction becoming the norm.
