Chalk Way Modular Housing

An ambitious social housing project to deliver 40 affordable and energy-efficient homes using Modern Methods of Construction.

The project involved engineering a mix of block, terraced and detached houses, all with a garden and parking, as well surrounding hard standings and access road.

RYALL Structural Engineers designed all prefabricated modular pods over the whole site.

Off-Site Modular Construction to Minimise Impacts

Modular construction was employed to build 140 housing components at a workshop in nearby Newhaven, before transportation to site for assembly.  In this way, construction impact on the environment and local community was greatly reduced.

The electric-powered homes at Chalk Way have been rated highly for their energy efficiency, with high performing EPC certificates, and appraised for their minimal carbon emissions over the building’s life cycle.

Meeting Modular Construction Challenges

A key challenge was to maximise off-site prefabrication while reducing on-site superstructure works to an absolute minimum. Through careful design co-ordination and precise engineering, this objective was successfully achieved. Only a handful of loose steel framing elements were required.

The result was a highly efficient modular construction process that streamlined installation and reduced time on site.

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