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Standardised Design
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The Government wants to reduce building costs and speed up housing delivery by using standardised designs, especially alongside Modern Methods of Construction (MMC).
- Standardisation means using common designs and approaches to make construction cheaper, faster, and more efficient.
- The Government will encourage and, where possible, require standardised designs for social housing.
What’s Already in Place
- The Department of Housing has published standard designs for social housing.
- Builders must now use:
- The Design Manual for Quality Housing
- The Employer’s Requirements for Detail Design of Quality Housing
Student Accommodation
- In June 2025, the Government published a Design Guide for State-Sponsored Student Accommodation.
- This guide sets best practices to ensure value for money, modern design, and sustainability.
- It also promotes MMC to make building quicker and more consistent.
- The Department of Further and Higher Education will explore how the construction sector can deliver large-scale student accommodation using MMC and standardised designs.
The goal: lower costs, faster delivery, and high-quality homes and student housing.