“Engineers and designers are developing building methods that make materials easy to reuse, creating spaces that can adapt to serve multiple purposes throughout their lives.”
Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns.
Reimagining sustainable spaces
Creating smart structures
In a world of diverse challenges to how we live, from ageing populations to climate change, the Modulaire Group is working to transform the creation of the buildings we inhabit. In rethinking the construction industry, the group is innovating a smart, modular construction method that is faster, more efficient, and produces less waste than traditional construction.
For example, in Villeurbanne, France, the company created an environmentally friendly temporary learning space for children while their school was being renovated. This project was time critical as it needed to be ready for the children’s return to school after the holidays. Using modular construction, the building took just four months to complete, twice as fast as traditional methods.
Towards the circular economy
Modular construction involves creating structures off-site then assembling them on location. Once buildings have served their purpose, they can be deconstructed, removed, and reused, with components repurposed for new projects. The Modulaire Group’s buildings are thus easily adapted to changing needs and, being built for reuse, they contribute to the circular economy.
“Engineers and designers are developing building methods that make materials easy to reuse, creating spaces that can adapt to serve multiple purposes throughout their lives,” says Steven Cast, Group Operations Director at the Modulaire Group.
Where in the world?
With an HQ in London, UK, the Modulaire Group operates on a global scale, with projects involving creating places to live, work, and learn across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region.
Responding to global challenges
Modular construction supports society’s response to disaster relief. In Australia, the Modulaire Group is addressing the urgent housing needs that follow natural disasters by developing recycled cardboard shelters for rapid deployment. In collaboration with the University of Queensland, the group is also working to scale up these environmentally friendly building solutions.
The Modulaire Group’s designs also respond to everyday societal challenge, through its focus on creating accessible, flexible living spaces. For example, its modular homes offer single-level layouts, ideal for elderly people and those with mobility challenges. And its construction of the Windorah Primary Health Centre in rural Queensland, Australia, not only minimized material waste and construction time, but also provided a sustainable blueprint for delivering high-quality healthcare centers in underserved areas.
“It’s the goal of the Modulaire Group to make spaces work for people and enable them to continually adapt, just as we do,” says James Odom, Group General Counsel at the Modulaire Group.
What does a sustainable future look like?
SDG 12 aims to ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns. The Modulaire Group supports this goal with its innovative, adaptable, recyclable buildings.
By focusing on both environmental and social needs, the company is paving the way for a more sustainable construction industry. One aspect of this is that its modular components are easier to transport than traditional materials – an especially important consideration in remote areas, which can pose logistical and environmental challenges due to distance and limited infrastructure.
Did you know?
The Modulaire Group has reduced its carbon emissions in the UK by nearly 23% through initiatives including rainwater harvesting and switching to electric company-owned vehicles and facilities.