BUILDING FABRIC 41
WHY RENDER IS THE RIGHT CHOICE NOW
Jason Nicholson of K Rend explores the way that modern render systems are helping developers reduce build times and project costs whilst ensuring consistently high standards.
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ith more land released through planning reforms, particu- larly on brownfi eld and lower quality green belt sites, the focus turns to delivery. Echoing Housing Secretary Steve Reed’s recent ‘call to arms’ to developers and housebuilders to ‘build baby build,’ the pressure is on to accelerate housing output. For the sector, speed becomes vital but homes must still be attractive and durable to stand out in the market. The question is how to build faster yet maintain the quality that buyers expect.
CHALLENGES OF TRADITIONAL METHODS For decades, traditional brick and block construction has set the benchmark, but
this has become increasingly diffi cult to sustain. An ageing, shrinking workforce of skilled bricklayers, combined with a shortage of new entrants, has led to escalating costs and project delays – an issue highlighted by CITB’s annual surveys on construction workforces. It also has a much slower build process than modern methods of construction, which continue to face scalability issues.
Developers operating on thin margins
and fi xed deadlines accelerate these challenges and have driven the shift toward alternative construction options. Modern render systems have emerged as an adaptable solution designed to address these critical issues.
MODERN METHODS
Advances in render technology are redefi ning what’s possible on large scale housing schemes. Today’s render products are designed to be more user friendly and less reliant on highly skilled labour than ever before – and some manufacturers continue to invest in product development and training for the future of the industry. Machine applied, fast-drying renders are particularly suited to large-scale develop- ments, allowing for same-day application and scraping, dramatically reducing on-site time. On a typical house project, render can be completed two hours faster in summer, enabling applicator teams to fi nish earlier.
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