Marshall’s Walk, Innscourt, Bristol
Following on from the Innovate UK “Enabling Housing for Inclusive Growth” partnership with Bristol City Council, Tempohousing are now working alongside AWW and the council to produce 12 one-bedroom modular homes at Marshall’s Walk, Innscourt in Bristol....
Bristol partnership secures £3m to unlock housing innovation
Innovate UK has awarded £3 million to a partnership including modular manufacturer Tempohousing for a project to trial innovative methods of housebuilding in Bristol. The project is a partnership led by YTKO between Bristol City Council, the Bristol...
COVID 19 – Tips for Working From Home #WFH
Mandatory remote work has been rolled out all over the world due to Coronavirus and here at Tempohousing we are no different. It might be for an extended period of time rather than a day or two here and there but we’re all in this together and we will get through it....
How to Create Your Own Bee Garden
“If the bee disappeared off the face of the Earth, man would only have four years left to live.” – You’ve probably seen this quote, famously attributed to Albert Einstein. Is it true? In 2014, ecologist Michael Pocock told business website Forbes that if...
Modular Construction – Used in many different industries
Some people are still sceptical of modular construction. Why? Lack of knowledge and understanding of the industry and its processes. Did you know that even aeroplanes and cruise ships are built using modular methods? The construction of massive modern...
What is Aerated Concrete?
Cellular aerated concrete is a versatile, lightweight, precast building material. In comparison to normal dense concrete, aerated concrete boasts excellent sound insulation, better fire resistance and the ability to accumulate the indoor temperature. It was first...
What are the Danish 2020 Regulations?
The Danish Government have set a 2050 target that Denmark should use 100% renewable energy in both the energy and transport sectors. The Danish building directive have called for a 2020 target of a 75% reduction in energy consumption for new buildings...
Dutch Royal Visit to Ireland
This week the Dutch royals are due to visit Ireland against the backdrop of intensive moves to forge closer relations between the Irish State and the Netherlands post Brexit. Ireland and the Netherlands have always had extensive trade links with the Republic exporting...
Climate Change & IGBC
What is climate change and what can we do to prevent it? These are two of the most prevalent questions people are asking today. Essentially climate change is changes in the average temperature of our planet which have always occurred. But today when we discuss climate...
Urban Village 4000
Our partners, Tempohousing Denmark are delighted to have turned the soil on their new beautiful residential project in Roskilde, Denmark, Urban Village 4000. The site has a total size of 3,626 m² which will make up 48 homes each with their own balcony or private...
High Strength, Low Weight “Metallic Wood” has the Strength of Titanium and the Density of Water
A new material has been created that is challenging Titanium. The material known as “metallic wood” is as strong as Titanium but five times lighter. In a paper published in the journal Nature Scientific Reports, a team from the University of Pennsylvania and the...
Can Micro-Homes Help to Solve London’s Housing Crisis?
The long debate on whether micro homes can help to solve London’s housing crisis continues, and it seems a more positive outlook on the option is now becoming more prevalent. A new report published today by the Adam Smith Institute has suggested that this can be just...
Christmas Recipes
Looking for some ideas on what to bake for the festive season? Then look no further, click on our recipe cards to download and get the oven on. These three easy to make recipes will certainly go down a treat with the whole family. Even the little ones will...
Dublin City University Visit
Tempohousing headed to Dublin after their trip to Bristol to host their latest showroom, ”The TARDIS” at Dublin City University. Our apartment measuring (3.5 W x 7.6 L) was extremely well received by all who came to visit us. It earned the nickname “The...
Bristol Housing Festival Outcome
Inspired by the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Bristol Housing Festival took place from the 19th October until the 4th November and coincided with the Global Parliament of Mayors. More than 6,000 people visited Bristol Housing Festival’s launch exhibition, the first...
Tempohousing’s Newest Employee
Tempohousing would like to introduce its newest employee, Sandy Sanbot. Sandy Sanbot is an intelligent, cloud-enabled service robot and she will be joining us at the Bristol Housing Festival to help showcase our prototype. She will be on hand to provide information...
Bristol Housing Festival
Inspired by the Great Exhibition of 1851, the Bristol Housing Festival will take place in October 2018. This will coincide with Bristol acting as host to the Global Parliament of Mayors – providing a global audience for the festival. Following the launch, the Festival...
Demand for Modular Buildings up by 6% in 2017
According to a report carried out by AMA Research, there has been a 6% increase in the UK market for prefabricated volumetric modular buildings and portable accommodation in 2017. This has shown a significant improvement on 2016, where there was a dip in market value...
Micro Living – Redefined
The ever-growing population of the UK has brought the government to the conclusion that 300,000 new homes per year need to be provided. That’s a lot of homes with not a lot of space particularly in London. These kinds of problems call for ‘micro living’ homes as the...
Eco-Friendly Construction
Here at Tempohousing, we are big advocates of looking after our environment which is one of the reasons we love off-site construction. Manufacturing off-site decreases the damage to the environment on a massive scale. We provide many features that not only help...