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David Bain & Allan Wilen

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David Bain is Research Manager at NBS and Allan Wilén is Economics Director at Glenigan

David Bain is Research Manager at NBS and Allan Wilén is Economics Director at Glenigan

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Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) can have a broad meaning, with a wide range of associated terms and definitions. In the National Audit Office’s 2005 report 'Using modern methods of construction to build homes more quickly and efficiently', MMC is defined by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister as simply ‘…a process to produce more, better quality homes in less time’.
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