For all the talk about the benefits and the pressures to change, the industry is still reluctant to adopt modern methods of construction (MMC). There are good reasons for this.

MMC迫使客户尽早做出决策，将客户锁定在以后更改困难且昂贵的设计中;非现场解决方案往往来自相对不知名的供应商;生意失败可能会让客户陷入困境，因为他们的计划和预算都泡汤了。

There are concerns too about the fire and structural performance of new and untested systems; the cyclical nature of the industry combined with a desire for bespoke designs means manufacturers do not benefit from a regular pipeline of work, leaving expensive production capacity underused and pushing up costs above those of traditional construction.

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