Pioneering pods to provide affordable housing solution

Pioneering pod company, Elements Europe, is soon-to-launch, timber frame affordable housing solution, Ty Unnos^TM a new type of technology, taking off across the care home, student accommodation and hotel sectors. It’s also linked with Roompod^TM.So-called because of its Welsh timber frame superstructure and the speed of its construction, Ty Unnos^TM – the newly developed affordable housing solution from Elements Europe – literally translates from Welsh as ‘House Overnight’.

Made from low-density timber, usually used for non-structural applications such as pallets, packaging and fencing, the technology is very light weight and yet exceptionally strong. A unique laminating process and clever beam, column and joist arrangements result in a sturdy, load-bearing structure that can be constructed as a three-storey build.

Chief operating officer for Elements Europe, Darren Richards, says. “The type of timber used makes this product inherently ‘green’. Using advanced insulation methods, Ty Unnos^TM is proven to perform to passive house standards and also offers exceptional air-tightness to meet The Code for Sustainable Homes Level 4, but can be easily upgraded to meet Code Level 5 in-line with project requirements.”

Roompod^TM is said to be the only fully functional, load-bearing ‘whole room’ pod product currently on the market.

A ‘stackable’ light steel framed solution it is delivered to site fully-kitted out with all fixtures, fittings and utilities already in-situ. Simply craned into place, without the need for adjoining walls, floors and ceilings, the product allows the building of 12 units per day (up to six storey’s high), reducing a typical construction programme by up to 75%. Also it provides significant savings in the cost of the actual superstructure and it’s these hard-hitting tangibles that are already seeing it snapped up by some of the biggest budget hotel operators.

Ideal too for student and residential care accommodation, Roompod^TM is quickly making its mark across these growing sectors, aided by Element’s unique provision of a full scale prototype pod as part of its design process.

Further information: www.elements-europe.com