2025: A Year of Recovery and Sustainability in Construction and Housing Management

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How Will Innovation and Sustainability Shape the UK Construction and Housing Sector in 2025?

Author: Summer Clyne

Key Contact: Liz Gibbons

After a challenging year of increasing financial pressures and workforce shortages, 2025 is committed to recovery and innovation in the construction and housing sector. From implementing eco-friendly practices, to using the power of Artificial Intelligence, the industry is ready to embrace these changes which have the potential to bring new opportunities and revolutionise construction and housing management as we know it.

Here’s what to expect in 2025:

Get Britain Building Again

In July 2024, the government announced their “Get Britain Building Again” manifesto, with a clear goal to increase house building, including an ambitious target to deliver 1.5 million new homes across the UK.

Labour’s commitment to prioritise the construction of new homes is expected to generate thousands of new jobs in the sector and increase the appetite for construction-based career paths.

Partnered with other localised initiatives such as ‘Transforming Towns’, the Welsh government has shown its focus on creating communities alongside their appetite to build, exampled by the £100 million allocated to the project, which is committed to developing leisure facilities and community facilities, improving the appearance of existing properties and introducing innovative services and connectivity, such as high-speed broadband.

Sustainable materials

With Net Zero 2025 fast approaching and the government’s commitment to building more homes than ever, Housing Association’s and contractors will need to work together to incorporate eco-friendly practices into their projects. This year’s wider adoption of sustainable materials will offer economic opportunity for new and innovative projects and building techniques.

On the 15th January 2025, the Welsh Government announced their unwavering support for the pattern book produced by Tai Ar y Cyd, made up of 23 Welsh social landlords. The pattern book will provide plans for building ranges of homes from accessible flats to 4-bedroom houses, using natural materials, such as timber, sourced within Wales.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

In 2024, workplaces saw an unprecedented surge in efficiency delivered by AI. AI’s impact in the workplace, and in daily life, will no doubt grow further in 2025, and therefore it is important that it is embraced by the sector at the start of the curve.

 AI’s analytical capabilities are transforming the construction industry by saving time and reducing costs. From predicting project delays to creating 3D models of buildings for architects and structural engineers, AI is streamlining complex processes. Project Information Modelling (PIM) is expected to see an increased use to improve management. Project milestones, reports and data will be easily exchanged via online shared spaces to improve communication between client and contractor.

Further, as tenant satisfaction remains the highest priority in the social housing sector, AI is predicted to become an essential aid in operations and communication. Whilst it’s important never to lose the ‘in person’ feel of a Housing Association’s daily tenant interactions, AI can be used to spend less time on ‘digital tasks’ freeing time to focus on connecting with tenants in person. With the assistance of AI, algorithms will analyse tenant preferences, offering customised recommendations for Housing Associations. It also has the capability to report issues, with AI predicting maintenance repairs and equipment failures.

 The adoption of housing management systems (HMS), such as ROCC, MIS ActiveH Repairs & CRM, and Servitor, are set to help with resource allocation and property management, complementing human efforts at every stage of social housing projects.

If you have any questions on the above, please contact our Social Housing team.

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