From modular construction to adaptive reuse, Egis uses integrated design to make sustainable buildings more efficient, adaptable and resilient
As the construction industry looks to reduce carbon, waste and resource use, design decisions are playing a greater role in how buildings perform. For Egis, an integrated approach brings architecture, engineering and sustainability together from the outset, working alongside leading architects to shape how buildings perform. That early integration can reduce complexity, improve coordination and save time and cost for clients. It also shapes how the company approaches some of the industry’s biggest challenges, from sustainable construction to the adaptation of existing assets.
Sustainability sits at the core of this approach. Egis’ role is to take innovative construction methodologies beyond the concept stage, using multidisciplinary expertise to make them technically robust, commercially viable and aligned with what clients are trying to achieve.
Making modular construction work
Modern Methods of Construction (MMC) shift much of the building process off-site. Modules are prefabricated in controlled environments and assembled on-site, bringing together off-site manufacturing, prefabrication, volumetric modular construction and Design for Manufacture and Assembly, supported by digital engineering and sustainable design.
Egis’ experience in these approaches comes from work completed across Europe, particularly within its nuclear business, where quality control leaves little margin for error. That expertise is now being applied to emerging opportunities in the Middle East.
The potential is significant. Feasibility studies carried out by Egis in the region, covering large villa compounds and low- to mid-rise developments, indicate that prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction, or PPVC, can reduce embodied carbon by up to 30% and construction waste by up to 30%. The approach can also reduce on-site labour by up to 40% and produce structures that are 30% lighter.
The benefits extend beyond speed and cost. Moving more construction into controlled environments can reduce on-site pollution, noise and emissions while improving safety and quality. Modular construction can also support circular and regenerative design, with modules potentially adapted, reused, relocated or recycled over their lifespan. This creates opportunities to convert buildings between residential, hotel, office and mixed-use applications.
