High-Tech Innovation for Community Value

How can the latest advances in off-site construction empower communities to build in new ways?

Taking place during Humber Business Week, this talk by BlokBuild director Jonathan Green will explore how BlokBuild’s work delivering innovative, high-budget construction projects has created a toolkit of processes and technologies that, put in the hands of community groups, can revolutionise the way community-led homes are made.

Join us to hear about the digital tools shaping the future of Community and Co-Housing, and why a transparent approach to design and specification is the only way to deliver permanent, quality housing that stays in community hands.

About BlokBuild

BlokBuild is a Hull-based off-site construction company that designs, manufactures, and installs high-performance timber building systems. Alongside projects with leading UK architects, BlokBuild has partnered with Giroscope to deliver high-quality, sustainable homes in Hull using Modern Methods of Construction.

Find out more blokbuild.com @blok_build

This talk is part of Giroscope’s 2026 Lunch Plus series celebrating Radical Ideas. Real Connections during Humber Business Week.

For forty years, Giroscope has transformed long-term empty and run-down houses into safe, sustainable, and affordable homes, and built new ones, demonstrating how collective action can tackle the housing crisis from the ground up.

Beyond housing, Giroscope connects communities with policymakers, supports people into work, and creates spaces for social enterprise to thrive.