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Obstacles Preventing the Off-Site Prefabrication of Timber and MEP Services: Qualitative Analyses from Builders and Suppliers in Australia

open access: yesBuildings, 2022
Limited empirical and qualitative studies focus on the detailed processes and obstacles for coordinating off-site prefabrication between builders and suppliers.
Robert Lopez   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

System based greenhouse emission analysis of off-site prefabrication: a comparative study of residential projects

open access: yesScientific Reports, 2023
High-story residential structures and off-site prefabrication have been dominant choices in the construction industry. There is a substantial quantity of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions produced by the construction industry.
Yuliang Guo   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Estimating carbon emission of rigid pavement: a case study of Palur Flyover [PDF]

open access: yesE3S Web of Conferences, 2020
All construction activities will inevitably produce CO2 emissions from the production process of materials, transportation, the usage of plant and equipment, the construction process, up to building demolition.
Utomo Dwi Hatmoko Jati   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Understanding off-site readiness in Indian construction organisations [PDF]

open access: yesConstruction Innovation, 2020
Purpose This paper presents a bespoke model for understanding off-site construction (OSC) readiness among Indian construction organisations. This model presents 17 variables for discussion, the results from which help support OSC strategic decision-making.
Deepthi Bendi   +4 more
openaire   +2 more sources

Innovative housing adoption:Modular housing for the Australian growing family [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Housing must be flexible to the circumstances growing families face as their needs change during the family lifecycle. The purpose of this paper is to gather a preliminary understanding of growing families' needs and evaluate how modular off-site ...
Guaralda, Mirko   +2 more
core   +2 more sources

Benefit evaluation for off‐site production in construction [PDF]

open access: yesConstruction Management and Economics, 2006
Evaluating to what extent a component or building system should be produced off‐site is inadequate within the industry. The potential benefits of off‐site production (OSP) are commonly cited when justifying an OSP approach, yet holistic and methodical assessments of the applicability and overall benefit of these solutions, to a particular project, have
Nick Blismas   +2 more
openaire   +1 more source

Lessons learnt from design, off-site construction and performance analysis of deep energy retrofit of residential buildings [PDF]

open access: yes, 2019
The article introduces the process of deep energy retrofit carried out on a residential building in the UK, using a ‘TCosy’ approach in which the existing building is completely surrounded by a new thermal envelope. It reports on the entire process, from
Jankovic, Ljubomir
core   +3 more sources

Tracking the built status of MEP works: Assessing the value of a Scan-vs-BIM system [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) works constitute a large portion of construction costs and thus need to be appropriately tracked. Assessment of the built status of MEP works in construction projects is however typically limited to ...
Bosché, Frédéric   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Barriers to the Adoption of Modular Construction in Portugal: An Interpretive Structural Modeling Approach

open access: yesBuildings, 2022
Modular construction is the most advanced method of off-site construction available, generating fully-fitted modules with up to 80% of the work completed in a controlled environment prior to their transportation and installation on-site.
Adriana Machado Ribeiro   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Current State of Using Prefabricated Construction in Australia

open access: yesBuildings, 2022
The Australian prefabricated construction market has been developing rapidly in recent years. New prefabrication-related technologies, materials, systems and services are also emerging in the current Australian market.
Zhiming Zhang   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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