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Buildings, 2022 There has been increasing interest in the off-site construction (OSC) method in response to issues such as stagnant labor productivity, shortage of skilled workers, challenging site management, heightened safety and health-related regulations, and the ...
YeEun Jang, JeongWook Son, Sungjoo Hwang
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Conceptual framework for off-site roof stacking construction [PDF]
Journal of Building Engineering, 2019 Abstract A great deal of interest in off-site construction has been remarkable over the last decade. However, building on the rooftops of existing building has not been given a significant importance as a subject of research, despite its dependence on off-site construction and prefabrication.
Amer, Mohamed +2 more
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Quantifying Advantages of Modular Construction: Waste Generation
Buildings, 2021 The construction industry is a significant source of waste generation in any economy, producing various greenhouse gases, releasing harmful substances into the natural environment, and requiring large areas of land for processing, treatment, and ...
Loizos Loizou +3 more
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GIS-based approach for assessing the energy potential and the financial feasibility of run-off-river hydro-power in Alpine valleys [PDF]
, 2018 In the last decade, European attractive policies are favoring the construction of new run-off hydro-power plants. The realization cost of these plants is quite low in mountain areas thanks to small water discharges and high gross heads.
Balest, Jessica +3 more
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An off-site construction readiness maturity model for the Indian construction sector [PDF]
Construction Innovation, 2020 Purpose This paper aims to present an off-site construction (OSC) readiness maturity model for assessing the readiness of offsite construction companies in the Indian construction sector. Design/methodology/approach The research was conducted in three stages.
Rana, Muhammad Qasim +4 more
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BuildingsThe growing demand for sustainable and efficient construction practices has led to an increased interest in modular construction, with design for manufacture and assembly emerging as a pivotal approach.
Sadaf Montazeri +3 more
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Off-Site Manufacturing: Determining Decision-Making Factors
Buildings, 2023 New technologies like modular construction are expected to increase the market share in developing countries with a high annual growth rate such as in Egypt.
Mohamed M. Kosbar +4 more
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Requirements for building information modeling based lean production management systems for construction [PDF]
, 2010 Smooth flow of production in construction is hampered by disparity between individual trade teams' goals and the goals of stable production flow for the project as a whole.
Barak, Ronen +2 more
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BuildingsThe construction industry, despite its anticipated significant growth, has struggled with low productivity over the past two decades. Design for manufacturing and assembly (DfMA), a methodology with a history of success in other industries, presents a ...
Sadaf Montazeri, Zhen Lei, Nicole Odo
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Modular and Prefabricated System for Waterproofing and Insulation of Flat Roofs
Buildings, 2023 Recently, there has been an attempt to implement increasingly significant prefabrication in building construction, since this method is considered to represent an opportunity to reduce impacts in the construction sector.
Patrícia Fernandes Rocha +3 more
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