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Construction Management and Economics, 2023 With a rich off-site construction (OSC) experience accumulated over the last two centuries, the United Kingdom (UK) is looking up to OSC to deliver its critical infrastructure projects in the next decade. Highway projects are good fits for OSC with their
A. Tezel, L. Koskela
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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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Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 2022 Off-site construction (OSC) is generally propagated as a sustainable and green construction method in the global construction industry. Over the past few decades, OSC has become famous worldwide for its numerous benefits.
Shengbin Ma +4 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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Sustainable Off-Site Construction in Desert Environments: Zero-Energy Houses as Case Studies
Sustainability, 2023 The construction industry is one of the largest consumers of natural resources, and the building sector accounts for around 40% of energy consumption and CO2 emissions.
Zahraa Alshikh +2 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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Digital Twins and AI Decision Models: Advancing Cost Modelling in Off-Site Construction
EngineerThe rising demand for housing continues to outpace traditional construction processes, highlighting the need for innovative, efficient, and sustainable delivery models.
J. Serugga
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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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