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Insights into Architects’ Future Roles in Off-Site Construction [PDF]
Construction Economics and Building, 2017 Today’s construction industry is overflowing with new ideas about its future. Off-Site Manufacture and Construction (OSCM) is at the heart of the modern construction industry.
Jianing Luo, Hong Zhang, Willy Sher
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Additive Manufacturing in Off-Site Construction: Review and Future Directions [PDF]
Buildings, 2022 Additive manufacturing (AM) is one of the pillars of Industry 4.0 to attain a circular economy. The process involves a layer-by-layer deposition of material from a computer-aided-design (CAD) model to form complex shapes. Fast prototyping and waste minimization are the main benefits of employing such a technique.
Jubert Pasco, Zhen Lei, Clodualdo Aranas
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Developing a Construction-Oriented DfMA Deployment Framework
Buildings, 2023 Applying design for manufacture and assembly (DfMA) principles in the construction industry has gained attention in recent years. Studies convey that the application of DfMA in construction projects can significantly enhance overall productivity. However,
Sara Rankohi +3 more
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Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA) Checklists for Off-Site Construction (OSC) Projects
Sustainability, 2022 Off-Site Construction (OSC), which has the advantage of improving construction productivity, is being spotlighted as a solution to the limitations of conventional construction production methods. Despite the need for, and various advantages of, the introduction and utilization of OSC, however, several issues remain, such as design errors and reduction ...
Seoyoung Jung, Jungho Yu
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IDM for the Conceptual Evaluation Process of Industrialized Timber Projects
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2023 Interest in industrialized timber construction systems, in particular light-frame systems, has increased worldwide due to its various benefits. However, it is very important for projects executed under the off-site construction system to consider the ...
Claudia Rojas Wettling +2 more
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Current State of Off-Site Manufacturing in Australian and Chinese Residential Construction [PDF]
Journal of Construction Engineering, 2014 Many techniques have been implemented to make construction industry more productive. The key focus is on reduction of total duration, reduction in construction cost, improvements in the quality, achieving more sustainable development, and safer construction sites.
Malik M. A. Khalfan, Tayyab Maqsood
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Constraints Hindering the Development of High-Rise Modular Buildings
Applied Sciences, 2020 Off-site construction has been increasingly employed due to its advantages, for instance, improved quality control, reduced skills labour, faster construction time, decreased material wastage and safe working environment.
Yanhui Sun +6 more
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Briefing: Design for manufacture and off-site construction at Woolston Wastewater Treatment Works (UK) [PDF]
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Management, Procurement and Law, 2018 Due to numerous site physical constraints and a tight construction programme at Woolston Wastewater Treatment Works, UK, conventional design and construction practices are being challenged to deliver the project using off-site manufacturing wherever possible.
Martin Tresidder, Paul White
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Gallia, 2020 Preventive archaeological excavations carried out in Reims have provided the opportunity to uncover and study for the first time the antique deposits on the right bank of the Vesle river along a length of about fifty metres.
Pierre Mille, Philippe Rollet
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Innovative housing adoption:Modular housing for the Australian growing family [PDF]
, 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
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