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, 2012 With regard to the history of housing, ‘prefabrication’ may be considered as an invention of the 19th century industrialization. It is a way to realize off-site construction of housing, where the parts and components, or entire units, are fabricated in ...
Noguchi, M.
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Modularity and Prefabrication [PDF]
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Tavares, Vanessa +5 more
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Prefabrication in Building Construction: A Perspective of Pakistan Construction Industry [PDF]
Mehran University Research Journal of Engineering and Technology, 2014 Construction industry is facing many problems in terms of construction waste, quality, environment, durability, safety and higher construction cost. Adoption of prefabrication is a possible solution to such problems. Accordingly, there is a need to study
Nafees Ahmed Memon +2 more
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Incorporating prefabrication processes into building information modelling [PDF]
, 2009 A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of University of Wolverhampton for the degree of Master of PhilosophyConventional business procedures are increasingly being replaced by dynamic and revolutionized growth due to the integration
Rathnapala, Delpagoda Gamage Tharinda
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Buildings, 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
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Buildings, 2023 As an important part of the prefabricated building standard system, the evaluation standards for prefabricated buildings play an important guiding role in the construction and development of prefabricated buildings.
Xizhen Xu +4 more
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Construction Innovation, 2022 Purpose Prefabricated products are continually entering the building construction market; yet, the decision to use prefabricated products in a construction project is based mostly on personal preferences and the evaluation of direct costs. Researchers and practitioners have debated appropriate measurement systems for evaluating the impacts of ...
Peltokorpi Antti +3 more
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Buildings, 2022 Skill availability is an important component in the uptake of prefabrication and plays a crucial role in housing supply. However, the challenge is that the demand for housing has outgrown the availability of specifically trained workers.
Funmilayo Ebun Rotimi +3 more
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Buildings, 2022 Prefabrication is rapidly increasing in construction, and previous research has identified various impacts of prefabrication on projects. Modular product architecture is a great enabler for prefabrication; however, practitioners would benefit from more ...
Krishna Chauhan +3 more
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