Download or read book Off site Fabrication written by Alistair G.F. Gibb and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999-10-27 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: off-site fabrication Off-site fabrication is a topic of international interest and provides an effective construction technique in terms of quality, time, cost, function, productivity and safety. It is adopted worldwide as the ideal means of producing an immense array of elements from structural members, cladding units, bathrooms to fully-finished modular buildings. This practical book provides a complete guide to the subject, covering the principles, applications and implications for design and construction. Numerous case studies and examples from around the world illustrate the flexibility and adaptability of off-site fabrication. Practitioners, researchers and students in civil and structural engineering, building and construction, construction management and related subjects, will find the book provides excellent guidance to the technology and its effective implementation.
Download or read book Prefabrication Preassembly Modularization and Offsite Fabrication written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Implementing the Prefabrication Preassembly Modularization and Offsite Fabrication Decision Framework written by Carl Thomas Haas and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 43 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Prefabrication Preassembly Modularization and Offsite Fabrication in Industrial Construction written by Rusty Haggard and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 37 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Development of a Decision support Tool for Prefabrication Preassembly Modularization and Offsite Fabrication written by Carl Thomas Haas and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 77 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Constructability Improvement Using Prefabrication Preassembly and Modularization written by C. B. Tatum and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preliminary Research on Prefabrication Pre assembly Modularization and Off site Fabrication in Construction written by Carl Thomas Haas and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Off Site Fabrication written by Alistair G. Gibb and published by . This book was released on 1999-09 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The whole topic of off-site fabrication is one of international interest, providing an effective construction technique in terms of quality, time, cost, function, productivity & safety. It is adopted worldwide as the ideal means of producing an immense array of elements from structural members, cladding units, & bathrooms to fully finished modular buildings. This book provides a complete guide to the subject, by considering the principles, context, applications & implications & in great part consists of many illustrative case studies. Includes 180 photographs & drawings & bibliography.
Download or read book Design of a tool for scoping of prefabrication pre assembly modularization and off site fabrication written by Jongchul Song and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Modularization written by Michael Kluck and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-02-14 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A practical, hands-on guide to offsite preassembly, beginning with the project as just a concept gleam in the CEO’s eye and winding all the way through implementation at the construction site. Modularization is a philosophy change! And along with that change, comes the need to understand the implementation requirements and project mindset adjustments that impact and influence all aspects of the modular project. To accomplish this, the book provides a complete (from beginning to end) identification and evaluation of the differences that make a modular project unique, starting with the very basics in terms of definitions and setting the groundwork of expectations by identifying benefits and challenges. Then, because the journey is as important as the destination, the reader is guided through the various project phases in a manner that reflects how they would be addressed in the workplace. From the very earliest identification of concepts, through early assessment and selection of the optimal choice to be finally carried into detailed design, the reader is acquainted with each phase of the process development process, including explanations and relevant suggestions for many of the questions and issues that typically come up. A perfect reference for professional and technical leaders when developing the early, critical planning phases of modular projects, this guide offers useful examples and details on the fundamentals required to get a modular project started correctly and keep it on track. And, for those whom this is not their first foray into modular project management, this guide includes suggestions, examples, and/or lessons learned to make the subsequent module projects easier to implement. Recognized industry experts, Michael Kluck and Dr. Jin Ouk Choi, have authored this guide to modularization that is ideal for owners, contractors, project management, engineers, project controls and procurement—in fact, anyone interested in improving current construction project management practices. In addition, its thought-provoking examples and project case studies provide the perfect platform for its instructional use in teaching modular concepts. Written from the perspective of both the Client / Owner and the EPC Contractor, this guide provides useful information needed for initial project management setup and technical details useful to working functional groups within the project. As such, it is truly a universal guide that can provide personnel at all levels within the project with the information needed to make project implementation more seamless. This book is written in terms of the large-scale industrial modularization project, but the steps and process are equally applicable to small-scale projects and projects outside the industrial construction realm. Some of the topics covered in this guide include: The basics (to set a basis for major topic presentations) Module configurations (“good, bad, and ugly”) A deep dive into modularization business case Module team and project interactions Module execution planning and timing Success factors, pitfalls and avoidance A walk through the “module project” A modular project case exercise – tying it all together Standardization – the next step What the future holds
Download or read book Prefabrication for Hong Kong s Construction Industry written by Man-Wai Wilson Yau and published by . This book was released on 2017-01-27 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This dissertation, "Prefabrication for Hong Kong's Construction Industry: a Study of Barriers and Opportunities" by Man-wai, Wilson, Yau, 邱文衛, was obtained from The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) and is being sold pursuant to Creative Commons: Attribution 3.0 Hong Kong License. The content of this dissertation has not been altered in any way. We have altered the formatting in order to facilitate the ease of printing and reading of the dissertation. All rights not granted by the above license are retained by the author. Abstract: Prefabrication for Hong Kong's Construction Industry: A Study of Barriers and Opportunities ABSTRACT of Dissertation entitled Prefabrication for Hong Kong's Construction Industry: A Study of Barriers and Opportunities for the Degree of MSc(IDM) at the University of Hong Kong in August 2006 Prefabrication is not a new construction approach in the global context but its application is still not uncommon in Hong Kong's building construction industry, though it already started many years ago in public housing projects. Hong Kong is definitely less developed in applying prefabrication in buildings construction than other major developed countries. Prefabrication in the broader sense includes off-site fabrication, preassembly, standardization and modularization of various building units (modules) and components. The benefits established in other developed countries including cost effectiveness, faster construction cycle and reduced wastage etc. are studied against the local context with suggestions for improvement and incorporation. In this research paper, study and analysis are made on the prefabrication approach for buildings construction with reference to both overseas and local projects, and in the broader context of various historical, economical, social, cultural, contractual and regulative factors related to the local construction industry and its impact on the technological development and the prefabrication process. Research information was collected through libraries and internet, and by interviewing representative stake holders in the local construction industry together visits paid by the author at different occasions. Through the research, the key issues impeding the development, the positive factors contributing to the development are understood, and finally observations and overview on future opportunities are summarized for reference by the local industry. Sustainability is also another major issue needs to be duly addressed in the improvement of Hong Kong's construction industry. - i - Prefabrication for Hong Kong's Construction Industry: A Study of Barriers and Opportunities In Hong Kong, prefabrication started off in low-cost public housing projects driven mainly by Housing Authority when it visualized the need for lowering construction costs by standardization and accelerating construction cycles by adopting prefabrication. Hong Kong's building construction has been facing the general problems of low productivity, poor quality control and slack site supervision, high wastage and high construction cost etc. as identified by the CIRC report completed in 2001 with recommended actions. Comparative study was made to UK's problems in the '80s when their construction industry suffered similar problems as those we are having here, while Egan's Report completed in 1988 successfully suggested strategy and ways forward to reform UK's construction industry. The Japanese construction industry and associated development issues are also studied in detail as they are very unique in the global context. Due to their different cultural background and flexible contractual relationship between different stake holders, Japan has evolved a 'vertically integrated' building design and construction process, i.e. tend to have all team members under one- r
Download or read book Prefab Architecture written by Ryan E. Smith and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-06-03 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Prefab Architecture . . . is beyond theory, and beyond most of what we think we know about pods, containers, mods, and joints. This book is more than 'Prefabrication 101.' It is the Joy of Cooking writ large for the architecture and construction industries." From the Foreword by James Timberlake, FAIA THE DEFINITIVE REFERENCE ON PREFAB ARCHITECTURE FOR ARCHITECTS AND CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS Written for architects and related design and construction professionals, Prefab Architecture is a guide to off-site construction, presenting the opportunities and challenges associated with designing and building with components, panels, and modules. It presents the drawbacks of building in situ (on-site) and demonstrates why prefabrication is the smarter choice for better integration of products and processes, more efficient delivery, and realizing more value in project life cycles. In addition, Prefab Architecture provides: A selected history of prefabrication from the Industrial Revolution to current computer numerical control, and a theory of production from integrated processes to lean manufacturing Coverage on the tradeoffs of off-site fabrication including scope, schedule, and cost with the associated principles of labor, risk, and quality Up-to-date products featuring examples of prefabricated structure, enclosure, service, and nterior building systems Documentation on the constraints and execution of manufacturing, factory production, transportation, and assembly Dozens of recent examples of prefab projects by contemporary architects and fabricators including KieranTimberlake, SHoP Architects, Office dA, Michelle Kaufmann, and many others In Prefab Architecture, the fresh approaches toward creating buildings that accurately convey ature and expanded green building methodologies make this book an important voice for adopting change in a construction industry entrenched in traditions of the past.
Download or read book Prefabrication and Preassembly written by D. G. Wilson and published by . This book was released on 1998-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noting the pressure on the UK construction industry to raise productivity, reduce costs and improve quality, this text explains how prefabrication and preassembly of building services can produce more economic installations, and compares them with more traditional methods.
Download or read book Modularization written by Michael Kluck and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2023-01-10 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Modularization A practical, hands-on guide to offsite preassembly, beginning with the project as just a concept gleam in the CEO’s eye and winding all the way through implementation at the construction site. Modularization is a philosophy change! And along with that change, comes the need to understand the implementation requirements and project mindset adjustments that impact and influence all aspects of the modular project. To accomplish this, the book provides a complete (from beginning to end) identification and evaluation of the differences that make a modular project unique, starting with the very basics in terms of definitions and setting the groundwork of expectations by identifying benefits and challenges. Then, because the journey is as important as the destination, the reader is guided through the various project phases in a manner that reflects how they would be addressed in the workplace. From the very earliest identification of concepts, through early assessment and selection of the optimal choice to be finally carried into detailed design, the reader is acquainted with each phase of the development process, including explanations and relevant suggestions for many of the questions and issues that typically come up. A perfect reference for professional and technical leaders when developing the early, critical planning phases of modular projects, this guide offers useful examples and details on the fundamentals required to get a modular project started correctly and keep it on track. And, for those whom this is not their first foray into modular project management, this guide includes suggestions, examples, and/or lessons learned to make the subsequent module projects easier to implement. Recognized industry experts Michael Kluck and Dr. Jin Ouk Choi have authored this guide to modularization that is ideal for owners, contractors, project management, engineers, project controls, and procurement—in fact, anyone interested in improving current construction project management practices. In addition, its thought-provoking examples and project case studies provide the perfect platform for its instructional use in teaching modular concepts. Written from the perspective of both the Client/Owner and the EPC Contractor, this guide provides useful information needed for initial project management setup and technical details useful to working functional groups within the project. As such, it is truly a universal guide that can provide personnel at all levels within the project with the information needed to make project implementation more seamless. This book is written in terms of the large-scale industrial modularization project, but the steps and process are equally applicable to small-scale projects and projects outside the industrial construction realm. Some of the topics covered in this guide include: The basics (to set a basis for major topic presentations) Module configurations (“good, bad, and ugly”) A deep dive into modularization business case Module team and project interactions Module execution planning and timing Success factors, pitfalls and avoidance A walk through the “module project” A modular project case exercise – tying it all together Standardization – the next step What the future holds
Download or read book Decision framework for prefabrication pre assembly and modularization in industrial construction written by Walter R. Fagerlund and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Offsite Production and Manufacturing for Innovative Construction written by Jack S. Goulding and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2019-06-19 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The offsite and modular market is continuing to grow. This book builds on the success of a number of initiatives, including formative findings from literature, research and development and practice-based evidence (success stories). It presents new thinking and direction from leading experts in the fields of: design, process, construction, engineering, manufacturing, logistics, robotics, delivery platforms, business and transformational strategies, change management, legislation, organisational learning, software design, innovation and biomimetics. This book is particularly novel and timely, as it brings together a number of cogent subjects under one collective ‘umbrella’. Each of these chapters contain original findings, all of which culminate in three 'Key Learning Points' which provide new insight into the cross-cutting themes, interrelationships and symbiotic forces that exist between each of these chapters. This approach also provides readers with new contextualised understanding of the wider issues affecting the offsite market, from the need to embrace societal challenges, through to the development of rich value-laden solutions required for creating sector resilience. Content includes a balance between case studies and practice-based work, through to technical topics, theoretical propositions, pioneering research and future offsite opportunities ready for exploitation. This work includes: stakeholder integration, skills acquisition, new business models and processes, circularity and sustainable business strategies, robotics and automation, innovation and change, lean production methodologies and new construction methods, Design for Manufacturing and Assembly, scaled portfolio platforms and customisability, new legal regulatory standards and conformance issues and offsite feasibility scenario development/integration.
Download or read book Offsite Architecture written by Ryan E. Smith and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-03-16 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Architects have been intrigued by prefabricated construction since the early twentieth century. Recent advances in design, engineering and manufacturing processes have led to a significant expansion in the use of pre-assembled components, which are fitted to finished structures on site. Collectively, such processes are becoming known as "offsite construction." A ground-breaking text, Offsite Architecture establishes the current – and future – state of thinking in this field. A range of the most highly regarded thinkers and practitioners from around the globe share their ideas and practical findings on offsite prefabrication, examining theory and practice, opportunities and challenges, successes and failures. A timely response to the growing interest in this method, the book provides the fundamental basis for a critical, reflective approach to offsite architecture. Contributions from both academics and professionals make Offsite Architecture required reading for practitioners as well as students taking courses in architecture, prefabrication, construction and engineering.
