Off site fabrication: prefabrication, preassembly and modularisation. Part 1 - Context. (2 of 9)

Publication Year

1999

Document Status

Withdrawn

Abstract

Provides a complete guide to off site fabrication, covering the principles, applications and implications for design and construction. Many case studies and examples from around the world are used to illustrate the flexibility of the system. Covers: Context - scope, codification and history, Principles - understanding key issues, time, cost, quality, reliability, reusability and health and safety Applications - residential, light industrial, commercial, retail, civil engineering applications, offshore applications and building services applications, Case Studies, Implications - procurement strategy, design implications, design innovations, trial assemblies, transportation and installation, and Action - project wide strategies, project characteristics and applications of the strategy to optimise benefits.

Document History

This document is part of a larger document, Off site fabrication, which has been split into parts for ease of use.

ISBN

9781870325776

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