A complete guide to the topic of off-site fabrication is one of international interest, providing as it does 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 and bathrooms to fully finished modular buildings. The book provides a complete guide to the subject by considering the principles, context, applications and implications of off-site fabrication.
Additional information
Weight
0.68 kg
Product Properties
Year of Publication
1999
Table of Contents
Part 1 Context: scope; codification; historical and international context. Part 2 Principles: time; cost; quality; predictability and productivity; safety, health and environment; interfaces and coordination; implementing innovations; re-usability and re-locatability; project-wide strategy. Part 3 Applications: residential; light industrial; commercial; retail; institutional (schools/universities); civil engineering; engineering construction; offshore; building services; temporary/re-locatable/emergency; remote sites; refurbishment. Part 4 Case studies. Part 5 Implications: procurement strategy; design implications; information technology; pre-installation trial assemblies; transportation and installation; optimizing on-site work; retraining. Part 6 Action: project-wide strategy for off-site fabrication; project characteristics; applying the strategy to maximize benefits.
Author
ALISTAIR
ISBN/ISSN
9781870325776
Binding
n/a
Edition
1
Publisher
WHITTLE PUB
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