Prefabrication Handbook For The Construction Industry

Author : Heather Moore Phd
Publisher : Independently Published
ISBN 13 : 9781097480340
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.48/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prefabrication Handbook for the Construction Industry written by Heather Moore Phd and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2019-06-24 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We have written this book as a hands-on, practical, and scalable guide to prefab. Itapplies if you are starting from ground zero, or if you are at the 3% mark and trying to get to 50%. The book is not about "benchmarking" or "best practices"; it is grounded in thereality of what other industrialized industries have passed through, which will happen in construction sooner or later. We can learn from history and the science of work (IndustrialEngineering), to move faster and with fewer mistakes, rather just comparing to the status quo of "best practices" in today's construction environment.Maximum prefab requires a culture of prefab, by understanding the true benefits of prefab which are way beyond saving "hours". Benefits include risk reduction, increasedreliability and predictability of the outcome; reduced uncertainties from the jobsite, anopportunity to train manpower in a controlled environment. Monetarily, the benefits are best quantified as composite rate savings, which reflects a better managed crew ratio and overall productivity improvement.The most valuable part of this book for the majority of our readers will be theAppendices, which is a set of sample and blank forms, and templates for your use, to start or add to your vision and mission of doing more prefab. We will be updating these forms and templates regularly, and have them available electronically on our www.agileprefab.com blog. Please contact us to join and always have access to the latest and greatest.

Author : Ryan E. Smith
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470880465
Total Pages : 492 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Alfred Bruce
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 96 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A History of Prefabrication written by Alfred Bruce and published by . This book was released on 1945 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Compilation of reprinted illustrated articles on the historical development of prefabricated housing and architecture in the USA - covers trends in the use of different materials and relevant equipment in the construction industry.

Author : Singapore. Construction Industry Development Board
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prefabricated Reinforcement Handbook written by Singapore. Construction Industry Development Board and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : pages
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Download or read book Stau-Z. written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Albert Farwell Bemis Foundation
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 540 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Prefabrication of Houses written by Albert Farwell Bemis Foundation and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Alistair G.F. Gibb
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780470378366
Total Pages : 290 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : D. G. Wilson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780860225058
Total Pages : 153 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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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.

Author : Patrick Manu
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1000862895
Total Pages : 413 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era written by Patrick Manu and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-05-12 with total page 413 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Handbook seeks to examine and advance current understanding of the confluence of construction health, safety and well-being and the broad range of Industry 4.0 technologies in use in the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry. Globally, the construction sector accounts for more than 100,000 occupational fatalities annually. In many countries, reports of work-related accidents, injuries and illnesses are commonplace, and there is an urgent need to improve the occupational safety and health (OSH) outlook of the construction sector. The fourth industrial revolution presents opportunities to leverage modern technologies (e.g., big data, artificial intelligence, automation, sensors, AR, VR and robotics) to improve the poor OSH performance of the construction industry. However, embracing such technologies could also induce unintended adverse consequences for the safety, health and well-being of construction workers. Therefore, the realisation of the opportunities as well as the mitigation of potentially adverse consequences requires research-informed holistic insights around the union of Industry 4.0 and construction occupational safety and health management. This cutting-edge volume addresses a significant gap in literature by bringing together experienced academics and researchers to highlight the drivers, opportunities and drawbacks of the merging of Industry 4.0 with construction health, safety and well-being. After a detailed introductory section which highlights key issues and challenges, section one covers the application of a broad range of digital technologies; then section two discusses the application of industrial production and cyber physical systems in the context of construction safety and health management. Readers from a broad range of AEC backgrounds as well as safety professionals and technologists will come to understand how the technologies are applied and the resulting OSH benefits as well as potential drawbacks.

Author : Mathew Aitchison
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781848222182
Total Pages : 167 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Prefab Housing and the Future of Building written by Mathew Aitchison and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we stand on the cusp of a fundamental restructuring of the housing and building industries, this book provides timely insights into the promise of prefabricated housing. The idea of a more industrialised approach to house building is not a new one: since the 19thcentury, designers, inventors, engineers, builders, developers, and entrepreneurs have all been fascinated by the idea of the factory-built, modular home. But international housing affordability crises, emerging technologies, and concerns for more sustainable building practices have given a new urgency to the need to transform building construction in the 21st century.Richly illustrated and drawing on historical examples and contemporary design studies, the book takes the reader through the foundations of prefab, leading up to a discussion of contemporary problems and opportunities. It includes a broad international survey of leading companies and their products, and draws on research from an international team of experts in the field. This book suggests a future scenario for industrialised house building that will both challenge the existing industry and stimulate the public imagination.