Architectural Concrete Makes Prefabricated Houses Possible

10.14359/8359 ◽  
1935 ◽  
Vol 31 (5) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Prefabricated Houses

scholarly journals Sustainable Innovation for Queensland's Housing Design: a Case Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (4) ◽  
pp. 11-31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Johnston ◽  
Mirko Guaralda ◽  
Sukanlaya Sawang
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Performance ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Sustainability Assessment ◽  
Selection Process ◽  
Housing Design ◽  
Construction Methods ◽  
Prefabricated Houses ◽  
Insight Into

This research provides an assessment tool that assists the selection process of sustainability in detached suburban housing. It investigates the implications of using different design and construction methods including architecturally designed houses, developer housing and prefabricated houses. The study simulates one example of the three types of houses that have been chosen to fulfil a real client brief on a real site on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland Australia. Criteria for sustainability assessment are formulated based on literature reviews, exemplar designs and similar research projects for which the houses can be adequately evaluated. This criterion covers aspects including energy use, materials and thermal performance. The data is collected using computer models and sustainability assessment software to compare and draw conclusions on the success of each house.Our study indicates that architecturally designed housing with prefabricated building techniques are a better alternative to generic developer style housing. Our research provides an insight into the implications of three key elements of sustainability including energy use, materials and thermal performance. Designers, builders, developers and home-buyers are given an insight into some options currently available on the housing market and how the choices made during early design stages can provide a more positive environmental impact.  

scholarly journals Research on Design Optimization of Prefabricated Residential Houses Based on BIM Technology

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Nan Liang ◽  
Mengxuan Yu
Keyword(s):  
Design Optimization ◽  
Architectural Design ◽  
Modular Design ◽  
Optimization Theory ◽  
Modular Function ◽  
Optimization Method ◽  
Information Modeling ◽  
Architectural Form ◽  
Building Information ◽  
Prefabricated Houses

Traditional and conventional methods of architectural and engineering design used for building informational modeling have a number of designs and updating and visualization issues which need to be addressed. In order to improve the design effect of prefabricated residential houses, this study proposes a design optimization method for prefabricated residential houses based on building information modeling (BIM) technology. BIM combines organized, multidisciplinary data to produce a digital representation of an asset across its development, starting from planning and design to building and operations. This study first analyzes the advantages of BIM technology and its applications in architectural design. It is further focused on the design of prefabricated houses, which are based on the optimization theory, modular function, modular design, and modular replacement. These are combined with the monomer architectural form, which is used in prefabricated houses design optimization of the assembly process. Furthermore, the article also focuses on the application of BIM technology in the design optimization of prefabricated residential houses, including the choice of implementation mode, accumulation of experience through the pilot, and the construction of an effective guarantee mechanism.

scholarly journals MEASUREMENT SURVEY AND STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS ON LIGHT-GAUGE STEEL PREFABRICATED HOUSES IN EARLY PERIOD

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (58) ◽  
pp. 1053-1058
Author(s):  
Yuka MATSUMOTO ◽  
Toru EGUCHI ◽  
Junichiro KATO ◽  
Keisuke HIGASHIHARA
Keyword(s):  
Structural Analysis ◽  
Early Period ◽  
Prefabricated Houses

scholarly journals Las aportaciones de Gropius y Wachsmann a la industria de las casas de madera

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 31
Author(s):  
Bartolomé Serra Soriano ◽  
Alfonso Díaz Segura ◽  
Ricardo Merí de la Maza
Keyword(s):  
Significant Contribution ◽  
Second World War ◽  
World War ◽  
Continuous Review ◽  
Las Casas ◽  
Prefabricated Houses ◽  
Walter Gropius ◽  
Second World

<div><p>Walter Gropius and Konrad Wachsmann made a significant contribution to the housing prefabrication industry. After the Second World War, they set principles that have served as a basis for continuous revisions in the interests of optimising the industry. The Packaged Houses are a research that shows a continuous review of the processes and constructive systems of prefabricated houses. This article tries to study (following a chronological criterion and focused on the context of this type of construction) the experience of Gropius and Wachsmann and their contributions as a basis for other investigations that, even today, continue their course.</p></div>

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