A quantitative and qualitative evaluation of the sustainability of industrialised building systems: A bibliographic review and analysis of case studies

RE López-Guerrero, S Vera, M Carpio - Renewable and Sustainable …, 2022 - Elsevier
The building construction has a significant impact on sustainability worldwide. However,
industrialised building systems (IBS) might reduce these impacts compared to traditional …

Managing information flow and design processes to reduce design risks in offsite construction projects

M Sutrisna, J Goulding - Engineering, construction and architectural …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Following the increasing need for faster construction, improved quality and
evidence value propositions, offsite construction is increasingly being proffered as a viable …

Implementation of precast technology in India–opportunities and challenges

VPSN Nanyam, R Basu, A Sawhney, H Vikram… - Procedia …, 2017 - Elsevier
Rapid economic growth and limited availability of affordable land have restricted the
horizontal mode of construction leading to vertical construction in most of the Indian cities …

3D reconstruction and measurement of surface defects in prefabricated elements using point clouds

Z Xu, R Kang, R Lu - Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 2020 - ascelibrary.org
Due to a higher efficiency and lower cost, prefabricated construction is gradually gaining
acceptance within the market. Laser scanning has already been adopted in civil engineering …

[HTML][HTML] An empirical study of carbon emission calculation in the production and construction phase of a prefabricated office building from Zhejiang, China

Z Mo, T Gao, J Qu, G Cai, Z Cao, W Jiang - Buildings, 2023 - mdpi.com
This study analyzes an office building located in Hangzhou, Zhejiang region, with a high
assembly rate of 96.8%. Based on whole-process records and first-hand factory data, using …

Developing work breakdown structure matrix for managing offsite construction projects

M Sutrisna, CDD Ramanayaka… - … engineering and design …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Offsite construction techniques continue to receive considerable attention in
academic/research discourse. Whilst discourse in seminal literature critique the positive and …

Investigating the cost of offsite construction housing in Western Australia

M Sutrisna, B Cooper-Cooke, J Goulding… - International Journal of …, 2019 - emerald.com
Purpose Offsite construction approaches and methodologies have been proffered a
potential solution for controlling “traditional” projects, especially where high levels of …

[PDF][PDF] The factors constraining the adoption of prefabrication in the New Zealand residential construction sector: Contractors' perspective

H Chen, DAS Samarasinghe - Proceedings–New Zealand Built …, 2020 - researchgate.net
The advantages of prefabrication are reflected through a significant increase in productivity
and performance in the construction sector. As a result, off-site manufacturing technology …

Evaluating sustainability of prefabrication methods in comparison with traditional methods

M Moradibistouni, B Vale, N Isaacs - … on Energy and Buildings (SEB'18) 10, 2019 - Springer
The construction industry is an important economic sector when it comes to using fossil fuels
and consequent CO 2 emissions and environmental pollution. It also involves considerable …

A Slack approach to optimised modularisation of prefabricated structures using a multi-variable modularisation index

N Tidhar, Y Li, KSK Baduge, P Mendis… - Structures, 2021 - Elsevier
The construction industry is currently undergoing an increasing demand to boost productivity
and improve system efficiencies. Clients are demanding increasingly more customised …