Modular construction offers faster and safer manufacturing, better predictability to completion
time, superior quality, less workers on site, less resource wastage, and a more …

Modular construction uses building modules manufactured inside the controlled
environment of factories to be transported and assembled on site. Modular construction can …

Prefabricated building projects (PBPs) have contributed significantly to addressing Hong
Kong's serious housing shortage and accommodate almost half of the residents in this …

When shortening a project's duration, activity crashing, fast-tracking and substitution are the
three most commonly employed compression techniques. Crashing generally involves …

Prefabricated construction has been widely accepted as an alternative to conventional cast‐
in‐situ construction, given its improved performance. Great efforts have also been made to …

This paper reviews the evolution of offsite construction methods in UK housing over the past
15 years and puts this in an international context. Long-standing themes include targets for …

In offsite construction, unbalanced distribution of resources can cause heterogeneity in the
production environment and result in cost and time overruns. It is of particular importance to …

Offshore asset construction is a complex and costly process that is subject to various
uncertainties within the entire supply chain. Hence, both the construction management …

During planning the execution of each construction project, the factors that may affect the
effectiveness of its realization should be analyzed in detail. The costs of execution …

This chapter describes how Swedish and Japanese housing prefabricators have developed
value for consumers and identifies the core differences between the strategies of firms in …