Construction Industry Transformation Through Modular Methods
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Ferdous, Wahid, Manalo, Allan, Sharda, Arvind, Bai, Yu, Ngo, Tuan Duc and Mendis, Priyan. 2022. "Construction Industry Transformation Through Modular Methods." Ghaffar, Seyed Hamidreza, Mullett, Paul, Pei, Eujin and Roberts, John (ed.) Innovation in Construction: A Practical Guide to Transforming the Construction Industry. Switzerland . Springer. pp. 259-276
| Chapter Title | Construction Industry Transformation Through Modular Methods |
|---|---|
| Book Chapter Category | Edited book (chapter) |
| ERA Publisher ID | 3337 |
| Book Title | Innovation in Construction: A Practical Guide to Transforming the Construction Industry |
| Authors | Ferdous, Wahid, Manalo, Allan, Sharda, Arvind, Bai, Yu, Ngo, Tuan Duc and Mendis, Priyan |
| Editors | Ghaffar, Seyed Hamidreza, Mullett, Paul, Pei, Eujin and Roberts, John |
| Page Range | 259-276 |
| Chapter Number | 11 |
| Number of Pages | 18 |
| Year | 2022 |
| Publisher | Springer |
| Place of Publication | Switzerland |
| ISBN | 9783030957971 |
| 9783030958008 | |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95798-8_11 |
| Web Address (URL) | https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-95798-8_11 |
| Abstract | Modular building construction has attracted significant attention from the construction industry in recent years. This type of construction system has been reasonably used in the Sweden, United Kingdom, United States and Japan, whilst becoming popular in Australia, China, Netherlands, Germany and Hong Kong. This chapter presents the benefits of modular construction over conventional construction systems such as high-quality control, rapid construction, risk minimisation, trades availability in adverse weather conditions, waste minimisation and mechanisation of the manufacturing process to overcome the current challenges. The design requirements of modular buildings for hydraulics, electrical, mechanical, heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC), fire, acoustics and thermal are briefly presented. The growth of modular construction market by region and application is reviewed, and the future global growth forecast is also presented. A comparative analysis of the cost involved in site-intensive and modular constructions is discussed to assist in understanding the wider benefits of modular systems. A number of case studies ranging from residential to commercial building projects using modular construction are presented. Finally, the potential of fibre composite materials to fabricate innovative construction modules is discussed. At the end of this chapter, readers will gain understanding on the benefits of modular construction and new innovations for transforming the construction industry. |
| Keywords | Modular buildings; Modular construction; Offsite construction; Modular construction market |
| Contains Sensitive Content | Does not contain sensitive content |
| ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 400510. Structural engineering |
| Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
| Byline Affiliations | Centre for Future Materials |
| Monash University | |
| University of Melbourne |
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