SET Proceedings 2978-4387 Caravel Press 10.65582/set.2006.043 2006.043 Prefabrication in House Constructions ZhaoX. RiffatS. B. School of the Built Environment, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK 30082006 5 978-88-89884-05-8 1 6 30 August 2006 © 2006 Copyright WSSET 2006

This paper examines the development and current status of prefabrication techniques and their application in building construction. An overview of the current UK house building market and its status in terms of the utilization of prefabrication techniques has been made. Investigation of past engineering practices and existing knowledge of prefabrication has allowed several low cost techniques to be summarised. These would minimise the initial investment required to adopt prefabrication and so increase its market potential for UK house construction. Finally, a summary of the review work is provided.

 Prefabrication component module house construction 30 August to 1 September 2006 5th International Conference on Sustainable Energy Technologies SET2006 5 Vicenza, Italy