MODULAR CONSTRUCTION Ӏ SECTOR REPORT


FACILITATING THE FUTURE


Speed, safety, and quality control are just some of the benefits of modular construction, and the related areas of slipform and tilt-up construction. Of course, none of these construction techniques would be viable without the use of cranes. Cranes Today reports.


Several high-capacity Potain topless tower cranes – a mix of MCT 565A and MCT 1005 models – are working on a new government housing project in western Singapore


Modular buildings, sometimes referred to as volumetric construction, prefabricated, or offsite construction, are buildings made up of standardised components manufactured on assembly lines in factories then assembled on site. During the modular


construction process, parts are constructed offsite, under controlled conditions, using the same materials and designed to the same codes and standards as conventionally built facilities. Modular construction includes panelised construction and volumetric construction. In panelised construction interior and/or exterior wall panels are built in a factory setting and then transported to and arranged on the building site. The rest of the building is constructed on-site. During the volumetric modular


construction process, entire rooms or sections of rooms – complete with walls, floors, and ceilings – are built in a factory setting and then transported to a final site for assembly. This type of construction is used for both permanent and relocatable modular projects. Modular/prefabricated


construction is not a new concept but it is attracting new interest due to its many benefits. These include


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