Prefabricated housing

With increasing environmental pollution and worsening air smog, alongside the continuous development of urbanization and the proliferation of high-rise buildings, green construction has gradually become a priority. Prefabricated construction emerged as a response, and the government is vigorously promoting it.

Prefabricated housing refers to residential buildings constructed by assembling factory-produced prefabricated components on-site. Compared to traditional construction methods, it differs significantly, especially during the main construction phase, combining new assembly techniques with cast-in-place methods. It also differs greatly from earlier prefabricated hollow-core slabs. For homebuyers, there is no need to worry about the durability or earthquake resistance of the house. The main advantages and disadvantages are as follows:

Advantages

1. Energy-saving and environmentally friendly: Reduces material waste during construction and decreases on-site construction debris, improving resource utilization.
2. Shortened construction period: Components are prefabricated in factories, reducing labor demand and easing worker intensity; on-site assembly speeds up the building process.
3. Improved usable space: Fewer protruding columns and walls allow more flexible space layout, increasing interior area.

Disadvantages

1. Secondary pouring at component joints involves significant work.
2. Higher transportation costs for components.
3. High production technology requirements and immature construction techniques lead to higher prices and increased construction costs.
4. The overall integrity and stiffness of prefabricated housing are relatively weaker, resulting in comparatively lower seismic impact resistance. Structural component sizes may face limitations due to manufacturing equipment constraints.

In summary, promoting prefabricated construction is an important measure to advance green development and a key means to realize industrialized building. Prefabricated housing will gradually replace traditional housing, applying efficient, fast, and mechanized production methods to real life. As members of every real estate development company, it is essential to understand and master knowledge of prefabricated construction, apply it in practice, and keep pace with the times.