Prefabricated buildings

Prefabricated building is a type of building that

consists of several factory-built components or units
that are assembled on-site to complete the unit.

Leeds , uk
 Advanced and developed countries
Started late in India

Advantages
More productivity
Better performance
Larger quantities- affordable
Saving time
Imperatives (necessities)

Requires skilled labour

Management
Role of architect reduces or transforms
Codes/standards
Govt. interventions
Processes involved in industrialized bldgs

1. Technology- look at technology available and

various methods & systems were available

FULL PARTIAL

2. Design multi storey, individual, group

etc.,
3. Construction equipment lifting equipment mostly needed

4. Skilled labour training and mobilising

5. Set up factory some parts can be done on site, but

requires more space

6. Transportation

7. Assembly

8. Marketing

9. Maintenance
 ROOFING SYSTEM

PRE-CAST JOIST AND FILLER BLOCK SYSTEM

CHANNEL UNITS
CORED UNITS
CELLULAR UNITS
SHELL ROOFING UNITS
PRE CAST JOISTS
 UCOPAN SYSTEM
UNIVERSAL CONCRETE PANEL (UCOPAN)

- PANELS ARE DESIGNED ON MODULAR BASIS

- 90 CMS IS TAKEN BECAUSE FOR DOOR

OPENINGS ONE UNIT CAN BE OMITTED

- THE ROOMS ARE DESIGNED ON MULTIPLES

OF 90 CMS
 LARGE PANEL SYSTEM

Propogated by Hindustan Pre fab ltd.

a larger panel system size of the wall with
built in openings for doors and windows
These panels are heavy and need lifting
equipments
Effectively used for multistorey bldgs and
framed structures
 Walling system

Soil stabilized cement blocks

Concrete blocks cellular conc. Blocks
Hollow concrete blocks
Sand lime bricks adv. is that we are avoiding
with bricks, as brick kilns are an issue of
environment concern.
- These are made of river sand with lime
 Zip blocks by binding of bldg. mat. Wastes
Fly ash the ash obtained on burning coal
thermal plants
fly ash + concrete more workable and denser
Fly ash + sand with lime as binder
Fly ash + clay
Fly ash based light wt. walling and roofing
blocks
Fly ash- lime gypsum (fal-g)