Description
Book SynopsisA guide to off-site construction, that presents the opportunities and challenges associated with designing and building with components, panels, and modules. It also includes the drawbacks of building in situ and demonstrates why prefabrication is the smarter choice for better integration of products and processes.
Table of ContentsForeword: James Timberlake, FAIA vii
Introduction xi
Acknowledgments xv
PART I: CONTEXT 1
Chapter 1 History of Industrialized Building 3
Chapter 2 History of Industrialized Architecture 21
Chapter 3 Environment, Organization, and Technology 47
PART II: APPLICATION 75
Chapter 4 Principles 77
Chapter 5 Fundamentals 99
Chapter 6 Elements 127
Chapter 7 Assembly 181
Chapter 8 Sustainability 217
PART III: CASE STUDIES 249
Chapter 9 Housing 251
Chapter 10 Commercial 295
PART IV: CONCLUSION 333
Chapter 11 Conclusion 335
Endnotes 341
Illustration Credits 353
Index 357
