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RUNNING HEAD: INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION RUNNING HEAD: INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTION NAME UNIT ASSIGNMENT ASSESSMENT NUMBER Executive Summary: Modular construction has been growing over the past few generations as construction market has been evolving. To understand the extent of these factors, benefits and negatives, a comparative study has been done between two nations of varying socio economic and socio political conditions to verify whether the trends are global or are governed by region. : Executive Summary: i Introduction: 1 Background 1 Case

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RUNNING HEAD: INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTIONEXECUTIVE SUMMARY:Modular construction has been growing over the past few generations as construction market has been evolving. As such, it has been the interest of investors all over the world to identify the entry requirements, facilitators and barriers to the market as well as the adoptability of this technique. Presently, it has had the benefitsof saving construction costs, time and maintaining a high level of environmental preservation. To understand the extent of these factors, benefits and negatives, a comparative study has been done between two nations of varying socio economic and socio political conditions to verify whether the trends are global or are governed by region.So far, the report has identified that a lot of the contributions of this technology as well as their trends have been similar over the last few years signifying an international similarity. This is important as it helps any willing investor to identify the approaches they would require to take in order to jump into this industry. The benefits and negatives as well as factors influencing their acceptability have been documented in the report. These can be termed international as the two nations act as a representative sample for the other nations in their socio economic categories.i
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RUNNING HEAD: INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTIONTable of Contents:Executive Summary:......................................................................................................iIntroduction:..................................................................................................................1Background...................................................................................................................1Case Study 1: India......................................................................................................2Case Study 2: Australia................................................................................................4Comparative Analysis:..................................................................................................6Factors affecting the adoption of this technique:..........................................................7Personal Attitudes:....................................................................................................7Resistance to change:..............................................................................................7Heavy capital involvement:.......................................................................................8Economies of scale:..................................................................................................9Benefits and challenges of modular construction technology:.....................................9Reduced construction time schedule:.......................................................................9Reduced labour and production costs:.....................................................................9Consistency in construction:.....................................................................................9Decreased wastage on the site and sustainability:.................................................10Need For expertise:................................................................................................10Construction Costs:.................................................................................................11Municipal legislations:.............................................................................................11Recommendations:.....................................................................................................11References:................................................................................................................13ii
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RUNNING HEAD: INTERNATIONAL CONSTRUCTIONINTRODUCTION:During the last few generations, industrialization has rapidly evolved and encouraging strides are constantly being made towards a completely modernized society. This rapid industrialization however has seen to the rise of new challenges among which environmental degradation is of utmost subject [1]. It is therefore imperative to highlight some technologies that have seen to the improvement of sustainability and environmental preservation as well as cost reduction. These technologies are helpful in dealing with the issues of the degrading environment, construction schedule adherence and reduction in the costs of construction [2].The industrial oversight authorities have been blamed for the poor environmental friendly buildings and infrastructural units. This result from the relative difficulty in keeping waste materials away from the sites for the entirety of the project, cost of applying sustainable methods and environmental friendliness, and the relative challenge in promoting sustainable electricity in constructions [3].With this in mind, the report wishes to analyse the market acceptance of these technologies while showing how their benefits and negatives affect the rate at which they are employed in the modern day. The report is a case study of two countries with different socioeconomic structures in order to ascertain their international significance.BACKGROUNDModular homes are also called pre-fabricated homes. Modular construction started inthe early 1900s where Roebuck Sears, the first recorded prefab manufacturer, underSears Roebuck Co. produced and sold over 70000 homes until the 1940s [4]. Modular construction was adopted by governments and other corporates near the finalization of the Second World War however truly took off during the 1950's. As the service men and women returned home, the need for housing rose. Stick building technologies could not meet this demand, so a brand new way of building had to be created, i.e. modular technologies. Modular building has stood the check of time [5].When looking at the, modular creation has advanced through the years. Modern modular buildings can be any wide variety of modules [6]. Because the needs of owners have increased, the ability to customize modular houses has additionally elevated. Custom modular homes have grown to be the norm. These growing needs 1
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