Modular Building Construction Systems Process 2022

Modular Building Construction Systems
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MODULAR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION SYSTEMS
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Modular Building Construction Systems
Executive summary
Building and Construction industry is fast evolving with new and modern construction methods and
techniques being developed more often. The introduction of modular construction was one of the most
breakthroughs in the construction industry as construction productivity performance was boosted, and
construction activities would take less time compared to traditional construction techniques at a much
lower expense. However, there have been challenges with modular construction techniques in line with
environmental sustainability. This report presents an innovative concept that seeks to address the issue of
environmental sustainability in modular construction. The concept emulates the use of waste plastic
materials in the manufacture of prefab materials to substitute the use of wood, thus solve the issue of
increased logging in forests to produce prefabs. This documentation gives in detail the possible outcomes
and advantages of adopting the proposed innovative concept in the construction industry. It also outlines
some possible recommendations that would help improve modular construction productivity performance.
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Modular Building Construction Systems
INTRODUCTION
Building and construction are some of the most dynamic industries in Australia. On a daily basis, a
structure is erected somewhere within Australia. The demand for better housing for commercial purposes
and domestic settlement has risen in the country due to an increase in population and the efforts of the
movement to meet their promises of ensuring that every Australian has affordable and sustainable
housing. Sustainability and affordability of structures are the compelling factors that dictate the size,
shape, and design of building one would wish to have (Redemske, 2018). For quite some time, Australian
natives have complained of the high cost of constructing a single unit, thus watering dreams of many
citizens of having sustainable housing. Real estate and contractors, on the other hand, have constantly
been complaining of the high cost of construction materials, labor, and prolonged times in construction
processes, citing these as the reason for the escalated cost of constructing a unit in Australia. To solve
these challenges and ensure that all the parties get satisfied, there is a need for the revolutionized
construction industry by developing innovative measures to support and ensure sustainable construction
at a considerably lower cost.
Modular construction is the revolutionary construction trend across the globe as it offers a simplified
construction process with high standards of sustainability in the building and construction industry.
Modular construction is not a new concept per see, but it has been in existence probable since the early
1990s (Nahmens, and Ikuma, 2016). During this period, prefab materials were only used in the
portioning of rooms but not in commercialized constructions. In the early 2000s, modular construction
techniques started gaining roots in the Australian construction industry but at this time with little
misconceptions and divergent perception on prefab houses. Later it was embraced as it proved to be the
solution to the numerous challenges the building and construction industry had been facing for decades. It
gains popularity in the construction industry since it was a secure way of construction as there were
reduced cases of construction accidents (Molavi, and Barral, 2016). It took much lesser time to complete
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