Towards adoption of prefabrication in construction, Towards adoption of prefabrication in construction
Tam, V. W. Y., Tam, C. M., Zengc, S. X. and Ng, W.
2007 Building and Environment, 42(10): 3642-3654
Prefabrication; Waste management; Environmental management; Construction; Hong Kong
Tam, V. W. Y., Tam, C. M., Zengc, S. X. and Ng, W., (2007), "Towards adoption of prefabrication in construction, Towards adoption of prefabrication in construction", Building and Environment, 42(10): 3642-3654.
Abstract:
There is an urgent issue on huge quantities of wastage generation in construction. There should not be lack of environmental support from construction stakeholders. The current implementation of prefabrication seems unable to provide satisfactory results to the construction industry. This paper provides a feasibility analysis in adopting prefabrication in construction activities. Advantages, hindrances and future development on prefabrication's applications are provided based on a questionnaire survey. The suitability in adopting prefabrication of various project types is also examined. Furthermore, a financial analysis is also investigated by a local case study. It found that wastage generation can reduce up to 100% after adopting prefabrication, in which up to 84.7% can be saved on wastage reduction.