PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS

Members: Carlos LópezJessica Da CostaLilibeth Goncalves

Table of Contents

Definition of prefabricated building. Prefabricated Housing. Manufactured homes. Construction sites. The history of the prefabricated

building.

Prefabricated building

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

Prefabricated housing

“Prefabricated” refer to buildings built in components, modules or transportable sections.

Types of prefabricated buildings:• Modular homes.• Manufactured homes• Mobile homes

Manufactured homes

Constructing manufactured homes typically involves connecting plumbing and electrical lines across the sections, and sealing the sections together. Manufactured homes

can be single, double, or triple-wide, describing how many sections wide it is.

Construction sites

Mobile homes and manufactured homes can be placed in mobile home parks, and manufactured homes can be placed on private land, providing the land is zoned for manufactured homes.

The History of the prefabricated building

Prefabricated homes were produced during the Gold Rush in the United States, when kits were produced to enable Californian prospectors to quickly construct accommodation. Homes were available in kit form by mail order in the United States in 1908.

Prefabricated housing was popular during World War II due to the need

for mass accommodation for military personnel. The proliferation of prefabricated housing

across the country

was a result of the

Burt Committee

and the Housing

(Temporary Accommodation) Act 1944.

Prefabs were aimed at families, and typically had an entrance hall, two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room and an equipped kitchen. Construction

materials included steel, aluminum, timber or asbestos, depending on the type of dwelling.