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НАУЧНАЯ БИБЛИОТЕКА - РЕФЕРАТЫ - Alternative construction methods
Alternative construction methods
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Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Alternative Construction Methods
- Adobe construction
- Cast earth construction
- Cordwood construction
- Earthship construction
- Experimental construction
- Rammed earth construction
- Straw bale construction
- Industial Construction Materials
- Computers
- Robots
- Construction Techniques
- Conclusion
- Bibliography
Introduction
The need to be competitive in the emerging global economy is a hot topic in many countries today. Industrialization, such as the prefabrication of building components, is critical to competitiveness. Many prefabrication technologies deliver a better product because building is done in a quality controlled, sheltered environment. Just as importantly, prefabrication can dramatically improve productivity.
The productivity growth of labour intensive construction industry is declining and must be improved to survive in an internationally competitive market. Builders will have to develop new construction methods and adapt existing methods from other industries and countries.
An awareness of the current trends and latest innovations in prefabrication and industrialized construction is essential.
The destruction of urban Europe and Japan during the Second World War, combined with the post war baby boom, created a need for housing for millions of people.
The existence of a single large client (the state) and a need for rapid construction combined to provide fertile soil for a boom in the development of industrialized construction techniques. Japanese and European construction firms pioneered many new processes, and today they are still making significant progress in prefabrication and industrialized construction technology. New construction methods and materials, computers and robots are being developed to constantly improve productivity.
One Japanese firm, Sekisui, ushers home buyers into a facility where they use three dimensional computer images to "custom design" their own home. Sekisui builds over 70, 000 of these luxury houses a year using industrialized construction technology, and can deliver a finished home within three months.
Innovations in the areas of materials, computers and robotics are improving building quality |
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