Prefab pioneer did not cut costs
Prefab pioneer did not cut costs
- 2000
- Building 265(8159) 27 October 2000, 12(1) .
A BRE Centre for Sustainable Construction report finds that although a pioneering Peabody Trust prefabricated housing development cost 5% more than a conventional scheme, it was faster to build, had zero defects and was popular with its tenants.
SOCIAL HOUSING
PEABODY TRUST
PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS
CONSTRUCTION METHODS
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING COSTS
A BRE Centre for Sustainable Construction report finds that although a pioneering Peabody Trust prefabricated housing development cost 5% more than a conventional scheme, it was faster to build, had zero defects and was popular with its tenants.
SOCIAL HOUSING
PEABODY TRUST
PREFABRICATED BUILDINGS
CONSTRUCTION METHODS
BUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING COSTS