Off-site manufacture
Bowler, K.
Off-site manufacture - 2003 - Construction News (6834) 18 September 2003, 54-55(2) .
Briefly looks at the role of off-site manufacture, its advantages and drawbacks. Benefits include reductions in waste and time-wasting, whilst disadvantages include lack of choice and the negative image of prefabricated buildings. Concludes that only when demand increases can economies of scale be achieved and off-site manufacture be viable.
OFF-SITE MANUFACTURING
PREFABRICATION
Off-site manufacture - 2003 - Construction News (6834) 18 September 2003, 54-55(2) .
Briefly looks at the role of off-site manufacture, its advantages and drawbacks. Benefits include reductions in waste and time-wasting, whilst disadvantages include lack of choice and the negative image of prefabricated buildings. Concludes that only when demand increases can economies of scale be achieved and off-site manufacture be viable.
OFF-SITE MANUFACTURING
PREFABRICATION