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035 _a(Sirsi) u124107
100 _aBowler, K.
245 _aOff-site manufacture
260 _c2003
490 _aConstruction News
_v (6834) 18 September 2003, 54-55(2)
520 _aBriefly 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.
590 _aABS
650 _aOFF-SITE MANUFACTURING
650 _aPREFABRICATION
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-CONSTRUCTION DESIGN
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