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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.