Prefab architecture : a guide to modular design and construction / Ryan E. Smith ; foreword by James Timberlake.

Main entry:

Smith, Ryan E. (Ryan Edward), 1976-

Title & Author:

Prefab architecture : a guide to modular design and construction / Ryan E. Smith ; foreword by James Timberlake.

Publication:

Description:

xviii, 366 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Context. History of industrialized building -- History of industrialized architecture -- Environment, organization and technology -- Application. Principles --Fundamentals -- Elements -- Assembly -- Sustainability -- Case studies. Housing -- Commercial -- Conclusion.

Summary:

This book is a guide to off-site construction, presenting the opportunities and challenges associated with designing and building with components, panels, and modules. It presents the drawbacks of building on-site and demonstrates why prefabrication is the smarter choice for better integration of products and processes, more efficient delivery, and realizing more value in project life cycles.

ISBN:

9780470275610 (cloth ; alk. paper)
0470275618 (cloth ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Buildings, Prefabricated.
Constructions préfabriquées.
prefabrication.

Added entries:

Timberlake, James, 1952- writer of foreword.

Guide to modular design and construction

Holdings:

Location: Library main 284345
Call No.: BIB 223106
Status: Available

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