Prefab housing and the future of building: product to process

Introduction

Foundations in literature

Utilitarian prefab, conceptual prefab, or a third way

Barriers to the uptake and success of prefab housing

A problem-solving approach for industrialised house building

Prefab housing and the future of building

Conclusion.

Thematic text boxes : Assembly and construction methods

Digital and automated fabrication

USA

The platform approach

Business models and industrialised construction

Case study USA: simplex homes

Computational design

Integrated building performance

Japan

Construction logistics and supply chain management

Design for disassembly

Case study Japan: Sekisui house

Sweden

Affordability and industrialised house building

Case study Sweden: BoKlok

Environmental systems

Life cycle analysis.