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Recent issues of Build have looked at component, panel, module and hybrid prefabrication. We finish the series by considering the complete prefab building.
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Recent issues of Build have looked at component, panel, module and hybrid prefabrication. We finish the series by considering the complete prefab building.
Interviews of stakeholders in the Canterbury construction sector have identified productivity improvement opportunities and impediments.
During a recent visit to New Zealand, homebuilding expert Scott Sedam talked about lean construction and how New Zealand could build faster, better, greener and with lower cost.
Next in the prefab construction series we look at potential hybrid systems on offer – specifically hybrid modules + panel systems – from the benefits of standardisation to allowing for individual design elements.
The Productivity Partnership has laid the groundwork for improving productivity in the building and construction sector by 20% by 2020. Several new initiatives are under way, but there is still a long way to go.
Logistics and supply chain management in the New Zealand construction industry are poorly understood and inefficient. Using an Auckland building project as a study, BRANZ research has started to fill in the gaps.