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Showing 1 to 4 of 4 for “"Prefabricated houses"”.
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An investigation of the possibilities within the limitations of prefabrication in housing today
… among inhabitants, and in general, dislike for "prefabricated houses.” But, through re-evaluation of design priorities, and developing the maximum solution, which does contain many variations and a wide selection for the owner, an industrialized system of building can offer each person a unique …
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Expandable house : for disaster relief and flexible dwelling
… temporary shelters such as trailers, shacks, and prefabricated houses, while the permanent housing is being constructed. However, these temporary structures double the cost of the overall solution because of the building materials and labor involved in building and deconstructing the temporary …
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Organization and Abstraction: The Architecture of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill from 1936 to 1956
… and exhibition halls. During WWII, SOM worked on prefabricated houses in the town of Oak Ridge, TN, which was part of the Manhattan Project. While working confidentially for the military for about three years, SOM mastered diverse kinds of building technology and gained experience with the various …
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The use of local building materials in offsite prefabrication for low cost house building in Nigeria
… like the ones in Nigeria to provide affordable prefabricated houses. Prefabrication techniques using local building materials offer many benefits such as; speed, time savings and affordability. Therefore, there is a need to develop a better understanding to ascertain why local building materials …