MODERN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNIQUES
Modern Methods of Construction provide the opportunity to be more sustainable as homes are precision-engineered and manufactured in a factory-controlled environment. Houses are built using sustainable materials. This type of construction also helps reduce waste.
Due to these modern construction techniques, the construction time and costs have been rationalized. In this article, some of these building construction techniques have been discussed.
1. 3D Volumetric Construction
Using this construction technology, 3D Units are produced in factory controlled environment. These Units are prepared by using needful construction and building material.
Finished units transport to site in different modules. 3D Volumetric Units are basically form of off site construction units, in which buildings are put together by using series of building sections. These are also called as pre-fabricated buildings.
2. Precast Flat Panel Modules
Precast Flat Panel (PFP) is a construction technique that provides an alternative to on-site construction. These are primarily wall and floor modules which are manufactured away from the actual site and then transported to site for erection.
3. Pre-cast Foundation Technique
Precast concrete foundation construction is an off-site construction technique in which the foundation units are pre-engineered and manufactured in a controlled environment. These units as are pre-engineered, their capacities or the limits are communicated with the purchaser to produce the desired unit.
Pre-cast Foundation are made in a factory with high-strength, 5,000+ psi concrete. Once the concrete is cured, the molds are removed, and the panels are then delivered to the construction site for installation at the specified date.
4. Insulating Concrete Formwork (ICF) Technique
ICF technique employs polystyrene blocks that feature twin walls and can be rapidly put together for creating building wall formwork. The formwork is then pumped in with high quality, ready mixed, factory-made concrete. The building construction process becomes fool-proof and the resultant structure has a high level of sound and thermal insulation.
The blocks that make up the insulating formwork are manufactured in a variety of shapes and component types, creating limitless design opportunities.
