desan
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28 story building in less than 10 hours!!!
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Abdul Allah
Minister (2k+ posts)
how much time was spent on manufacturing building blocks that are being assembled here ?
Sohail Shuja
Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
Yes, this is known as modular construction. It is pretty much in vogue these days. Saves a lot of time and hassle and the manufactured items/pods/modules have a greater quality.
It suddenly went out of the market in 1970's after the incident of Ronan heights in UK. Though, the very first building of this kind was built in the 19th century in the UK, known as the Crystal Palace.
even assembling 28 floors in 10 hours is impressive.
desan
President (40k+ posts)
It's an old concept, like in vogue EVs today!!!
Speed, quality, aesthetic, and probably the price appears to be much improved.
Sohail Shuja
Chief Minister (5k+ posts)
You can say that, because the EVs got into industrial production in 1930's. But God Knows why the trend did not take off too well? conspiracy = oil companies.
But this prefabricated/modular construction was quite developed in 1970's but the incident of Ronan Heights impeded its progress, as the UK Govt put a ban on modular construction, specially the highrise structures.
The collapse of Ronan Point, May 1968 - in pictures
On 16 May 1968, a gas explosion in the kitchen of an 18th floor flat resulted in the collapse of the entire south-east corner of Ronan Point, a 22-storey east London tower block, killing four people and injuring 17. The disaster led to a loss of public confidence in high-rise residential...
www.theguardian.com
So it took a while for the industry to regain momentum after addressing the safety issues. Moreover, the push was mainly because of the rising demand of housing and difficulty of construction in urban areas.
Price is not the main benefit. Speed, quality and aesthetics, definitely are.
Abdul Allah
Minister (2k+ posts)
Definitely
