TY - GEN
T1 - Exploring the Feasibility of Constructing Recyclable Prefabricated Buildings to Expedite Sustainable Urbanisation in Developing Countries
AU - Xie, Qiaopeng
AU - Chi, Hung lin
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd.
Copyright:
Copyright 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Prefabricated buildings have been intensively studied for its multiple virtues, probably to become the main architectural form in the future. However, though prefabricated buildings have attracted enormous interest in the energy-saving field for its pollution reduction action, its contribution is paltry when compared to the great amount of waste produced in construction, demolition or reconstruction stage. The idea of constructing buildings with recyclable materials may provide a new train of thought. Current application of using recyclable materials to construct prefabricated buildings is still in the exploratory stage. The corresponding researches are also rare, especially in developing countries. Literature review and qualitative methods were adopted in this study to discuss whether the idea is conducive to facilitate the implementation of sustainable urbanisation, and consider another alternative—Additive manufacturing (AM) technology. This paper is expected to contribute to the data transformation of the construction industry.
AB - Prefabricated buildings have been intensively studied for its multiple virtues, probably to become the main architectural form in the future. However, though prefabricated buildings have attracted enormous interest in the energy-saving field for its pollution reduction action, its contribution is paltry when compared to the great amount of waste produced in construction, demolition or reconstruction stage. The idea of constructing buildings with recyclable materials may provide a new train of thought. Current application of using recyclable materials to construct prefabricated buildings is still in the exploratory stage. The corresponding researches are also rare, especially in developing countries. Literature review and qualitative methods were adopted in this study to discuss whether the idea is conducive to facilitate the implementation of sustainable urbanisation, and consider another alternative—Additive manufacturing (AM) technology. This paper is expected to contribute to the data transformation of the construction industry.
KW - Modular buildings
KW - Prefabricated buildings
KW - Recyclable materials
KW - Sustainable development
KW - Urbanisation
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U2 - 10.1007/978-981-15-9605-6_17
DO - 10.1007/978-981-15-9605-6_17
M3 - Conference article published in proceeding or book
AN - SCOPUS:85097824274
SN - 9789811596049
T3 - Environmental Science and Engineering
SP - 229
EP - 236
BT - Proceedings of the 2020 International Conference on Resource Sustainability
A2 - Chan, Faith Ka
A2 - Chan, Hing Kai
A2 - Zhang, Tiantian
A2 - Xu, Ming
PB - Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
T2 - International Conference on Resource Sustainability - Sustainable Urbanisation in the BRI Era, icRS Urbanisation 2020
Y2 - 13 December 2020 through 15 December 2020
ER -