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Prefabricated Buildings Arantxa Hernndez N 11-10451 Elizabeth Hernndez N 11-10447 Slide 2 Prefabricated building is a type of building that consists of several factory-built components or units that are assembled on- site to complete the unit. Slide 3 "Prefabricated" may refer to buildings built in components, modules or transportable sections Slide 4 Construction sites Mobile homes and manufactured homes can be placed in mobile home parks, and manufactured homes can be placed on private land, providing the land is zoned for manufactured homes. McDonalds use prefabricated structures for their buildings, and set a record of constructing a building and opening for business within 13 hours Slide 5 The world's first prefabricated, pre-cast panelled apartment blocks were pioneered in Liverpool. A process was invented by city engineer John Alexander Brodie. Prefabricated housing was popular during World War II due to the need for mass accommodation for military personnel. 'Prefabs' were built after the war as a means of quickly and cheaply providing quality housing as a replacement for the housing destroyed during the war. HISTORY Slide 6 Prefabs were aimed at families, and typically had an entrance hall, two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room and an equipped kitchen. Construction materials included steel, aluminium, timber or asbestos. Many buildings were designed with a five- ten year life span, but have far exceeded this, with a number surviving today. Typicall Prefabricated Houses Slide 7 Architects are incorporating modern designs into the prefabricated houses of today. Increase in the use of "green" materials in the construction of these prefab houses Prefabs and the modernist movement