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Is there really a case for off-site manufacturing?
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Duc, E and Forsythe, PJ and Orr, K, Is there really a case for off-site manufacturing?, Proceedings of the 31st International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction and Mining, 09-11 July 2014, Sydney, Australia, pp. 238-246. ISBN 978-0-646-59711-9 (2014) [Refereed Conference Paper]
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Abstract
The solution often suggested to mitigate poor
time, cost and quality in construction is to produce
buildings in an automated and industrialised
environment. To date, use of Off-Site Manufacturing
(OSM) in Australia has enjoyed extremely limited
success. Distilling the variables in the success and
failure of OSM in other places and applying
relevant variables to the Australian context,
enables a better response for OSM. The purpose
of the paper is therefore to examine whether or not
OSM techniques are viable in the Australian
housing market. The paper uses a detailed and
critical analysis of the literature to examine OSM of
housing in various countries, seeking to establish the
major reasons for successful and unsuccessful
models. The findings are then contrasted with the
Australian context seeking criteria to inform
successful introduction of OSM into Australia.
Among other things, findings indicate the catalyst
for the introduction of OSM of housing is almost
universally a result of major events such as wars and
natural disasters. Innovation has also played a role
in encouraging change to construction methods.
Whilst the countries addressed have diverse
economies and climates compared to each other and
Australia, certain common criteria have been found
from those examples to assist in modelling an OSM
solution in Australia. The implications of this work
revolve around the provision of a more efficient, less
wasteful and more responsive housing production
environment which will potentially improve
affordability in the market place.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Conference Paper |
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Keywords: | off-site manufacturing, housing, drivers and barriers, sustainability, mass customisation |
Research Division: | Built Environment and Design |
Research Group: | Architecture |
Research Field: | Architectural design |
Objective Division: | Construction |
Objective Group: | Construction processes |
Objective Field: | Residential construction processes |
UTAS Author: | Orr, K (Professor Kirsten Orr) |
ID Code: | 107615 |
Year Published: | 2014 |
Deposited By: | Architecture |
Deposited On: | 2016-03-21 |
Last Modified: | 2018-03-20 |
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