| Title |
Considerations in the early stage of Designing the Unit Modular Building |
| Authors |
Lee, Young-Ho ; Lee, Du-Heon ; Kim, Kyoon-Tai |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.6106/KJCEM.2012.13.6.133 |
| Keywords |
Unit modular building ; design quality ; construction quality ; considerations in the early stage of Design |
| Abstract |
With the recent changes in building environments such as low-carbon green growth, there have been increasing demands for the new building system that is eco-friendly and can maximize efficiency such as the unit modular system. For the unit modular system, more than 80% of the whole process is carried out in the factory while in the field, mostly unit module assembling and finish work are done. Thus, the quality at the pre-construction stage when design and manufacturing are done determines the quality of the building as a whole. In the country, the unit modular method was first applied in 2003 to school buildings and has gradually expanded afterwards, but due to the lack of examples and related information as well as the small scale of modular manufacturers, its characteristics have not been sufficiently reflected in design, manufacturing and field constructions. This study, as an attempt to improve the design quality of unit modular buildings, points to the problem in manufacturing and field construction, compares and analyzes its causes, and suggests major points to be considered in the early stage of designing the unit modular buildings. |