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Prefabricated volumetric modules with steel frame have recently become a segmentation trend for real estate, commercial multi-storey housing and office buildings projects. The obvious benefits of reducing construction time, number of site activities and related overheads as well as better quality control system compare to on-site production, 3D volumetric construction still associated with significant risks related to relatively high construction cost, potential logistics issues and lack of proven point of reference and frameworks (so-called “best practices”).
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