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Industrialized Building Systems for Housing - The MIT Press

Industrialized Building Systems for Housing - The MIT Press

From The MIT Press Classics Series:
Industrialized Building Systems for Housing
Edited by Albert G. H. Dietz and Laurence S. Cutler

Table of Contents and Sample Chapters

The editors of this informative volume assert that "The United States today—at a time when more housing is needed than ever—does not exploit existing building technologies to the fullest. The tools are available, but the constraints are an obstacle. The latter can only be overcome by a determined, concerted effort by all elements of the building industry."

The increasing importance of industrialized building, as the demand for housing accelerates and outstrips the capacity of traditional construction methods to provide it, is highlighted by this book, whose very publication should give new impetus to the indus- trialized building trend. Based on two special summer programs held at M.I.T., it contains contributions from experts in areas ranging from urban politics to systems analysis and materials technology. It offers a strict examination of the underlying principles involved in industrialization and the types of building systems now evolving, particularly in housing. Building by such methods demands the total integration of all subsystems and components into an overall process utilizing industrialized production, transportation, and assembly techniques. The principles uncovered are applied to the development and use of specific systems and techniques both in the United States and abroad. These include monolithic systems (boxes), panels, frames, mobile homes, mechanical units and components, and such special construction techniques as the use of lift slabs and slipforms.

In addition to the developing technology, the book also examines the "morphology of systems and urbanization." Basic policies are proposed which need to be set at a national level if the supply of housing is to keep effectively abreast of local needs. An effort is made to face the problem in its totality and to suggest integrated solutions that recognize such diverse factors as the principles of design, performance standards, the effect of building codes, volume production, building modules, the problems of evaluation, the introduction of innovation, governmental policy, labor, and finally, the necessary organization for production. Examples of existing industrialized systems are discussed in relation to these factors in some detail and are illustrated with numerous photographs.

About the Editors

Albert G. H. Dietz is Professor Emeritus of Building Engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

December 1971
7 x 10, 272 pp.
$35.00/£22.95 (PAPER)
Text

ISBN-10:
0-262-54150-5
ISBN-13:
978-0-262-54150-3

Cloth (1971)

IBS | Official Portal of CIDB Malaysia

IBS | Official Portal of CIDB Malaysia:

The Industrialised Building Systems (IBS) is a construction process that utilises techniques, products, components, or building systems which involve prefabricated components and on-site installation. From the structural classification, there are five IBS main groups identified as being used in this country, and these are:

Pre-cast Concrete Framing, Panel and Box Systems
Pre-cast columns, beams, slabs, 3-D components (balconies, staircases, toilets, lift chambers), permanent concrete formwork, etc;

Steel Formwork Systems
Tunnel forms, beams and columns moulding forms, permanent steel formworks (metal decks, etc;

Steel Framing Systems
Steel beams and columns, portal frames, roof trusses, etc;

Prefabricated Timber Framing Systems
Timber frames, roof trusses, etc;

Block Work Systems
Interlocking concrete masonry units (CMU), lightweight concrete blocks, etc.

The use of IBS assures valuable advantages such as the reduction of unskilled workers, less wastage, less volume of building materials, increased environmental and construction site cleanliness and better quality control, among others.

These advantages also promote a safer and more organised construction site, and reduces the completion time of construction. Many world-class Malaysian developers have chosen IBS over the conventional methods for important projects such as the Petronas Twin Towers, Putrajaya, KL Sentral and KLIA.

IBS Publications

	IBS Roadmap 2003-2010		IBS Survey 2003
	IBS Sizing Guide Precast Concrete Component for Housing Building		IBS Catalogue Prefabricated Timber Component for Building Work 2004/2005
	IBS Catalogue Precast Concrete Component for Building Work 2004/2005		IBS Catalogue Precast Concrete Component for Building Work 2004/2005
	IBS Catalogue Precast Concrete Building Component for Building Work 2004/2005		CIS 3:2005 Standard perumahan kebangsaan bagi perumahan kos rendah sederhana selain rumah pangsa
	CIS 4: 2005 Standard perumahan kebangsaan perumahan kos sederhana rendah rumah pangsa		CIS 6: 2005 Quality assurance for treatment of timber roof trusses with copper-chrome-arsenic preservatives
	Guide for IBS Modular Design