Components and Systems: Modular Construction Design, Structure, New Technologies by Gerald Staib, Andreas Dorrhofer, Markus Rosenthal

Components and Systems: Modular Construction Design, Structure, New Technologies



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Components and Systems: Modular Construction Design, Structure, New Technologies Gerald Staib, Andreas Dorrhofer, Markus Rosenthal ebook
Format: pdf
Publisher: Birkhäuser Architecture
Page: 241
ISBN: 3764386568, 9783764386566


Modular buildings generally consist of sections Modular buildings can also undergo changes in functionality using the same process of adding or removing modular components. These new buildings can be constructed in less time than it takes to construct a building on-site. As a designer, architect, artist and founder of the Mediated Matter group at MIT's Media Lab, Neri Oxman has dedicated her career to exploring how digital design and fabrication technologies can mediate between matter and environment to radically transform the way we For instance, today's buildings are made up of modular parts and components that are mass-produced and interchangeable. It might be a big money-saver for the town because every proposed building plan that comes through the system will already meet codes. EX Construction delivers major time savings and cost containment compared to other system-built structures. Apple takes a more integrated approach to product design than their competitors, being the only personal computer vendor and one of the few smart phone vendors that develop both the hardware and operating system of their products. The software offers a multidiscipline, integrated, worksharing-enabled environment for the modular design of structures, piping, equipment, HVAC and electrical modeling with automated detailing drawing capabilities. Modular construction, also termed accelerated construction, has been an alternative form of constructing permanent and relocatable buildings for over 40 years. R-Control® Structural Insulated Panels are used in walls, roof, and floor applications. Compared to a conventional modular system, EX Construction technology cuts the cost of overseas shipping by almost one-third. Contour Crafting (CC) is a recent layered fabrication technology that has a great potential in automated construction of whole structures as well as sub-components. Rather, the future lies in questioning what an inhabitable structure is. With Intergraph's patented associativity engine, the geometric construction will be fully adapted to the new situation using other objects as input parameters, saving time and preserving design integrity. The robotics system, delivers the new pipe segment and in case of copper pipes has a heater element (shown in red) in the form of a ring. Operation planning and optimization play important roles in improving the overall CC system efficiency by generating optimal nozzle/trowel paths for the given structure designs. As result A conventional modular building is assembled from components we call "modules", each with a floor, a ceiling and four sides. The thing that is I predict that in twenty years nearly every house that exists today will be seen as a "tear down" because new construction will be cheap and new home designs will be extraordinary. Now Deluxe has solved this problem with the innovative new EX Construction System. Is good enough, but because in many fields of technology there exist such an abundance of modular components, platforms to build upon, and frameworks to leverage, that almost any new idea can be quickly created modularly. Imagine It's dangerous to bet against technology, but I'm betting against this being only ten years away, or even 25.

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