Investment in New Residential Building Construction (Work put in place) Methodology Investment and Capital Stock Division Methodology 1 The investment in new residential building construction may be divided into two major categories. The first one being the work put in place, which represents the value of construction for the four principal dwelling types (singles, doubles, rows and apartments) during a given period. The second category Other new construction regroups the 2 investment for cottages, mobile homes and conversions and also acquisition costs such as taxes, land development costs and other related costs. This paper focuses on the first category. The ...
Case Study Application of Modular Construction in High-Rise Buildings 1 2 3 R. Mark Lawson, M.ASCE ; Ray G. Ogden ; and Rory Bergin Abstract: Modular construction is widely used in Europe for multi-story residential buildings. A review of modular technologies is presented, which shows how the basic cellular approach in modular construction may be applied to a wide range of building forms and heights. Case studies on 12-, 17-, and 25-story modular buildings give design and constructional information for these relatively tall buildings. The case studies also show how the structural action of modular systems affects the architectural design concept ...
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