Prefabrication in construction refers to the process of manufacturing building components or assemblies off-site in a controlled factory environment and transporting them to the construction site for quick installation. These components can include structural systems, MEP modules, façade panels, bathroom pods, or even entire room-sized units.
Prefabrication is closely tied to industrialized construction and is a foundational strategy in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DfMA). It is used across a wide range of project types, including residential, healthcare, education, and infrastructure developments.
Prefabrication in construction delivers multiple benefits:
Prefabrication is essential to achieving high-performance, low-carbon buildings efficiently and consistently.
On a mid-rise multifamily project, bathrooms, corridor MEP racks, and exterior panels are all prefabricated and delivered to the site for installation, reducing project duration by 30% and minimizing construction noise in a dense urban setting.
Prefabrication is like pre-building the parts of your building in a factory, so they can be quickly assembled on site—faster, safer, and with fewer surprises.
The D.TO platform helps streamline documentation logic and detect inefficiencies across envelope and structural zones. D.TO ensures that your models are not only buildable but manufacturable.
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