For prefabricated building, there might be quite a lot of factors for you to consider and form your exterior wall assembly. Talk to an expert(architect, engineer or a consultant). get to discuss your finish requirement, functional requirement, and combined with local codes, budget, this should give you ideas of how they should be formed. Generally, […]
High tensile steel is commonly applied in prefabricated building due to it’s high strength and light weight. Based on engineering & architect requirement, the structure material can be either hot rolled steel or light gauge steel, or it can also be the combination of both. Necessary coating or painting need to be applied to the […]
Concept design Revit, sketchup,Autocad Developed design Revit,Autocad,Vertex, Quick series, Framecad Detailed design Revit,Autocad, SAP2000, XSTEEL,Vertex, Quick series, Framecad detailer
When you design your prefabricated building project, normally the foundation design should be done by a local civil engineer. The engineer will require the following stuffs: Soil investigation report (Provided by local survey company via client) Foundation reaction drawings (Provided by Smartec) Once above two items are available, the engineer will then design the foundation […]
Building code is important and a base for design and also certification and inspection. We can design and build with compliance to below codes: Australian code: STRUCTURAL DESIGN ACTIONS (AS/NZS 1170:2002) WIND LOADS FOR HOUSEING (AS 4055-2006) COLD-FORMED STEEL STRUCTURES (AS/NZS 4600:2005) US code 2006 INTERNATIONAL BUILDING CODE (IBC-2006) NORTH AMERICAN SPECIFICATION FOR THE DESIGN […]
Passive Design(Sustainable Design) ‘Passive design’ is design that takes consideration of the climate to maintain a comfortable indoor temperature & humidity range in the home.Passive design greatly reduces or eliminates the need for extra heating or cooling, which accounts for about 40% (or much more in some climates) of energy use in average home. Prefabricated […]
A good design is the key factor for building project, as it might affect time/cost/appearance/performances of your dream house. Working with an experienced architect would be a happy journey for prefabricated building project. Most architects use a typical design process to complete the design services for your new house project. By knowing just the basics […]
When you had your land secured, and intended to build your own project. It’s always recommended to invest valuable time and get to learn if your project is suitable or not to go with prefabricated building. You need to understand the advantages & constraints for prefabricated building. Also find out if the application of prefabricated building […]
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When you have your land secured, get to understand if you need to go with prefabricated building. Talk to the right expert/consultant/supplier/builder is very helpful along with your project trip, good ones can save you time & cost, others might end you up with a lot of headache. Let’s talk about how to choose the […]