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Industrialization in the Building Industry

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by Barry James Sullivan

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- Foreword by Moshe Safdie vii
- Preface by Barry J. Sullivan ix
- Introduction by R. Buckminster Fuller xi
- Acknowledgments by Barry J. Sullivan xv
I               Introduction 1
II The Roots of Industrialized Building 3
A The Industrial Revolution: Its Effects on the Building Industry 3
B From Iron & Steel to Reinforced Concrete 9
III Industrial Housing--First Call 14
A Europe Between the Wars 14
B Housing on the American Scene 16
C Post War Housing in Europe 20
IV Industrialized Housing--Reborn 21
A Operation Breakthrough 21
1 Alcoa Construction Systems, Inc (ACSI) 23
2 Boise -Cascade Housing Development (BCHD) 23
3 CAMCI, Inc 25
4 Christiana Western Structures 29
5 Stirling Homex 29
6 Townland System 33
B Operation Breakthrough: Results & Implications 37
C Mobile Housing Industry 39
1 Rapid Growth of the Industry 40
2 Factors Behind Consumer Acceptance 41
3 Mobile Home Design & Construction 46
4 Problems of Codes & Transport Regulations 49
5 Financing Mobile Homes 51
6 New Developments in the Industry 53
D Modular Housing 55
E Panelized Housing 66
F Precut Housing 71
G Wet Core/Service Modules 72
H Prepackaged Plans 75
V Hybrid Housing Systems 78
A Geodesic Domes 78
B O'Dome & Domehus Systems 82
C Plastic Housing 84
VI The Systems Approach 87
A Defining the Systems Approach 87
B Systems Approach to Educational Facilities 88
C SCSD System (School Component Systems Development) 91
D SEF System (Study for Educational Facilities) 91
1 The Open Systems Approach 97
2 SEF Building Systems Development 101
3 Dimensional Coordination 101
4 Tolerances 103
5 Tendering Procedure 103
6 Building Design & Construction 105
7 The SEF Building System (10 Sub-Systems) 109
8 The Impact of the SEF Project 121
VII Metal Building Systems 125
A The Emergence of an Industry Within an Industry 125
B Function & Aesthetics 128
C Metal Building Manufacturers 135
D Space Frames 136
VIII Concrete Building Systems 153
A The European Experience 153
B Precast Housing in America 153
C Innovative Concepts in Precast Housing 156
IX Technology 164
A Redefining the Professional Roles 164
B Housing Technology in North America 165
C Metal Buildings Technology 178
D Technology in Concrete Construction 188

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Design & Technology of Precasting 193
E Plastics & Industrialized Building 210
F Industrialization in Management & Planning 213
G Codes & Standards 220
X Summary & Conclusions 223
A Conclusions & Recommendations 223

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Principal Conclusions & Recommendations 226
B Trends, Visions, & Possibilities 229
- Bibliography (91 entries) 243
- Photo & Illustration Credits 248
- Index 249

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