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... > contexts > demography > residence characteristics > housing > housing technology > prefabrication
... > contexts > population characteristics > demography > residence characteristics > housing > housing technology > prefabrication
... > contexts > population characteristics > health > public health > epidemiologic measurements > demography > residence characteristics > housing > housing technology > prefabrication

Preferred term

prefabrication  

Definition

  • With regard to the history of housing, prefabrication may be considered as an invention of 19th century industrialization. It is a way to realize off-site construction of housing, where the parts and components, or entire units, are fabricated in an environmentally controlled factory. [Source: The Encyclopedia of Housing; Prefabrication]

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-CCV8PJHM-1

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