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Panelized construction

Panelized construction builds a house from flat prefabricated wall, floor and roof panels that are assembled on site.

Also known as panelised construction, panel building

In panelized (or panelised) construction, the building is broken down into flat elements that are made in a factory and stacked for transport. On site they are craned into position and joined, so the structure goes up quickly while the panels themselves were built accurately indoors.

It sits between traditional stick-building on site and fully volumetric modular construction: more factory quality and speed than the former, more transport efficiency and design flexibility than the latter.

Related terms
Wall panelA wall panel is a prefabricated section of wall: a timber or steel frame, often already fitted with sheathing, insulation, windows and services. It is built in a factory and assembled on site. Floor cassetteA floor cassette is a prefabricated floor section: joists with sheeting and often insulation and services. It is built off site and craned into place as a unit. PrefabricationPrefabrication is the practice of manufacturing building components in a factory and assembling them on site.
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