Country Garden Prefabricated Housing
There is no publicly available and clear information on whether Nantong Country Garden uses prefabricated floor slabs, but Country Garden has adopted prefabricated composite floor slabs and other prefabricated construction techniques in some of its projects.
Trends in the Application of Traditional Prefabricated Floor Slabs
From 2015 to 2018, cast-in-place reinforced concrete floor slabs were widely used in newly built residential buildings. Traditional prefabricated floor slabs have been less commonly used in new construction due to their relatively weak seismic performance. This is because cast-in-place reinforced concrete floor slabs have significant advantages in terms of integrity and seismic resistance, better meeting the requirements of modern buildings for safety and stability, and thus gradually becoming the mainstream choice for newly built residential buildings.
Country Garden's Practice in Prefabricated Construction
Country Garden is at the forefront of promoting prefabricated construction and innovating construction techniques in the industry. For example, the Zhuhai Ninestar Country Garden Hainayuan project uses prefabricated composite floor slabs. Composite floor slabs are an important technique in prefabricated construction, consisting of a prefabricated base slab and a cast-in-place concrete composite layer. This type of floor slab can largely eliminate the risks of cracking and leakage, and centralize tasks such as formwork assembly and steel bar tying, which were previously done on-site, in the factory. Through factory production, the quality and precision of components can be ensured, reducing errors and uncertainties in on-site construction.
Advantages of Prefabrication Techniques
Country Garden's use of modular and prefabricated construction methods effectively achieves the goals of "improving quality, improving efficiency, reducing labor, and saving energy and reducing emissions," known as the "two improvements and two reductions." In terms of quality, factory-produced components have controllable quality, reducing potential quality issues that may arise during on-site construction. In terms of efficiency, prefabricated components can be produced in advance, and on-site installation is fast, significantly shortening the construction cycle. In terms of labor, it reduces cumbersome tasks such as on-site formwork assembly and steel bar tying, reducing reliance on a large amount of labor. In terms of energy conservation and emission reduction, factory production reduces waste and noise pollution from on-site construction, aligning with the development concept of green buildings.
