Hubei Prefabricated Structural Housing

Hubei prefabricated structural housing, with factory prefabrication and on-site assembly as its core construction methods, features high cost-effectiveness, rapid construction speed, and excellent performance. It holds significant advantages in both domestic and international markets and is developing rapidly, driven by policy support.

Production and Export Situation

Hubei prefabricated structural housing has performed outstandingly in the international market. In June 2026, prefabricated houses produced in Huanggang were shipped to Spain and Italy. After on-site inspections, Spanish customers placed orders, and merchants from Costa Rica also made special trips to Hong'an County for inspections. In the first quarter of 2026, China's prefabricated housing exports surged by 45% year-on-year, leading the growth in exports of building materials and construction accessories, with significant contributions from Hubei's prefabricated housing.

Construction Method

Hubei prefabricated structural housing adopts a modular construction approach, dividing the house into independent modules. Integrated prefabrication of architecture, structure, electromechanical systems, and decoration is completed in the factory, with over 90% of the processes carried out there. Walls, plumbing, kitchens, bathrooms, and decoration are all completed at once. After being transported to the destination, they can be directly assembled for occupancy. Small units can be assembled in a few hours, while multi-story buildings can be topped out in just over ten days, with delivery times being only one-third of those for traditional construction. For example, a 200-square-meter house built by Wuhan Mate Light Steel Housing can be fully decorated by a team of 10 people in two months.

Product Types

Hubei prefabricated structural housing offers a diverse range of product types. For instance, the foldable double-wing assembled integrated housing breaks the house down into standard modules, with 95% of the processes for walls, plumbing, interior decoration, and even integrated kitchens and bathrooms completed in the factory. It can be assembled on-site like building blocks, with assembly completed in just one day. A 70-square-meter fully decorated unit includes a bedroom, kitchen, and independent bathroom, with the fastest time from order placement to occupancy being just three months.

Advantages and Characteristics

• High Cost-Effectiveness: Prices are only 40% of those for local buildings in Europe and the United States. For example, the total cost for a 70-square-meter house is less than $30,000, equivalent to about RMB 200,000, while local builders in Australia often quote tens of thousands of Australian dollars and require a six-month wait before construction can begin.
• Rapid Construction Speed: Cost and quality are effectively controlled, significantly shortening on-site construction time and addressing issues of long construction periods, cost fluctuations, and heavy labor dependence in the overseas traditional construction industry.
• Excellent Performance: Taking Wuhan Mate Light Steel Housing's light steel villas as an example, they feature earthquake resistance, typhoon resistance (withstanding magnitude 8 earthquakes and category 13 typhoons), rust and corrosion resistance, fire resistance, thermal insulation, low-carbon energy efficiency, environmental protection, good sound insulation, more usable space, rapid construction, short construction periods, and reusable materials.

Policy Support

To promote the marketization, standardization, and large-scale development of prefabricated construction, Hubei Province has compiled and released the "Guidelines for Main Component Sizes of Prefabricated Concrete Structural Residential Buildings in Hubei Province" and the "Standardized Component Library for Prefabricated Concrete Buildings in Hubei Province," which came into effect on March 1, 2023.