Integrated Prefabricated Housing

Integrated prefabricated housing is a building form that involves industrial production of building components and on-site assembly, with modular construction being a more highly integrated model. The following provides an introduction from three aspects: technology, market applications, and pricing.

Technology: Integrated prefabricated housing includes prefabricated concrete structures and steel structures, with components such as beams, slabs, walls, and columns being prefabricated products. Modular construction breaks down buildings into independent modules, with all processes, including ceiling, floor, and utility pipeline prefabrication, completed in the factory. These modules are then transported to the site and assembled like building blocks. Some companies have achieved over 90% of the main structure and interior decoration processes being completed in the factory. For example, a British buyer purchased 63 modular elderly care apartments, which were assembled on-site in just two weeks after arrival, significantly shortening the construction period and improving construction efficiency.

Market Applications: Integrated prefabricated housing is active in the Chinese market and is also popular overseas. In the first four months of 2026, the Guangzhou Customs District exported movable houses worth 1.4 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 38.1%; the Shenzhen Port exported modular buildings worth 1.68 billion yuan, a year-on-year increase of 19.6%, covering more than 150 countries and regions. There are numerous typical cases, such as Papua New Guinea using 84 modules to assemble a hotel and Jiangmen CIMC delivering a modular data center project with a capacity exceeding 1000 megawatts. Additionally, it has shown outstanding performance in the field of affordable housing construction. The affordable housing project in Shenzhen, Guangdong, was assembled from 6028 concrete modules, shortening the construction period by more than 60% compared to traditional methods and reducing on-site labor by about 50%, effectively addressing the issues of long construction periods and high labor requirements in traditional construction methods.

Pricing: The prices of cement integrated prefabricated houses vary significantly depending on the brand and specifications. For example, products in Handan, Hebei, are priced at 400 yuan per square meter, integrated housing molds in Dezhou, Shandong, are priced at 3800 yuan per unit, and reinforced concrete fully formed houses in Hanzhong, Shaanxi, are priced at 650 yuan per square meter. When choosing, consumers can comprehensively consider the product prices in different regions and from different brands based on their own needs and budgets.