Prefabricated New Type Housing
Prefabricated new type housing is a building form centered around modular or prefabricated assembly, achieving efficient construction through factory-prefabricated modules and on-site assembly. It offers advantages such as short construction periods, controllable quality, and strong earthquake resistance, and has been widely applied in areas like affordable housing and villas, while also driving export growth.
Technical Features: Structural Reinforcement and Flexible Design
Prefabricated new type housing employs steel-concrete composite structures or concrete modules, with steel usage increased by 40% compared to traditional structures, significantly enhancing load-bearing and earthquake resistance capabilities. For example, some projects further strengthen earthquake resistance through steel-concrete monolithic pouring techniques (such as CMC composite modules), reducing construction periods by 30% compared to traditional methods. Modular design supports flexible adjustment of unit layouts, such as in Shenzhen's affordable housing project, where nearly 100-meter-high residential buildings were assembled using 6,028 concrete modules, cutting completion and delivery times from 2.5-3 years to just 1 year. Additionally, factory prefabrication covers ceilings, floors, plumbing, and electrical systems, shortening on-site construction periods by over 60% while ensuring quality control and reducing human errors.
Market Applications: Scenario Expansion and Export Growth
Prefabricated new type housing has expanded from early single-use scenarios to diverse fields like affordable housing and villas. For instance, a steel-concrete villa can be assembled in just 4 hours, with a unit price of approximately 300 RMB per square meter, combining affordability and efficiency. Chinese companies' advantages in steel and concrete technologies have driven export growth: In the first four months of 2026, enterprises in the Guangzhou Customs district exported 1.4 billion RMB worth of mobile housing (a 38.1% year-on-year increase), while Shenzhen Port exported 1.68 billion RMB (a 19.6% year-on-year increase), reflecting international recognition of prefabricated construction.
Differences from Traditional Prefabricated Panel Houses: Performance Upgrades and Replacement Trends
Traditional prefabricated panel houses (such as the hollow/solid cement component houses common in 20th-century China) are gradually being replaced by prefabricated assembly buildings due to issues like weak earthquake resistance and poor sound/thermal insulation. Existing traditional houses are mostly undergoing renovation, while prefabricated new type housing addresses these pain points through technological iterations (such as steel-concrete composites and monolithic pouring), becoming the mainstream development direction. Its energy-saving and environmentally friendly characteristics (such as reducing on-site wet operations and material waste) also align with green building trends, further driving industry transformation.
