Shenzhen Custom Housing Container

Shenzhen custom housing containers are a form of construction where housing modules are prefabricated in factories and then transported in containers for rapid assembly on-site. Here is a detailed introduction:

Production Method

Adopting the modular construction concept, a house is disassembled into individual independent modules. Precision assembly of steel structures, walls, pipelines, and bathrooms is completed on the factory assembly line. Afterward, these modules are shipped to their destination in containers and assembled on-site like building blocks. For example, a British merchant purchased Chinese-made modular elderly care apartments. After being shipped from the Chinese factory to a British port, on-site hoisting and construction were completed in just two weeks. Another example is the MRDC modular hotel project by China Construction Science and Industry Corporation in Papua New Guinea, where the overall delivery cycle was shortened from the traditional 14 to 18 months to about 7 months.

Advantages and Characteristics

• Short Construction Period: The construction period is reduced by more than 60% compared to traditional construction methods.
• Cost Savings: Significant savings in labor and materials are achieved. Skilled construction workers in Europe and the United States have high hourly wages, with labor costs accounting for up to 40% of the total project cost. In contrast, modular construction sites have fewer permanent personnel. The steel waste from standardized CNC cutting in factories is much lower than that from traditional construction sites. Lightweight steel structure modules also significantly reduce the consumption of foundation materials.
• Quality Control: Production on the factory assembly line makes quality easier to control, ensuring the precision and quality consistency of each module.
• High Flexibility: Customization can be carried out according to customer needs, allowing for the construction of buildings of various sizes and functions, ranging from small kiosks to large aircraft hangars or multi-story buildings. The interior layout is flexible, with windows and doors able to be placed anywhere and interior partitions able to be set up along any horizontal axis.
• Good Environmental Performance: There is no need to use large amounts of materials such as bricks, roofing felt, and asbestos tiles, and no large amount of construction waste is left behind to pollute the environment.

Application Scenarios

They are widely used in temporary dormitories for construction site workers, temporary offices, factory buildings, sentry boxes, shops, wilderness work sites, outdoor performances, exhibitions, large-scale sports events, mobile office buildings, warehouses, and sentry posts. They can also be applied in various temporary and mobile housing needs in industries such as construction, railways, highways, water conservancy, petroleum, and tourism.