Can Cities Use Prefabricated Houses?

Cities can use prefabricated houses.

Policy Support and Planning Promotion

The '15th Five-Year Plan' for urban renewal clearly requires that over the next five years, the country will complete the renovation of 115,000 old residential communities and 1,500 old street and factory areas. Traditional construction methods suffer from long construction periods, which can severely disrupt residents' daily lives. Prefabricated houses, as a construction mode of prefabricated buildings, can effectively address this pain point. For example, in Beijing's old building renovation project, it would have taken two years to complete using traditional construction methods, but with modular technology (related to prefabricated houses), residents were able to move into their new homes in less than six months. Currently, many provinces and cities across the country have issued clear promotion policies. Guangzhou will require all newly built residential buildings to adopt prefabricated construction starting from 2026, and in Hunan, nearly 70% of newly built structures were prefabricated in the first four months of this year. These policy plans provide strong support and guidance for the application of prefabricated houses in cities.

Market Size and Development Prospects

In terms of market size, the national market for prefabricated buildings had reached 1.34 trillion yuan by 2025 and is expected to continue growing at a rate of nearly 10% next year. This indicates that prefabricated houses have broad development space and huge market potential in the urban construction sector. As urban renewal continues to advance, there is an increasing demand for efficient, fast, and environmentally friendly construction methods. Prefabricated houses, with their standardized design, factory-based production, and modular construction, can better meet the needs of urban construction, improve construction efficiency, and reduce the environmental impact of construction.

Practical Application Advantages

The application of prefabricated houses in cities offers numerous advantages. In addition to the aforementioned reduction in construction time, they can also improve building quality. Since prefabricated components are produced in a standardized manner in factories, quality can be better controlled, reducing quality fluctuations at construction sites. At the same time, the construction process of prefabricated houses is more environmentally friendly, reducing on-site wet operations and lowering dust and noise pollution, which aligns with the requirements of sustainable urban development.