Integrated Prefabricated Housing

Integrated prefabricated housing, also known as modular construction or "prefabricated houses," is a novel construction model that involves breaking down buildings into independent unit modules, prefabricating them in factories, and then assembling them on-site.

Production Model

Integrated prefabricated housing adopts a process similar to automobile manufacturing, where individual components are produced separately and then assembled on a final assembly line. Through concurrent operations, automated vertical warehouses, and intelligent production lines working in tandem, efficient production is achieved. This model breaks through the limitations of traditional on-site construction, transferring a significant number of processes to a factory environment, laying the foundation for quality control and efficiency improvements.

Core Advantages

1. Significantly Reduced Construction Time: Compared to traditional construction, the construction period can be shortened by more than 60%. For example, in a public housing project in Shenzhen, Guangdong, the completion and delivery time was compressed from 2.5-3 years to 1 year, demonstrating the disruptive advantage of modular construction in terms of time costs.
2. Precise Quality Control: Through millimeter-level error control, the position of each steel bar and the size of each component are standardized. Each "building block" is equipped with a detailed "ID card" that records information such as the project name, product model, and production date, establishing a full lifecycle traceability system.
3. Outstanding Environmental Benefits: The factory prefabrication process reduces on-site noise and dust by more than 80%, decreases construction waste generation by 65%, and alleviates traffic congestion. Only module connection work is required on-site, significantly reducing the impact on the surrounding environment.
4. Significant Economic Benefits: The cost advantage is particularly prominent in overseas projects. British merchants have reported that for buildings of the same scale, land and construction costs are exorbitant when using traditional methods in the UK, while the price of Chinese modular construction is incomparable. Against the backdrop of high overseas labor costs, this model can save more than 30% in on-site labor expenses.

Market Development

Driven by global demand for digital infrastructure, China's prefabricated housing exports have experienced explosive growth. Export volume increased nearly threefold from 2015 to 2025, with a growth rate of 45% in the first quarter of 2026. According to Huangpu Customs data, in the first seven months of this year, the value of modular housing exports to ASEAN reached 548 million yuan, a 7.3-fold increase year-on-year. Products from companies such as Guangdong CIMC Modular Building Systems have covered more than 20 countries, with delivery volumes continuing to rise.

Application Scenarios

This construction model has broken through the traditional scope of residential use, forming a diversified application system. In addition to civil sectors such as hotels, apartments, and dormitories, it is also widely used in professional scenarios such as office buildings and hospitals, as well as emerging fields like modular data centers, demonstrating strong scenario adaptability.