Prefabricated Housing for Turnkey Construction

Prefabricated housing in turnkey construction is a modular building form that involves industrial production of building components and on-site assembly. It offers advantages such as short construction periods, low costs, environmental protection and energy efficiency, and controllable quality, with a wide range of application scenarios and a promising market outlook.

Construction Mode

Prefabricated housing adopts a combined mode of factory prefabrication and on-site assembly. Components such as ceilings, floors, water and electricity pipelines, walls, and bathroom waterproof layers are prefabricated on factory assembly lines with millimeter-level precision. For example, the CSCEC Hailong Intelligent Construction Industrial Park in Shenzhen, Guangdong, can deliver 20,000 to 30,000 modules annually. The prefabricated modules are transported to the construction site using equipment such as tower cranes and are quickly assembled like building blocks, with the connection parts being processed. For instance, the construction site in Qixian, Henan, completed the main structure hoisting of a 200㎡ three-story villa in 4 hours.

Core Advantages

• Short Construction Period: The construction period is reduced by more than 60% compared to traditional buildings. For example, the Shenzhen affordable housing project was shortened from 2.5-3 years to 1 year, and a 100㎡ house can be ready for occupancy in just 5 days from an empty lot.
• Low Cost: Labor costs are reduced by about 60%, with the labor cost for a 100㎡ house dropping from 60,000 yuan to 24,000 yuan. In European and American markets, due to a shortage of construction workers and high labor costs, prefabricated houses have a significant cost-effectiveness advantage, with a prefabricated house costing 200,000 yuan being highly competitive in these markets.
• Environmental Protection and Energy Efficiency: Construction waste is reduced by 98% (30 tons per traditional building vs. 0.5 tons per prefabricated building), and EPS insulation layers are embedded in the walls, saving 50% on heating costs in winter.
• Controllable Quality: Factories adopt parallel operations and intelligent production lines, and the module connections are reinforced with both mortise-and-tenon joints and bolts, providing strong earthquake and wind resistance. For example, they have withstood earthquakes of magnitude 9 and typhoons of level 12.

Application Scenarios

Prefabricated housing is suitable for residential construction, emergency projects, and overseas exports. For example, the Shenzhen affordable housing project in Guangdong was assembled from 6,028 concrete modules, accommodating more than 2,000 households; during the COVID-19 pandemic in Shenzhen in 2024, 300 isolation wards were built in 48 hours, with the construction period shortened by 90%; 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%, mainly to European and American markets.

Market Outlook

According to market research institution forecasts, the global modular building market will exceed $142.8 billion by 2030. Chinese prefabricated housing, with its "Chinese speed" and cost-effectiveness advantages, is driving a revolutionary change in the global construction market.