1. Prefabricated Buildings Arantxa Hernández Nº 11-10451 Elizabeth Hernández Nº 11-10447

2. Prefabricated building is a type of building that consists of several factory-built components or units that are assembled on- site to complete the unit.

3. "Prefabricated" may refer to buildings built in components, modules or transportable sections

4. Construction sites Mobile homes and manufactured homes can be placed in mobile home parks, and manufactured homes can be placed on private land, providing the land is zoned for manufactured homes. McDonalds use prefabricated structures for their buildings, and set a record of constructing a building and opening for business within 13 hours

5. The world's first prefabricated, pre-cast panelled apartment blocks were pioneered in Liverpool. A process was invented by city engineer John Alexander Brodie. Prefabricated housing was popular during World War II due to the need for mass accommodation for military personnel. 'Prefabs' were built after the war as a means of quickly and cheaply providing quality housing as a replacement for the housing destroyed during the war. HISTORY

6. Prefabs were aimed at families, and typically had an entrance hall, two bedrooms, a bathroom, a living room and an equipped kitchen. Construction materials included steel, aluminium, timber or asbestos. Many buildings were designed with a five- ten year life span, but have far exceeded this, with a number surviving today. Typicall Prefabricated Houses

7. Architects are incorporating modern designs into the prefabricated houses of today. Increase in the use of "green" materials in the construction of these prefab houses Prefabs and the modernist movement