PROINSTALLER.CO.UK
THE VOICE OF THE TRADE
ISSUE 69
DECEMBER 2018
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MODULARISATION
CONSTRUCTION
TECHNOLOGY
Not a new technology, but a design approach which
continues to grow in popularity. Recent projects
competed with Aluprof systems show what it possible
and the benefits that this approach can bring.
The construction in-
dustry has used modules,
such as bathroom ‘pods’, for
many years where a repet-
itive build, such as a hotel
has many of the same ele-
ments. There is a big benefit
of producing these off-site
in a controlled environment
where specialist equipment
is available and good levels
of quality control. Simply
delivered to site, lifted into
place and services already
provided and in place to
simply link-up.
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Modularisation has now
gone further to complete
walls for rooms which can
be produced with open-
ings with fitted windows
creating a waterproof and
structural unit. Some of
these larger room ‘pods’ can
be produced as complete
rooms with finishes and
furniture complete. Protect-
ed adequately against the
elements, each unit is trans-
ported to site and simply
lifted into place usually on a
prepared structural grid.
The concept of the ‘pod’
hotel has been construct-
ed in the USA, the rooms
are generally smaller than
average, so more rooms can
be accommodated for any
given city space, but quality
of the rooms is higher with
finishes lasting longer, in
turn this makes these rooms
more cost effective for the
guest. In the USA they
have even produced small
apartments on this basis
which are known as ‘pod
pads’. The concept could
be adopted in the UK to
ease our housing shortage,
particularly in the city.
The idea of modularisa-
tion and hotel construction
are a very good match and
many of the new hotels
constructed today uses this
technology. The concept
works for both budget hotel
construction and city centre
luxury hotel developments.
The modular method of
construction allows devel-
opers to realise hotels of up
to 20 storeys to be quickly
erected.
The key for the window
system is to allow the
window to be fitted within
the ‘pod’ and finishes to
be made good internally,
but then having an abili-
ty for the external facade
to be finished up to the
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