Prefabrication in the Singapore Construction Industry
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چکیده
Singapore’s limited resources have caused severe labor shortage and brought adverse impact on the construction industry. Prefabrication, the crucial part of the integrated construction automation processes, has appeared to be the ideal and most practical way to sustain the long-standing strategy of reducing the reliance on labor resource. In this paper, the potential of prefabrication in resolving the human resource problem in the Singapore construction industry is discussed. It will introduce how the Singapore government has over the years implemented prefabrication into the local construction practice. The issues faced by the local industry will also be presented.
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