Comparison of Traditional and Prefabricated House Construction on a Practical Example

With the requirements of sustainable construction and the rapid development of prefabricated materials and processes, prefabricated house construction is becoming an increasingly relevant alternative to the traditional method of wet construction. In order to encourage more widespread decision-making for prefabricated construction, which enables a greater range of sustainable practices, it is essential to provide users with credible information regarding the justification of the alternative. In the diploma thesis, in accordance with these efforts, we carry out a comparative analysis of traditional and prefabricated construction from the perspective of advantages and disadvantages for the client. Through comparative analysis, we establish that prefabricated construction enables completion of construction works twice as fast and that the price between the alternatives does not differ. At the level of quality and usability, we establish that quality and usability are not directly dependent on the type of construction, but that prefabricated construction offers several different sustainable options from which the user can choose.

Problem

With the requirements of sustainable construction and the rapid development of prefabricated materials and processes, prefabricated house construction is becoming an increasingly relevant alternative to the traditional method of wet construction. In order to encourage more widespread decision-making for prefabricated construction, which enables a greater range of sustainable practices, it is essential to provide users with credible information regarding the justification of the alternative.

Solution and Method

In the diploma thesis, in accordance with these efforts, we carry out a comparative analysis of traditional and prefabricated construction from the perspective of advantages and disadvantages for the client. In the theoretical part, we present the differences in materials, construction procedures and construction phases themselves, whilst in the empirical part, using a practical example, we compare the speed of construction, price, quality and usability, and combine the comparisons into a final analysis of advantages and disadvantages.

Results

Through comparative analysis, we establish that prefabricated construction enables completion of construction works twice as fast and that the price between the alternatives does not differ. At the level of quality and usability, we establish that quality and usability are not directly dependent on the type of construction, but that prefabricated construction offers several different sustainable options from which the user can choose. The key advantage of traditional construction from the user's perspective is the possibility of gradual construction and consequently gradual financing.

The advantages of prefabricated construction, on the other hand, are primarily of a sustainable nature, but the benefits are mainly for society and less for the individual. The result of the analysis thereby indicates the need for additional incentives for users when deciding on prefabricated construction, which will motivate the market to increase the volume of this type of construction more rapidly, and consequently also for accelerated development of even more optimal sustainable materials and processes.