Introduction to Industrialized Construction
This course serves as an introduction for the whole learning pathway. Here, you are introduced to the definition and mega trends encompassing Industrialized Construction for the built environment lifecycle. In addition, Design-Build-Operate frameworks are introduced along with connections to advanced manufacturing principles and emerging trends and technologies prompted by Industry 4.0 and Construction 4.0.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Explain Industrialized Construction by giving descriptions, and stating main ideas behind the concept/paradigm
- Identify demand-side and supply-side drivers of Industrialized Construction
- Analyze the benefits of Industrialized Construction
- Examine the impact of Industrialized Construction on sustainability and circularity principles
Course modules
Why the industrialized construction revolution is happening now.
Hear from an MEP fabricator and a design firm on the importance of DfMA.
A proposed framework for Construction 4.0 based on a review of literature.
You have read the executive summary of "The next normal in construction" from McKinsey and Company. In this module, you can read the full 90 page article. You also learn about "Shaping the Future of Construction" from the World Economic Forum.
This module will determine what you retained from this course.
Instructor resources
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