REVIEW ON THE PRACTICING OF PREFABRICATED BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY IN ETHIOPIA VS WORLD EXPERIENCES

Authors

  • BIRHANU MULUKEN TESSERA

Keywords:

Building, Expansion, Method of Construction, Prefabrication

Abstract

Prefabricated Method of Construction (PMC) is a prior method of construction in the world. Especially after WW II many European countries use PMC to solve their housing demand. This technology was also introduced in Ethiopia before thirty years ago. Nevertheless, the development and expansion is limited and it could not be saturated the sector. The purpose of this article is to review the implementation and expansion of PMC in Ethiopia versus the World experience. The study identified greater than 40 prefabricated buildings constructed for the last 30 years since the factory established and its distribution. The study showed that, the development of concrete prefab in the country were dramatically declining and its expansion was limited in the capital city Addis Abeba. Whereas, the agro-stone and steel prefab is in contrary.

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Published

2021-02-14

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 05 (2020): IJIERT

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Articles

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