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prefabrication

  • a word derived from prefabricate.
    prefabricate
    verb (used with object)
    to fabricate or construct beforehand.

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Although the structures take 165 man-hours to produce including the prefabrication, his team can build one a day, Zhuk said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 4, 2023

He added that the prefabrication method offered safety benefits as well: If you can “thin out the quantity of activities on site, people aren’t tripping over each other, and fewer bodies improves safety.”

From New York Times ● Apr. 26, 2022

But he staked his claims of affordability on the cheapness of prefabrication and marine development.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 5, 2019

Other established home builders and start-ups are moving into prefabrication too.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2018

Broken: The collapsed pedestrian bridge in Florida shows how dangerous the fashionable philosophy of prefabrication can be, Matthew N. Eisler argues.

From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2018