China builds 57-story skyscraper in just 19 days
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A Chinese architecture company constructed a 57-story, 800 apartment building in just 19 days. Broad Sustainable Building company, owned by Chinese entrepreneur, Zhang Yue has named their new skyscraper as ‘Mini Sky City’, BBC reports.
The man behind the building, Zhang, says he wants to start a revolution in building.
The key? A little hack called modular construction.
The Modular Building Institute defines it as a process in which a building is constructed off-site, under controlled plant conditions, using the same materials and designing to the same codes and standards as conventionally built facilities - but in about half the time. Buildings are produced in "modules" that when put together on site, reflect the identical design intent and specifications of the most sophisticated site-built facility - without compromise.
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