Singapore’s construction industry geared towards innovative practices Sure, we have all built a house or two using our lego bricks when we were young. But using lego-style methods to construct a building? That is a whole new ballgame altogether. The Crowne Plaza Changi Hotel extension is one of the first few private projects to utilize this innovative building method. What exactly is this “lego” building method? This innovative method is known as Prefabricated Pre-finished Volumetric Construction (PPVC). It basically installs “modules” completed with furniture, lighting and windows onto each other. The modules are manufactured in Shanghai and the walls, floors, furniture and fixtures are installed first in a factory. Then, they can be lifted by cranes and easily installed side by side and stacked up onto each other — just like legos. Thus, this effectively minimizes the manpower required in the construction process as lesser people are required to put together brick by brick from scratch. Benefits and increased productivity with PPVC 1. Lesser manpower This type of construction reduces manpower required in projects by 40%,  and decreases construction time by 17%. This will probably make Minister for National Development Lawrence Wong really happy. 2. Faster building construction In addition, it takes only 15-20 minutes […]

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