It seems like forever ago we were posting "Not Only is China's Broad Group Planning to Assemble the World's Tallest Building in 90 Days, They Are Planning TO CAPTURE 30% OF THE WORLD's Construction Market (and cut energy costs by 50%)" and though they did not get the official okey dokey to build the world's tallest building and last I saw had not taken a 30% share of the world's construction market.
That July 2012 post was followed by:
Oct. 2012
Schedule for "World's Tallest Building in 90 Days" is now at 210 Days.
Oct. 2013
Update: World's Tallest/Fastest/Bestest Tower, Broad Sustainable's Sky City, is Grounded
But unlike many companies that get the kind of media attention that Broad received they did deliver to a certain extent: "China's Broad Sustainable Just Built A 57-Story Residential Tower in 19 Days".
And I'm sure that if any of the buildings have fallen down someone would have told me, so on to the latest.
From New Atlas, June 16:
Prefabricated buildings are designed to be put together very quickly – that's a big part of their appeal, after all. However, you'd be hard-pressed to find a building that goes up as quickly as this recently completed 10-story residential high-rise by China's Broad Group, which was assembled in just over a single day – or 28 hours and 45 minutes, to be exact.The high-rise was constructed using Broad Group's Living Building prefabricated construction system. One of the most appealing things about this system is that each building module has the same dimensions as a shipping container when folded, making it very easy to transport it pretty much anywhere in the world using existing shipping methods.Each module is prefabricated in a factory and consists of a primarily stainless steel structure that includes wiring, insulation, glazing and ventilation systems (the Broad Group is also a ventilation specialist). So, to put it simply, the basic idea is that you'd take a group of these container-sized modules to a building site and stack them as required, bolting them into place. They're then connected to power and water, and ready to use....
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