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  2. Category : Buildings and structures in the Philippines

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    Buildings and structures in the Philippines by type (23 C). Buildings and structures in Luzon (4 C) Buildings and structures in Metro Manila (35 C, 5 P)

  3. Prefabricated home - Wikipedia

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    A post-Second World War English prefabricated house, adjoining a similar refurbished property clad in brick In the United Kingdom, the word "prefab" is often associated with specific types of prefabricated single or two story homes built in large numbers after World War II , [ 17 ] such as Airey houses , as a temporary replacement for housing ...

  4. Commercial modular construction - Wikipedia

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    Commercial Modular Buildings are code-compliant, non-residential structures that are 60% to 90% completed offsite in a factory-controlled environment. They are then transported or shipped to a final destination where the modules are then erected onto a concrete foundation to form a finished building.

  5. Brick - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, modern standard bricks are specified for various uses; [47] The most commonly used is the modular brick has the actual dimensions of 7 + 5 ⁄ 8 × 3 + 5 ⁄ 8 × 2 + 1 ⁄ 4 inches (194 × 92 × 57 mm).

  6. Modular building - Wikipedia

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    Some modular homes include brick or stone exteriors, granite counters and steeply pitched roofs. Modulars can be designed to sit on a perimeter foundation or basement. In contrast, mobile homes are constructed with a steel chassis that is integral to the integrity of the floor system. Modular buildings can be custom built to a client's ...

  7. Monocrete construction - Wikipedia

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    Monocrete is a building construction method utilising modular bolt-together pre-cast concrete wall panels. [1]Monocrete construction was widely used in the construction of government housing in the 1940s and 1950s in Canberra, Australia.

  8. Modular construction - Wikipedia

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    Modular construction has consistently been at least 20 percent faster than traditional on-site builds. [citation needed] Currently, the design process of modular construction projects tends to take longer than that of traditional building. This is because modular construction is a fairly new technology and not many architects and engineers have ...

  9. Concrete block - Wikipedia

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    A pallet of "8-inch" concrete blocks An interior wall of painted concrete blocks Concrete masonry blocks A building constructed with concrete masonry blocks. A concrete block, also known as a cinder block in North American English, breeze block in British English, or concrete masonry unit (CMU), or by various other terms, is a standard-size rectangular block used in building construction.