Research on Advanced Technologies for Housing: Modeling of Manufactured Housing Production and Material Utilization

制造的房屋是在一个受控的环境下，在装配厂内建造的，提供安全和生产的建筑。在过去20-25年里，“人造住宅”在满足快速增长的住房需求方面发挥了关键作用。尽管市场的增长和对高效生产的需求，但制造住房行业面临着缺乏精简的装配工艺和生产过程中材料的流动和利用。本研究主要包括五个目标，即：(i)建立多工段房屋生产的生产过程模型；（ii）为物料流及其在装配线上的应用开发流程模型；（iii）整合目标1和2中产生的两个过程模型；（iv）在计算机仿真系统中实施集成过程模型；(v)为业界制订宣传及持续教育策略，并联同业界伙伴举办试验工作坊。这项研究将直接影响与可负担性和耐用性/质量相关的四个路径目标中的两个，并间接影响与能源效率和安全相关的另外两个目标。

Manufactured homes are built within and assembly plant under a controlled environment that provides safe and productive construction. "Manufactured Housing" has played a critical role in meeting the rapidly growing housing demand over the last 20-25 years. In spite of the growing market and need for efficient production, manufactured housing industry is faced with the lack of streamlined assembly process and the flow and utilization of materials in the production process.The proposed research consists of five objectives, which are: (i) to develop a production process model for multisection manufactured housing production; (ii) to develop a process model for the material flow and its utilization on the assembly line; (iii) to integrate the two process models produced in objectives 1 and 2; (iv) to implement the integrated process model in a computer simulation system; and (v) to develop a dissemination and continuing education strategy for the industry and offer a pilot workshop in conjunction with industry partners.This research will have direct influence on two of the four path goals related to affordability and durability/quality, and indirect influence on the other two goals related to energy efficiency and safety.