Case Study of Integrated Prefab Accommodations System for Migrant On-Site Construction Workers in China

Abstract

AbstractSerious labor shortages in the construction industry have emerged in China in recent years. This has led to a significant need for the industry to improve the poor accommodations and inferior conditions of living quarters for migrant workers by applying both technical and management methods. In order to address the problem of improving the accommodations for rural migrant construction workers in urban China, this paper uses modular construction technology to develop an innovative integrated prefabricated (prefab) accommodation system for construction workers on site. The current status of the traditional construction workers’ quarters is investigated to reveal the most urgent problems in terms of health, safety, and environmental considerations. By analyzing barriers that block innovation to improved workers’ quarters, the integrated prefab accommodation system is proposed in detail, with the quarters’ design and operational management mode taken into account. The developed system can provide more...