Prefabricated housing for Russia : the past, present and future of prefabricated low-rise residential construction in Russia

• Main Author: Tulupnikov, Ivan S.
• Other Authors: Bhatt, Vikram C. (advisor)
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: McGill University 2000
• Subjects: Housing > Russia.; Prefabricated houses > Russia.
• Online Access: http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=33265

With the development of free-economy relations and with the changes in the social life of Russia that continue to this day, a construction boom in the low-storied housing market, which began in 1991, continues. However, despite the rapid development of the low-storied market itself, the construction industry was unable to adapt to the new economic relations and the high consumer demands being placed on it. This led to an increase in prices for low-storied housing and made it unaffordable for most strata of the population. === This paper will consider the peculiarities of applying new construction technologies in the market for low-storied housing in Russia, with the aim of reducing the cost of construction. The paper concentrates on studying previous experience in industrial construction in Russia, as well as on studying the peculiarities of today's low-storied housing market. === As a result of this research, the author identifies a number of specific peculiarities which new construction technology should possess in order to be able to adapt itself more rapidly and neatly on the Russian low-storied housing market.