ManuBuild
Open Building Manufacturing
International project:
Acronym: ManuBuild
Programme: European Commission 6th RTD Framework Programme; Integrating and Strengthening the European Research Area
Contract No.: NMP2 – CT- 2005-515825
Project implementation period of time: 1.04.2005-31.03.2009
Total value of the project: EUR 19 457 391, incl. EC financing: EUR 10 000 000
ITB’s budget: EUR 118 125,00
Coordinator on behalf of ITB: Jacek Nurzyński, PhD, dr Marek Niemas, PhD
Participants, incl. Leader/Coordinating organisation:
Consortium: 24 entities from 11 countries
Leader: CORUS UK Ltd, United Kingdom
CONSOLIS OY AB, Finland
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY RESEARCH AND INFORMATION ASSOCIATION, United Kingdom
DRAGADOS S.A., Spain
EMPRESA MUNICIPAL DE LA VIVIENDA Y SUELO DE MADRID SA, Spain
ENTERPRIXE SOFTWARE LTD, Finland
FCC CONSTRUCCION S.A., Spain
FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V., Germany
FUNDACION LABEIN, Spain
GRAPHISOFT R&D RT, Hungary
INSTYTUT TECHNIKI BUDOWLANEJ, Poland
IVF INDUSTRIFORSKNING OCH UTVECKLING AB., Sweden
MOSTOSTAL WARSZAWA S.A., Poland
NCC CONSTRUCTION SVERIGE AB, Sweden
NEDERLANDSE ORGANISATIE VOOR TOEGEPAST NATUURWETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK – TNO, Holland
QUALITA' DEGLI APPALTI E SOSTENIBILITA' DEL COSTRUIRE - NUOVA QUASCO SOC. CONS. A.R.L.', Italy
SAINT-GOBAIN ISOVER BENELUX B.V., Holland
TAYLOR WOODROW CONSTRUCTION LTD., United Kingdom
TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAET MUENCHEN, Germany
UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID, Spain
UNIVERSITAET STUTTGART, Germany
UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD, United Kingdom
VALTION TEKNILLINEN TUTKIMUSKESKUS, Finland
YIT CONSTRUCTION LTD, Finland
Short description:
one of the main goals of the project was to create the basis for shifting the construction paradigm from the craft-raw material system towards an open industrial system and bringing it closer to other modern industries, ensuring a comprehensive approach to the construction process from design to demolition and recycling, taking into account the period of operation and maintenance of building. According to the adopted assumptions and estimates, a change in the concept of modern construction should lead to a reduction in construction costs by 50%, shortening the implementation time by 70% and reducing accident rates by 90%. The vision of the development of modern construction, bringing it closer to the automotive, shipbuilding and aviation industries, was the subject of work carried out as part of the integrated project ManuBuild, Open Building Manufacturing.
The concept of an open construction system developed as part of the Manu-Build project is an attempt to break current stereotypes, especially in relation to housing construction.
