Paper

Housing and Concrete, a Design Build Studio

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Abstract

The need for affordable housing has never been greater: Populations are fluctuating, cost of living is increasing and new typologies for live - work options are needed. This paper will discuss the framework and findings from a design build studio that developed and tested strategies to address these issues using precast concrete as a construction system. The paper will discuss the learning objectives, outcome and challenges of the studio that students selected as an option studio in their 4th year of NJIT’s B Arch program. The studio invested in the possibilities of precast concrete construction methods, ideas for new strategies for mass customization, construction and assembly processes that make the use of concrete more efficient and therefore more environmentally and financially sustainable. To do that the studio teamed up with the Precast Concrete Institute PCI, High Concrete Group, BLDGUP a local developer, and NJIT’s Concrete Industry Management Program CIM.

Keywords: Housing, Precast Concrete, Design Build

How to Cite:

Riether, G. & Mahgoub, M. A., (2023) “Housing and Concrete, a Design Build Studio”, Building Technology Educators’ Society 2023(1), 124–128. doi: https://doi.org/10.7275/btes.1943