Love it. This type of construction has to become the construction technology of the future. Much more efficient, already pre-tested for sismic resistance, and I'm guessing cheaper as well?

The title should be more "30-Story Building Assembled in 15 days". I'm willing to bet more than 15 days went into prefabricating all the parts. I'm also skeptical of some of the claims: 5x more energy efficient (than what, and how is it measured?).

Still, pretty neat. I wonder what it would be like to stay in that hotel.

*future?

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Unfortunately all painted surfaces contain lead and melamine

Probably the same dudes who built this one:

http://videosift.com/video/China-builds-15-story-hotel-in-6-days

The IKEA of buildings.

>> ^legacy0100:

Probably the same dudes who built one:
http://videosift.com/video/China-builds-15-story-hotel-in-6-days
Y
es, this is the same company.

Ya, as if China needed to build any faster than what they are doing right now
https://www.google.com/search?q=ghost+cities+of+china
Some estimate that China has as many is 60 million unoccupied apartments in such ghost cities.

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>> ^mxxcon:

Ya, as if China needed to build any faster than what they are doing right now
https://www.google.com/search?q=ghost+cities+of+china
Some estimate that China has as many is 60 million unoccupied apartments in such ghost cities.


That's amazing. And scary. This SBS report is just sad, a country building with no need... it's going to come crashing down at some time.

And it's so sad that they are building so many apartments with prices that make them useless to the millions that need them, so therefore are completely useless. Whereas if they were providing them as affordable housing for those that need it they'd be killing two birds with one stone. They'd keep their GDP up as they so desperately want to, AND they'd be increasing the standard of living for their people.

Baffling why it can't be that way.

Any architects here? Is prefab really the future of architecture and is it safe?

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