Building Technology 1

Project 1: Industrialized Building System

This is a group assignment which predominantly relates to the topics of Industrialised Building System (IBS) as well as the materials’ embodied energy. Before embarking on this project students will be exposed to different types and methods of the IBS system and the calculation of embodied energy of different building materials in the classroom. First, the group has to design a 3-storey apartment block using mainly IBS components. Then, the group has to construct a physical model of the building to imitate the actual IBS construction process and to record all the process in a video.


The importance of learning IBS construction is critical in this course because the technology is constantly improving and this IBS does helps a lot in improving the quality of construction in any categories. We also get introduce to many type of construction and construction method with this project. 

Project 2: Construction Solutions

This assignment is aligned with our studio 5 project which is a community library which required us to propose the construction method for our building. We are required to apply the right method into our building proposal in coordination with proper technical studies and development of our design. It also required the integration of more unique technical method into our building design proposal.