Disclosed herewith a modular integrated building and a construction method thereof. The building comprises multiple prefabricated room units (1). A bottom of a load-bearing structure of the prefabricated room unit (1) is provided with a semi-prefabricated connecting port (2). Reinforcing bars arranged at a top of the prefabricated room unit (1) of a next floor are inserted in the connecting port (2) and thus connected with reinforcing bars arranged therein, so that the prefabricated room units (1) of two adjacent floors are connected with each other through in-situ casting concrete in the connecting port (2). A cast-in-situ concrete interlayer (3) is arranged on a top plate (11) of the prefabricated room unit (1) of a next floor, for connecting adjacent prefabricated room units (1) of a same floor together.

A method of erecting a multi-storey structure is disclosed. During construction, at least a portion of a perimeter facade of the structure is disposed to extend at least two storeys height beyond an upper work area of the structure and forms at least part of a safety barrier for that work area and wherein in erecting the multi-story structure, at least one further floor of the structure is erected over the upper work area. The further floor forming a respective subsequent upper work area of the structure, and wherein at least a portion of the facade is disposed to extend at least one storey height beyond the uppermost of the subsequent work areas.

The present invention provides a multi-storey modular building including at least a first and a second lightweight concrete-based prefabricated modules each having at least a beam, a column, and one horizontal structure selected from a ceiling or a floor at least partially attached to two or more of the beams and columns. A connection system includes at least one vertical alignment connector attached to a horizontal load-distributing plate positioned between the first and second lightweight concrete-based prefabricated modules for connecting the first and second lightweight concrete-based prefabricated modules, where a top portion thereof is positioned in a grout accepting cavity in the bottom end of the column of the second lightweight concrete-based prefabricated module and that in the top end of the column of the first lightweight concrete-based prefabricated module. In-situ grout embeds the vertical alignment connector in each grout accepting cavity.

The present invention discloses a flexible connecting structure of a prefabricated component and a building main body. The flexible connecting structure comprises multiple layers of cast-in-situ building main bodies spaced up and down, a prefabricated component is connected between two adjacent cast-in-situ building main bodies, a tenon is provided at the lower end of the prefabricated component, a mortise matching the tenon is provided on the top surface of the cast-in-situ building main body, and the prefabricated component is socketed to the lower layer of cast-in-situ building main body by tenon-and-mortise cooperation; and a first flexible layer for reducing the connection rigidity between the prefabricated component and the upper layer of cast-in-situ building main body is provided at the junction between the prefabricated component and the upper layer of cast-in-situ building main body. The present invention realizes a flexible connection between a prefabricated component and a building main body, and avoids the influence of the prefabricated component on the rigidity of the building main body.

The invention provides a prefabricated volumetric construction module having connection mechanism for securing to other similar modules. A prefabricated volumetric construction module includes a self-supporting structure and pairs of corner castings arranged at least at the corners of the structure. During building construction, the modules are assembled and secured together using connection rods and interlocking plates to provide vertical securement between vertically adjoining modules and horizontal securement between horizontally adjoining modules.

A method and system for an automated modular construction factory is presented. A plurality of pre-cast construction panels, a quality control zone, a transportation system, a general stockyard, a sequencing system, an assembly zone, an assembly system, a transit system, a finishing zone, and a plurality of finishing stations are provided. The pre-cast construction panels undergo quality control under the quality control zone and are transported and ordered to the general stockyard through the transportation and sequencing systems. The panels are then assembled into a constructed room in the assembly zone through the assembly system. The constructed room is transported by the transit system to the finishing zone where the constructed room is furnished and completed by the plurality of finishing stations.

The invention relates to an apparatus for the one-piece production of a room module (8) having three side elements (24) and a floor element (25) and/or a ceiling element (26), wherein the apparatus takes the form of a parallelepipedal and hollow core formwork (10) around which an outer formwork (9) for the room module (8) to be produced can be arranged. The following are provided here: a) a rectangular head element (11) which consists of first planar elements (1) and second planar elements (2), b) side elements (12, 13, 14, 15) which consist of a third planar elements (3) and fourth planar elements (4) and are arranged perpendicular to the head element (11) in the edge regions thereof, wherein at least the third planar elements (3) or the fourth planar elements (4) have corner regions (17) of the side elements (12, 13, 14, 15), c) the first planar elements (1) can be lowered under the second planar elements (2) of the head element (11) and can be displaced with respect to one another and, subsequently, the second planar elements (2) can be pushed together with a reduction of the rectangular area of the head element (11), and d) the third planar elements (3) and fourth planar elements (4), which are arranged perpendicular to the head element (11), of the side elements (12, 13, 14, 15) can then be moved in succession in the direction of a centre longitudinal axis (16) of the head element (11) or the core formwork (10).

Disclosed are various secure enclosures and associated composite construction methods. The described enclosures preferably utilize one or more prefabricated concrete walls that are mated to one or more metal panels. The panels include hollow ends that are secured to anchors formed within the prefabricated walls. This connection joins the concrete wall and the metal panel in a secure and tamper proof manner. The disclosed methods allow enclosures to be quickly constructed and easily configured depending upon the particular needs of the facility. The enclosures are cost effective, scalable, and easy to assemble.

A building structure suitable as a pair of floors each contains at least one pair of stacked units, which may be incorporated into a variety of multi-storey commercial or residential buildings. The structure includes two or more vertically stacked units which each define a respective self-contained space. As a floor module, the building structure extends downward from a planar ceiling surface, which forms the ceiling of an uppermost unit to a planar lower floor surface of the second lower other unit. Together, the pair of stacked units has an overall height equal to two and one-half to three full storeys, and a height selected between twenty-three and thirty-six feet, depending upon the respective building structure (7.5-12 feet). An interior dividing bearing wall is positioned within each of the units between the load-bearing sidewalls, and which divide each unit into primary and secondary living areas or spaces.

The invention provides a prefabricated volumetric construction module having connection mechanism for securing to other similar modules. A prefabricated volumetric construction module includes a self-supporting structure and pairs of corner castings arranged at least at the corners of the structure. During building construction, the modules are assembled and secured together using connection rods and interlocking plates to provide vertical securement between vertically adjoining modules and horizontal securement between horizontally adjoining modules.