Section 5: element definitions
6 Prefabricated buildings and building units
6.1 Prefabricated buildings and building units
Definition: Prefabricated complete building and room units.
Functional definition: To provide enclosed usable floor area installed as a prefabricated unit. Note: Not a building element, included to account for general works that cannot be allocated to elements.
Measurement: Floor area measured as for gross internal floor area for each unit (m²)
Cost and area of different units to be stated separately.
Design criteria to be stated: None.
6.1.1 Complete buildings
Complete or substantially complete building superstructures.
| Includes | Excludes |
| Supply and installation of prefabricated buildings | Substructure (see 1.1 Substructure) |
| Internal connections of prefabricated services | Superstructure, finishes and fittings supplied and installed or applied on site, e.g. external brick skin, roof covering, finishes, etc. allocate to appropriate elements |
| Services supplied and installed on site, allocate to appropriate elements | |
| Service connections to the building (see 8.7 External Services) |
6.1.2 Building units
Building units supplied as completed or substantially complete units.
| Includes | Excludes |
| Supply and installation of prefabricated units including: hotel rooms, kitchens, boiler rooms and the like | Waste pipes external to the unit (see 5.3 Disposal installations) |
| Internal connections of prefabricated services | Hot and cold water distribution external to the unit (see 5.4 Water installations) |
| Electricity supply external to the unit (see 5.8 Electrical installations) |
6.1.3 Pods
Pods supplied as completed or substantially complete units.
| Includes | Excludes |
| Supply and installation of prefabricated pods including: bathrooms, toilets, shower rooms and the like | Waste pipes external to the unit (see 5.3 Disposal installations) |
| Internal connections of prefabricated services | Hot and cold water distribution external to the unit (see 5.4 Water installations) |
| Electricity supply external to the unit (see 5.8 Electrical installations) |