IBT is the policy and industry umbrella for non-conventional or innovative construction systems that can improve housing delivery when they meet applicable performance and approval requirements.
In current South African human-settlements policy, Innovative Building Technologies include modern construction approaches such as modular, prefabricated, panelised and other systems intended to improve scalability, cost, quality, resilience or speed. Government is moving IBT into mainstream programmes rather than treating it only as isolated pilots.
Different systems can use concrete, steel, timber, panels, volumetric modules or hybrids. The important question is performance, compliance and suitability for the project.
DfMA is the engineering discipline used to design a system for repeatable manufacture, logistics and assembly rather than merely moving ordinary construction into a factory.
No. Product innovation, technical certification and programme approval are separate matters.
FB-061Assessment of design suitability for offsite manufacture, transport and assembly.
FB-017Prefabricated structural frame package coordinated to the building geometry.
FB-018Wall, roof or floor panel family for modular construction, shown as a panel assembly.
FB-019Volumetric building module with a configurable interior and defined service interfaces.
FB-020
FB-021Bathroom and plumbing core containing sanitary fittings and coordinated wet-service connections.
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FB-023Engineered structural connection system for modular assembly.
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