SHENZHEN, China, May 24, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Chinese modular
building provider CIMC Modular Building Systems Holding Co Ltd
(CIMC MBS) has started construction of Hong Kong's first modular building project for
permanent use on May 20, marking a
milestone in application of the new construction method in the
metropolis.
The InnoCell project is an on-site residential building aimed at
providing working space-cum-temporary accommodations for companies
and incubatees working at Hong
Kong Science Park. It will
provide more than 400 residential units of accommodation for talent
and incubatees from the Science Park.
While the first and second floor of the 17-storey building will
use traditional construction method, the rest will apply the
innovative construction approach of modular construction.
Modular construction is a type of prefabricated building model.
Instead of doing all the construction work on-site, it allows more
than 90 percent of a building project to be finished in the
factory, significantly saving construction time and reducing
construction waste.
According to CIMC MBS, construction time of InnoCell is expected
to be reduced by 30 percent. Construction of the project is
expected to be completed by 2020.
"By building construction projects in Hong Kong, we not only show the local
government and the local industry our unique advantages in modular
construction technology, but also, we have become more familiar
with the city's regulations in design, examination and approval,
acceptance specification," Victor
Zhu, general manager of CIMC MBS, said, "With more than ten years of
experience in the global market, we are able to provide our
Hong Kong customers with high
quality services. This is what our customers value most and the
primary reason that we won the bidding."
Hong Kong Chief Executive
Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor said, the prefabricated building model helps
solve challenges facing Hong
Kong's construction industry at the current time, including
the lack of construction workers, the need to improve safety of
construction site and enhance productivity.
Lam said adopting the new approach in the construction of
InnoCell is in line with her policy of encouraging the industry to
use innovative technologies and is a new milestone in promoting
technological application in the field.
The city will further expand the usage of modular
construction in other projects in the future, she added.
CIMC MBS has been making efforts on helping Hong Kong transform and upgrade its
construction industry in recent years. In November 2018, the company finished construction
of the city's first modular building facility at Zero Carbon
Building. The facility is for display, not for permanent use.
InnoCell, as Hong Kong's first
such project for permanent use, has a significant meaning to the
innovative development of the city's construction industry,
Zhu noted. That means CIMC MBS has
successfully marched into Hong
Kong market and laid a solid foundation for its growing
presence there, he said.
"As Hong Kong government steps up efforts to promote the
application of modular building in the city, we will have a wider
space for growth, enabling us to make greater contributions to the
transformation and upgrade of Hong
Kong's construction industry," Zhu said.
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