Zhu, K; Xiang, Y; Bu, J and Zhang, H (2021) The design and construction of public service building in developing rural regions during the post COVID-19 period: Cased on a Chinese village centre. In: Scott, L and Neilson, C J (eds.) Proceedings of 37th Annual ARCOM Conference, 6-7 September 2021, Online Event, UK.
Abstract
The spread of COVID 19 has caused an increasing demand for public medical room. Cases of Chinese Huoshenshan Hospital and mobile cabin hospitals proved the effectiveness of constructing emergent medical buildings. However, these cases, usually with strict requirements on technology and infrastructure, are hard to implement in developing rural regions. Therefore, there is an urgent need for adapting industrial construction to the rural situation. This research introduced an adaptive approach for rural projects delivery during COVID-19. It is based on a longitudinal case study, recording and analysing the construction process of a village centre in Jiangsu, China, from 2019 to 2020. By comparing the construction process of actual operation and traditional method, the advantages in a shorter building period and lower labour density were verified. This research pointed out neglected risks in developing countries and provided a practical construction approach in these areas. It supported the prevention of COVID-19 global wide.
| Item Type: | Conference Paper (Paper) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | public service building; rural regions; post-COVID 19; construction design |
| Index terms: | effectiveness, design and construction, prevention, case study, COVID-19, density, industrial construction, developing country, China, construction process |
| Subjects: | health risk and incident analysis, performance management, Geography, development economics, data collection methods, financial risk, building construction, analytical methods, contractual arrangements |
| Topics: | Site Management, International Construction, Research Practice, Engineering Principles, Quality Management, Procurement, Cost Management, Geographical Context, Health and Safety, Urban Studies |
| Descriptive scope: | 3 PCE |
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