prefabricate
Manufacture components offsite
To prefabricate is to manufacture components in advance for assembly elsewhere.
Prefabricated houses arrive at construction sites as walls, floors, and roof sections ready to be joined: The factory prefabricates bathroom units complete with plumbing.
The shortened form prefab serves as both noun and adjective: a prefab home, rows of prefabs.
Made of separable units
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
- sectionsDivided portions of something
- componentsConstituent parts
- factory-builtManufactured at a facility
precast · site · foundation · crane · scaffolding · framework · joist · girder
Standard measures of quantity
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
- sectionsDivided portions of something
- configurableAble to be adjusted
- adaptableAble to adjust readily
customizable · reconfigurable · scalable · interchangeable · standardized · expandable · relocatable · demountable
Industrial production facility
- mass-productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- automationSelf-operating system design
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
- machineryCollective mechanical equipment
Remove unnecessary elements
- cost-effectiveGiving good return cheaply
- time-savingReducing required duration
- leanLacking fat; incline
- productivityOutput relative to input
precision · repeatability · consistency · speed · economical · resource-efficient · labor-saving · budget-friendly
modular
Made of separable units
- panelsFlat rectangular sections
- sectionsDivided portions of something
- componentsConstituent parts
factory-built · precast · site · foundation · crane · scaffolding · framework · joist · girder · insulation
components
Constituent parts
fasten · erect · install · kit · precut · subassembly · weld · secure · connect · bolt
units
Standard measures of quantity
- interlockingEngaging by overlap
- sectionsDivided portions of something
- configurableAble to be adjusted
adaptable · customizable · reconfigurable · scalable · interchangeable · standardized · expandable · relocatable · demountable · portable
factory
Industrial production facility
- mass-productionLarge-scale standardized fabrication
- automationSelf-operating system design
- standardizationImplementing uniform technical specifications
machinery · conveyor · tooling · industrialization · workforce
streamline
Remove unnecessary elements
- cost-effectiveGiving good return cheaply
- time-savingReducing required duration
- leanLacking fat; incline
productivity · precision · repeatability · consistency · speed · economical · resource-efficient · labor-saving · budget-friendly
prefabricateimprovise
Perform without preparation
extemporize · ad-lib · jury-rig · cobble together · wing it
- prefabricated housingDwellings constructed elsewhere, assembled on-site
- prefabricated homesDwellings assembled before installation
- prefabricated buildingsStructures made in factories
prefabricated, prefabrication, prefabricates, prefabricating