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CLOSED PREFABRICATION [1 record]

Record 1 2000-04-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Prefabrication
DEF

Building system having interchangeability only of its own subsystems and components.

CONT

A closed system comprises one set of major components designed to integrate exclusively with each other. Such a system requires linked bids and coordinated product research and development by the manufacturers. In a closed system, the buyer has no alternative but to purchase the components specified.

Key term(s)
  • closed prefabrication system
  • closed prefabrication

French

Domaine(s)
  • Préfabrication
DEF

Préfabrication dans laquelle tous les éléments sont préfabriqués exclusivement les uns pour les autres.

CONT

Les systèmes fermés, c'est-à-dire conçus et fabriqués par un seul industriel, ont l'inconvénient de reproduire toujours les mêmes dispositifs et sont donc peu capables de conduire à une diversité architecturale.

Key term(s)
  • système de préfabrication fermée

Spanish

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