Modular construction

Modular construction

A type of construction in which the size of all building materials is based on a common unit of measure.
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modular construction

1. Construction in which a selected unit or module, such as a box or other subcomponent, is used repeatedly in the aggregate construction.
2. A system of construction employing large, prefabricated, mass-produced, partially preassembled sections or modules which are subsequently put together in the field.
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