Chinese construction has been in the headlines for record-breaking speed: a 10-story residential building erected in 28 hours and 45 minutes, or a 57-story skyscraper built in 19 working days. These projects rely on meticulous planning, extreme prefabrication, and clockwork execution.

Besides those unique showcase projects, I wanted to learn how Chinese AEC firms are industrializing construction at scale. My recent conversation with three China Construction Third Engineering Bureau (CSCEC 3rd Bureau) experts shed light on two breakthrough technologies that exemplify this shift.

Two strategies for industrialization
As the construction industry evolves, two powerful strategies are emerging to drive industrialization: bringing construction into the factory or bringing the factory to the construction site.