ABSTRACT
During the twentieth century, manufacturers developed a number of non-traditional building processes for the construction of housing. These forms of houses were known as system buildings. Modern timber-frame housing is such a system and has already been covered in some detail in Chapter 13. It is well-established and has been in use for over 50 years in the UK. This chapter discusses other system buildings used for housing: pre-cast concrete, in-situ concrete and steel-framed housing.
