Rapid urbanization has led to a housing shortage in India, prompting initiatives such as “Housing for All” to provide affordable homes.
Prefabricated construction offers a quicker, cost-effective solution to housing shortages by utilizing factory-based building processes. Prefabrication faces challenges to widespread adoption in the form of logistical issues, high costs, and regulatory barriers.
Adoption is limited by physical, economic, and productivity barriers that need strategic solutions.
Policy alignment, financial incentives, and industry collaboration are needed to boost adoption of prefabrication and building information modeling (BIM).
Integrating prefabrication with BIM can enhance sustainable urban development in India, and requires supportive policies and industry-wide collaboration.