verb
- manufacturing or assembling components of a structure in a factory before transporting them to a building site for final assembly
Usage: present participle of prefabricate; commonly used in construction and manufacturing contexts
Examples
- The company is prefabricating wall panels in their warehouse to speed up construction.
- By prefabricating the roof trusses, they reduced on-site labor costs significantly.
- Modern builders are prefabricating entire bathroom units before delivery to the project.
- The factory specializes in prefabricating modular homes for rapid deployment.
- They are prefabricating steel frames that will be assembled into the office building.
- Prefabricating components allows for better quality control in the manufacturing process.