Industrial, flexible and dismantable (IFD) building technology: A key to sustainable construction

The Dutch government wishes to support the development and use of IFD Building Technology, which is considered to be a potentially successful integral construction concept. In the context of this program two industrial partners, a large building owner and the Eindhoven University of Technology are developing an IFD system-concept for the construction of multi-storey apartment buildings. In this project three subprojects are distinguished: a. Integration of installation and structure; b. Developing of IFD facade-concepts; c. Interface of main construction and foundation. The project has been awarded with a substantial subsidy of the Dutch government. The paper describes the principles of IFD Building Technology, the objectives and measures of the Dutch government in this respect, the research-program of the IFD Apartment Housing Project, the objectives of prototype testing and some examples.