Application of Prefabricated Public Buildings in Rural Areas with Extreme Hot–Humid Climate: A Case Study of the Yongtai County Digital Industrial Park, Fuzhou, China

Accomplishing China’s national targets of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality necessitates proactive solutions, hinging critically on fundamentally transforming rural construction models. Current construction practices in rural areas are characterized by inefficiency, high resource consumption, and...

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Main Authors: Xin Wu, Jiaying Wang, Ruitao Zhang, Qianru Bi, Jinghan Pan
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description Accomplishing China’s national targets of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality necessitates proactive solutions, hinging critically on fundamentally transforming rural construction models. Current construction practices in rural areas are characterized by inefficiency, high resource consumption, and reliance on imported materials. These shortcomings not only jeopardize the attainment of climate objectives, but also hinder equitable development between urban and rural regions. Using the Digital Industrial Park in Yongtai County, Fuzhou City, as a case study, this study focuses on prefabricated public buildings in regions with extreme hot–humid climate, and innovatively integrates BIM (Building Information Modeling)-driven carbon modeling with the Gaussian Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (G2SFCA) method for spatial accessibility assessment to investigate the carbon emissions and economic benefits of prefabricated buildings during the embodied stage, and analyzes the spatial accessibility of prefabricated building material suppliers in Fuzhou City and identifies associated bottlenecks, seeking pathways to promote sustainable rural revitalization. Compared with traditional cast-in-situ buildings, embodied carbon emissions of prefabricated during their materialization phase significantly reduced. This dual-perspective approach ensures that the proposed solutions possess both technical rigor and logistical feasibility. Promoting this model across rural areas sharing similar climatic conditions would advance the construction industry’s progress towards the dual carbon goals.
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spelling doaj-art-e138604a683e411aa02fecec9352f2592025-08-20T04:00:53ZengMDPI AGBuildings2075-53092025-08-011515276710.3390/buildings15152767Application of Prefabricated Public Buildings in Rural Areas with Extreme Hot–Humid Climate: A Case Study of the Yongtai County Digital Industrial Park, Fuzhou, ChinaXin Wu0Jiaying Wang1Ruitao Zhang2Qianru Bi3Jinghan Pan4School of Architecture and Urban–Rural Planning, Fuzhou University, No. 2, Xueyuan Road, Shangjie Town, Minhou County, Fuzhou 350108, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Urban–Rural Planning, Fuzhou University, No. 2, Xueyuan Road, Shangjie Town, Minhou County, Fuzhou 350108, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Urban–Rural Planning, Fuzhou University, No. 2, Xueyuan Road, Shangjie Town, Minhou County, Fuzhou 350108, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Urban–Rural Planning, Fuzhou University, No. 2, Xueyuan Road, Shangjie Town, Minhou County, Fuzhou 350108, ChinaSchool of Architecture and Urban–Rural Planning, Fuzhou University, No. 2, Xueyuan Road, Shangjie Town, Minhou County, Fuzhou 350108, ChinaAccomplishing China’s national targets of carbon peaking and carbon neutrality necessitates proactive solutions, hinging critically on fundamentally transforming rural construction models. Current construction practices in rural areas are characterized by inefficiency, high resource consumption, and reliance on imported materials. These shortcomings not only jeopardize the attainment of climate objectives, but also hinder equitable development between urban and rural regions. Using the Digital Industrial Park in Yongtai County, Fuzhou City, as a case study, this study focuses on prefabricated public buildings in regions with extreme hot–humid climate, and innovatively integrates BIM (Building Information Modeling)-driven carbon modeling with the Gaussian Two-Step Floating Catchment Area (G2SFCA) method for spatial accessibility assessment to investigate the carbon emissions and economic benefits of prefabricated buildings during the embodied stage, and analyzes the spatial accessibility of prefabricated building material suppliers in Fuzhou City and identifies associated bottlenecks, seeking pathways to promote sustainable rural revitalization. Compared with traditional cast-in-situ buildings, embodied carbon emissions of prefabricated during their materialization phase significantly reduced. This dual-perspective approach ensures that the proposed solutions possess both technical rigor and logistical feasibility. Promoting this model across rural areas sharing similar climatic conditions would advance the construction industry’s progress towards the dual carbon goals.https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/15/2767prefabricated buildingsextreme hot–humid climatecarbon neutralitybuilding information modelingspatial accessibility
spellingShingle Xin Wu
Jiaying Wang
Ruitao Zhang
Qianru Bi
Jinghan Pan
Application of Prefabricated Public Buildings in Rural Areas with Extreme Hot–Humid Climate: A Case Study of the Yongtai County Digital Industrial Park, Fuzhou, China
Buildings
prefabricated buildings
extreme hot–humid climate
carbon neutrality
building information modeling
spatial accessibility
title Application of Prefabricated Public Buildings in Rural Areas with Extreme Hot–Humid Climate: A Case Study of the Yongtai County Digital Industrial Park, Fuzhou, China
title_full Application of Prefabricated Public Buildings in Rural Areas with Extreme Hot–Humid Climate: A Case Study of the Yongtai County Digital Industrial Park, Fuzhou, China
title_fullStr Application of Prefabricated Public Buildings in Rural Areas with Extreme Hot–Humid Climate: A Case Study of the Yongtai County Digital Industrial Park, Fuzhou, China
title_full_unstemmed Application of Prefabricated Public Buildings in Rural Areas with Extreme Hot–Humid Climate: A Case Study of the Yongtai County Digital Industrial Park, Fuzhou, China
title_short Application of Prefabricated Public Buildings in Rural Areas with Extreme Hot–Humid Climate: A Case Study of the Yongtai County Digital Industrial Park, Fuzhou, China
title_sort application of prefabricated public buildings in rural areas with extreme hot humid climate a case study of the yongtai county digital industrial park fuzhou china
topic prefabricated buildings
extreme hot–humid climate
carbon neutrality
building information modeling
spatial accessibility
url https://www.mdpi.com/2075-5309/15/15/2767
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