# Integration of Building Services in Modular Construction: A PRISMA Approach
## 3 Results
### Systematic Analysis of Integration of Building Services in Modular Construction
#### 3.2.1 Overview of Included Studies
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**Study’s Title** & **Methodology** & **Application/Objective** & **Reference** \\ \hline Optimising Modularity of Predabricated Residential Plumbing Systems for Construction in Remote Communities & \(\bullet\) & Literature review and experts’ interview & The study examines multi-trade prefabrication, which combines mechanical, electrical, and plumbing services into a single module for off-site and on-site installation. & [52] \\ \hline Precast Concrete Floor Framing Systems to Accommodate Nonstructural Requirements & \(\bullet\) & Literature review Experts interviews & The study examined modular off-site construction for piping systems, an essential part of building services. & [53] \\ \hline Thermoelectric cooling heating unit prototype & \(\bullet\) & Simulation and data analysis Prototype design & The study analyses the prototype’s design, assembly, and energy behavior and its pros and cons compared to traditional HVAC systems. & [54] \\ \hline Obstacles Preventing the Off-Site Prefabrication of Timber and MEP Services: Qualitative Analyses from Builders and Suppliers in Australia & \(\bullet\) & Expert interviews, content analysis, and data analysis, and data analysis services with in situ construction. & The study recommends early involvement, collaborative procurement, digital tools, modular coordination, and system development for integrating off-site prefabricated timber and MEP services with in situ construction. & [43] \\ \hline Economic Integrated Structural Framing for BIM-Based Predabricated Mechanical, Electrical, and Plumbing Racks & \(\bullet\) & Case study and data analysis & The study examines multi-trade prefabrication, which combines mechanical, electrical, and plumbing services into a single module for off-site and on-site installation. & [47] \\ \hline Modular and Offsite Construction of Piping: Current Barriers and Route & \(\bullet\) & Mixed methods: qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis & The study examined modular off-site construction for piping systems, an essential part of building services. & [44] \\ \hline Simulation-Driven Design of Wood Framing Support Systems for Off-Site Construction Machinery & \(\bullet\) & Simulation, data collection and analysis, and cost-benefit analysis & The study offers strategies for enhancing off-site production efficiency and performance. & [50] \\ \hline Steel concrete composite systems for modular construction of high-rise buildings & \(\bullet\) & Literature review and thematic analysis & This study integrates building services into the modules’ structural zone, utilizing a slim floor system to reduce the floor-to-floor depth and assure service compatibility with varying module sizes. & [48] \\ \hline Investigating the disparities between experimental and computational analyses of thermal performance in prefabricated wall panels & \(\bullet\) & Experiments, simulations, and thermal performance comparison & The study investigated the thermal performance of prefabricated wall panels, commonly used in modular buildings. & [3] \\ \hline Geometric quality inspection of prefabricated MEP modules with 3D laser scanning & \(\bullet\) & Data collection and analysis & The study used 3D laser scanning to inspect prefabricated MEP module geometry. & [49] \\ \hline Building HVAC control knowledge data schema—Towards a unified representation of control system knowledge & \(\bullet\) & Data collection and analysis & Using the study’s data schema, a control self-configuration framework that interacts with a database of control modules to select and apply building system-specific control strategies can be developed. & [5] \\ \hline Modularisation and assembly algorithm for efficient MEP construction & \(\bullet\) & Case study, data analysis, and experts’ interview & The paper discusses the benefits and challenges of modular construction and presents a case study of applying the algorithm to a fire suppression system project in Taiwan. & [6] \\ \hline Construction problems such as tiling puzzles & \(\bullet\) & Data collection, logical and combinatorial methods & Mathematical theory of tilings for modular construction. & [45] \\ \hline \hline \end{tabular}
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