The difference between integrated houses and prefabricated houses

With the development of new industrial technologies, construction houses can be manufactured in bulk and as a complete set, just like machine production, by pre prefabricating building components.
In the long-term development process, integrated houses and prefabricated houses, as new architectural models, have many similarities, but they are two different concepts.
What is an integrated house?
Integrated houses (also known as houses that can be moved or dismantled multiple times) were born in the late 1950s. The main concept is to prefabricate walls and roofs in factories, process load-bearing structures represented by steel structures according to design requirements, and quickly assemble the building model.
Integrated housing consists of structural systems, ground systems, floor systems, wall systems, and roof systems. Each system consists of several unit modules, which are manufactured in the factory and assembled on-site. The integrated house can be dismantled and moved without damaging the land. Realized the transformation of housing from "real estate" to "movable property" for thousands of years, and achieved the separation of real estate and immovable property for thousands of years.
Integrated houses are temporary or permanent houses that are easy to dismantle, easy to install, convenient for transportation and storage, and can be reused multiple times. Temporary offices and dormitories widely used on construction sites; Large scale field exploration and construction buildings for transportation, water conservancy, oil, natural gas, and other fields; Temporary buildings for urban office, civil resettlement, exhibitions, etc; Leisure villas and vacation homes in tourist areas; Earthquake relief and military architecture.
Prefabricated houses
It refers to a house assembled with prefabricated components at the construction site. This type of house has the advantages of fast construction speed, less climate restrictions, labor saving, and improved building quality. Prefabricated houses began to attract people's interest in the early 20th century and were implemented in the 1960s.
Prefabricated houses have the following characteristics:
A large number of building components are produced and processed by the workshop, and the main types of components include: exterior wall panels, interior wall panels, composite panels, balconies, air conditioning panels, stairs, prefabricated beams, prefabricated columns, etc.
Compared to the original cast-in-place operation, a large number of assembly operations on site have been greatly reduced.
Adopting the integrated design and construction of architecture and decoration, the ideal state is that the decoration can be carried out synchronously with the main construction.
With the standardization of design and the informatization of management, the more standardized the components, the higher the production efficiency, and the corresponding component costs will also be reduced. With the digital management of factories, the cost-effectiveness of the entire prefabricated house will become increasingly high.
What is the difference between integrated houses and prefabricated houses?
Similarities:
Components are produced in advance in the factory
On site construction is more efficient than traditional building models, with fewer on-site pouring operations
Differences:
Usage: Integrated housing is commonly used for temporary and mobile housing, making it easy to demolish and turnover;
Prefabricated houses are mainly used for long-term residences, characterized by prefabrication, fast construction speed, and high efficiency