Panel building

Panel building may refer to buildings of one of the following types:

• Built of structural insulated panels
• Built of pre-fabricated concrete blocks, named differently in various countries.
• Large Panel System building, often called Plattenbau from German or Panelák from Czech and Slovak or Panelház in Hungarian
  • Called Khrushchyovka in Russian.

Panel building can be either frameless (column-less), or the panels can be fitted to:-

• Timber-, steel- or reinforced concrete-framed buildings
• Over common blockwork
• Or over tired existing masonry products

One of the main advantages is that the panels can be fitted in all weathers. There is no need for foundations and only a minimal framework is required.

See also

• Prefabricated building