Tall building designers have used prefabrication

techniques on discrete elements for years, but

never before has an entire prefabricated building
system been developed to this degree. It is both a
structural and mechanical engineering response to
the demands of a rapidly urbanizing world.
Integrating a bolted assembly technique with triple
glazing, automatic blinds and air filtration systems,
the BSB Method is a clear and innovative way of
fundamentally rethinking tall building construction,
and holds great promise for the future.

Tall building construction has always been a time-

consuming enterprise, and it amplifies the widely
acknowledged contribution of the building industry
to landfill-bound waste.

Interior view of modular structural

component
Seismic test model of modular structural system
ABOUT BSB:

In observation of this challenge, BROAD Group

devised the Broad Sustainable Building (BSB)
technology, a prefabricated construction method
that adopts modular design technology to vastly
reduce the waste associated with construction. The
aim of this process is to lower energy
consumption, reduce environmental pollution, and
save energy resources. The ultimate benefit will be
the industrialization of the construction industry.
BSB makes use of fabricated, diagonally braced
joint steel frame structures, which offer resistance
to earthquakes of a magnitude of 9 on the Richter
scale, are 90 percent factory assembled, and
produce buildings that contribute only one percent
of the construction waste of a comparable
conventionally built structure. From a structural
perspective, the BSB system distributes stresses
evenly and supports a high bearing capacity. The
diagonally braced reinforced joint steel frame
structure system consists of a main board,
columns, and diagonal bracing.
 Construction members are factory
made. The floor slab is made up of
a concrete-filled, profiled steel
sheet, which is affixed to steel
beams this creates a board
module. Columns support the
board; diagonal bracing is set
between beams and columns.
Heavy construction members are
joined by high-strength bolts on-
site. This approach helps to achieve
the purpose of easy installation,
easy disassembly, and easy
maintenance, while still ensuring
strength. Recently completed modular components
 he BSB project has changed the construction
mode from an extensive construction process
into a lean, sustainable production line. Only
ten percent of construction time is on-site;
the rest is inside the controlled conditions of
a factory. Unlike conventional construction
sites, in the factory there is virtually no risk of
fire, no water or dust infiltration, no noxious
odors, and no construction waste. Not only is
environmental pollution reduced; the quality
of construction, increase in productivity, and
lowered cost of construction has significant
implications for the future of building tall. On-
site, workers lift boards, tighten bolts, and
conduct painting. No sawing or welding is
required, reducing the time spent, and noise
and traffic disruption to neighboring
communities.

Placing completed modular components on-site

 The air filtration system is also
prebuilt in the factory and
optimized for areas with poor air
quality, such as Chinas urban
regions. The initial stage of the
system uses typical coarse filters
that collect the largest particles.
The second stage uses the
Broad-specific electrostatic
cleaner.
 he process has been successfully
implemented through the
construction of the T30 Hotel, a 30-
story, prefabricated hotel building
in Xiangyin, Hunan Province. This
construction project caught the
worlds attention through the
distribution of a YouTube video
depicting its construction in just 15
days. BROAD Group has even
higher ambitions for the
technology: it has proposed to
build the worlds next tallest
building (at 838 meters) using the
BSB Method in just nine months.
. Exterior view of T30 Hotel