March 2025
http://dx.doi.org/10.2478/remav-2025-0004
Authors:
Małgorzata Krajewska
Nicolaus Copernicus University
Ewa Siemińska
Nicolaus Copernicus University
Izabela Rącka
Calisia University - Kalisz Poland
Kinga Szopińska
Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology
Ivo Kostov
University of Economics Varna
PREFABRICATED CONSTRUCTION IN THE RESIDENTIAL
REAL ESTATE MARKET
Małgorzata Krajewska1, Ewa Siemińska2, Izabela Rącka3*, Kinga Szopińska, Ivo Kostov4
1Department of Geodesy, Spatial Management and Real Estate, Bydgoszcz University of Science and Technology, 7 prof.
S. Kaliskiego Av., 85-796 Bydgoszcz, Poland, (MK) e-mail: malgorzata.krajewska@pbs.edu.pl, ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8541-2295; (KS) e-mail: k.szopinska@pbs.edu.pl, ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2702-936X
2Department of Investment and Real Estate, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, ul. Gagarina 11, 87-100 Toruń,
Poland, e-mail: ewahsiem@umk.pl, ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8885-0338
3Institute of Social Sciences, University of Kalisz, ul. Nowy Świat 4, 62-800 Kalisz, Poland, e-mail:
i.racka@uniwersytetkaliski.edu.pl, ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2344-0901
4Department of Business, Investment, Real Estate, University of Economics – Varna, 77 Kniaz Boris I Blvd., 9002 Varna,
Bulgaria, e-mail: i.kostov@ue-varna.bg, ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5623-471X
* Corresponding author
Abstract
Persistent housing shortages and escalating housing investment costs in numerous countries drive the search for technologies that enable faster, cost-effective housing development. Prefabrication technology has emerged as a promising solution, which enables buildings to be constructed in significantly shorter timeframes compared to traditional methods. This approach utilizes prefabricated structural elements manufactured in controlled factory settings, leading to a substantial reduction in the carbon footprint associated with the construction process.
This study focuses on two primary objectives: 1) Identifying the key factors for integrating prefabricated construction technology into the multifamily housing market, especially within the framework of sustainable development policies and the growing housing gap, and 2) Examining buyer preferences to assess their openness toward prefabricated construction in the multifamily residential market. Identification of the determinants of the implementation of prefabricated technology was carried out based on comprehensive literature review and critique of source documents. Additionally, buyer preference surveys were conducted among residents in post-communist Central and Eastern European countries (Poland, Bulgaria, and Ukraine).