prefabricate

[ pree-fab-ri-keyt ]

/ priˈfæb rɪˌkeɪt /

to fabricate or construct beforehand.

to manufacture in standardized parts or sections ready for quick assembly and erection, as buildings.

Origin of prefabricate

First recorded in 1930–35; pre- + fabricate

pre·fab·ri·ca·tion, noun pre·fab·ri·ca·tor, noun un·pre·fab·ri·cat·ed, adjective

Most have mature gardens and tall trees despite the fact they are nothing more than prefabricated structures.

Madonna, Carla Bruni & Obama Abandoned Pledges To Rebuild L'Aquila After The Quake |Barbie Latza Nadeau |November 18, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
From the top of the Church steeple, the highest point in this prefabricated settlement, I could only gawk at the carnage below.

The Extinction Parade: An Original Zombie Story by Max Brooks |Max Brooks |January 14, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
The cargo includes cement, reinforcement bars, and prefabricated wooden houses.

My Gaza Flotilla Diary |Henning Mankell |June 4, 2010 |DAILY BEAST
It was no great feat to divert the now aimless Colorado River aqueduct to the site nor to erect thousands of prefabricated houses.

Greener Than You Think |Ward Moore

The house, two stories of prefabricated metal, stood perched on one of the outer corners.

Rich Living |Michael Cathal
Ramshackle mine-buildings of prefabricated plastic straggled out from the shrouding blackness under a pinnacled ridge.

Master of the Moondog |Stanley Mullen

prefabricate

/ (priːˈfæbrɪˌkeɪt) /

(tr) to manufacture sections of (a building), esp in a factory, so that they can be easily transported to and rapidly assembled on a building site

prefabricated, adjective prefabrication, noun