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Mind the Interfaces: A Primer on Offsite Fabrication

ENR Construction

To reduce project cost and schedule length while addressing the skilled labor shortage, many owners and contractors are moving work from the construction site to a fabrication facility.

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Build lean, clean, and green: Exploring off-site heavy timber construction

Construction Specifier

However, as technology advances and projects become more complex—and with labor at a more significant premium than ever—several challenges to the traditional way of doing things on a job site have emerged. Using a high-quality, carefully designed system such as heavy timber construction offers many advantages to off-site construction.

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Curtain wall design-assist: Navigating the process for success

Construction Specifier

Technological advancements in curtain wall design tools, materials, prototyping, and fabrication techniques offer new avenues for achieving these lofty design and performance goals. In some cases, for example with some state/government projects, design-assist and early award is not permitted as it conflicts with procurement regulations.

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Trending: The Rise of Prefab and Modular Commercial Construction Techniques

HardHatChat

can have a positive impact on a construction project’s schedule and budget. Not all that long ago, when I was still a young laborer in the field, many items such as millwork, ductwork and mechanical components were still frequently fabricated on the job site. Back then, many “old timers” predicted prefabrication was the future.

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Managing Commercial Construction Lead Times

HardHatChat

At Englewood , we now believe lead times need to be the primary driver of the project schedule. It is important to secure this information right from the outset because materials should drive design decisions in the market, especially where schedule and cost are very important or critical to success.

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Modular Construction: Pros and Cons

Lets Build

Modular construction techniques involve manufacturing the components of a structure in a factory that will later be assembled on-site. You may have heard this described as “off-site construction” or “prefabrication”—these terms are interchangeable with modular construction. On-site installations also go faster.

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BIM at LOD400: Why Level of Development 400 matters for design and virtual construction

BD+C

By broadening design to anticipate construction issues and delivering a fabrication-ready model, engineers can create more certainty in cost, schedule, and design intent. It is this uncertainty that is the breeding ground for risk, unmet cost and schedule expectations, and loss of trust between project partners.

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