The pressures of tight schedules, a shortage of qualified labor, and environmental challenges have motivated some building product manufacturers to turn to innovations for relief, reports Construction Dive. Technological and scientific advancements are allowing the construction industry to utilize integrated products that are delivering substantial benefits.
Integrated products help reduce installation time, as well as the size of the crew. In turn, this decreases the need for components such as scaffolding, and can require fewer trips around the building during installation reducing on-site job hazards. Work is completed in a safer, climate-controlled environment, eliminating the impacts of harsh weather and scheduling delays from work stoppages.
Integrated products such as integrated facade panels, integrated sheathing, and prefabricated walls are greatly reducing the costs while increasing the speed and safety of the construction process. Several major U.S. construction firms are already creating specific project management roles to handle off-site, prefab construction.
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