Harnessing Prefabrication & Manufacturing Approaches
10:00 Workshop A
Exploring the Value of Prefabrication Using Data to Maximize Potential Savings for Your Project
Synopsis
- Highlighting the evolving safety, labor savings, speed to market and productivity drivers for prefabrication and modular to convince owners and designers of its value
- Utilizing historical data on cost savings and waste elimination to overcome misconceptions and gain excitement from your team on what’s possible with prefab
- Creating a data feedback loop from estimating to installation to improve the way products are priced, designed and delivered to increase your competitive advantage
12:00 pm Lunch Break & Networking
1:00pm Workshop B
Differentiating Manufacturing & Prefabrication: What Is the Best Option for My Project?
Synopsis
- Looking at prefabrication and manufacturing as two different mindsets to understand the nuances of each approach and what that means for your projects
- Understanding how a manufacturing approach where products are built as complete systems can help with efficient scaling and labor reduction
- Assessing how manufacturing facilitates multi-trade integrated delivery to expedite installation timelines
- Discussing how different jurisdictions interpret building codes and what more needs to happen to enable standardization throughout different regions
3:00 pm Afternoon Refreshments
3:30pm Workshop C
Outlining the Necessary Steps to Effectively Plan & Coordinate Prefab on Your Projects
Synopsis
- Understanding the value that comes with early planning for optimizing prefabrication efforts and mapping out the process to align the team on cost, schedule and realization of the design intent
- Establishing a collaborative culture and sharing common goals from day one to maximize opportunities for prefabrication and modularization
- Determining the line of demarcation: how should work be split between field and shop to plan resources and schedules accordingly, while ensuring expectations are met, products are priced, designed and delivered, improving your competitive advantage
