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•The modular construction industry has made signifi ant advances in implementing processes and materials to build and deliver more sophisticated and complex facility types.
•Modular for multi-story, steel framed structures are becoming more popular.
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•Modular for health care
•educational structures,
•and large scale military projects
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•Always known for its time saving advantages,
•modular is now being recognized for being a more resource efficient, inherently greener process.
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•Studies focusing on construction efficiency have documented 25 to 50 percent waste in coordinating labour and in managing, moving, and installing materials.
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on •Opportunities for Breakthrough Improvements
1•Widespread deployment and use of
interoperable technology applications, also called Building Information Modelling (BIM);
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2•Improved job-site efficiency
through more effective interfacing of people, processes, materials, equipment, and information;
3•Greater use of prefabrication,
preassembly, modularization, and off-site fabrication techniques and processes;
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4 •Innovative, widespread use of demonstration installations;
5•Effective performance
measurement to drive efficiency and support innovation.
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Manufacturing building components off-site provides for more controlled conditions and allows for improved quality and precision in the fabrication of the component.”
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•The five activities are interrelated, and the implementation of each will enable that of the•others.
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•There must be a strategic, collaborative approach towards these five approaches
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EffectiveperformancemeasurementInnovative
widespread useof
demonstrationinstallations
prefabricationpre assembly
modularization,off-site
fabricationtechniques and
process
effectiveinterfacing of
peopleprocessesmaterials
equipmentinformation
BuildingInformation
Modeling (BIM)
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Interoperability
Is the ability to manage and communicate
electronic data among people such as:
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owners
clients,
contractors
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and across a project’sdesign, engineering, operations, project
management, construction, financial, and legal units
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This has been made possible by a range of information technology tools and
applications including: computer-aided design and drafting (CADD)three– and four–dimensional visualization
and modelling programslaser scanning
cost-estimating and scheduling toolsmaterials tracking.
Effective use of interoperable technologies requires:
integrated
collaborative processes
effective planning up
front
Interoperable technologies can also help to:
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excavation and earthmoving operations, concrete placement, pipe installation)
information technologies (e.g., radio-frequency identification tags for tracking materials, personal digital assistants for capturing field data);
process improvements the provision of real–time information for
improved management at the job site could significantly cut waste
Can improve job–site safety improve the quality of projects
barriersthe segmentation and sequencing of
planning
engineering
construction processes
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communication
collaboration
management skills
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Greater use of:PrefabricationPreassemblyModularizationoff-site fabrication techniques and processes
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Advantages:lower project costsshorter schedulesimproved qualityMore efficient use of labour and materials
Obstaclesbuilding codes
that hinder innovation
conventionaldesign and
construction processes and practices
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Innovative, widespread use of demonstration
Installations field testing on a job site; seminars, training, and conferences; scientific laboratories with
sophisticated equipment and standardized testing and reporting protocols.
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used to show the effectiveness of: new processes technologies materials and their readiness to be
deployed throughout the construction industry.
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made about whether innovative approaches are mature enough for general use
demonstration installations can help to mitigate innovation– related risks to owners, contractors, and subcontractors.
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Effective performance measurement to drive
efficiency and support innovation Performance measures are enablers
of innovation and of corrective actions throughout a project’s life cycle.
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They can help companies and organizations
understand issues such as: how processes or practices led to
success or failure, improvements or inefficiencies, and how to use that knowledge to improve products, processes, and the outcomes of active projects.
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