To remain competitive, many contractors are looking at a multi-trade prefabrication and modularization approach to building, according to an article on the Medical Construction & Design magazine website.
Many healthcare projects are now using prefabrication for bathroom pods, headwalls and mechanical/electrical/plumbing (MEP) racks.
According to the article, some key points to remember when considering prefabrication are:
• Collaborate and plan for prefabrication early in the design phase
• Get buy-in from important stakeholders — owner, architect, engineer and subcontractor — early
• The use of BIM is critical
• Mockups are crucial to getting everyone on the same page
• Prefab is an especially attractive option for fast-paced projects or sites that have logistical or storage challenges
• Cost and time savings increases with repetition of prefab components
• Weather can be easier to deal with when prefab is occurring in a controlled environment
• Avoid prefabrication of ADA bathrooms to achieving dimensional code compliance
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