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Trending: The Rise of Prefab and Modular Commercial Construction Techniques

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Something we’re hearing a lot about in our industry right now is the growing trend and popularity of prefab and modular commercial construction solutions. 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.

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Industrialized Construction Bridges the Gap Between Traditional and Future Building – Q&A with Salla Eckhardt

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As SVP of Commercial Markets, Salla uses her expertise to advance the use of technology in the commercial sector to transform the built environment.  Originally from Finland, Salla holds a master’s in architecture and structural engineering. Everything was designed and engineered using BIM, then fabricated and lifted into place.

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Industrialized Construction Bridges the Gap Between Traditional and Future Building – Q&A with Salla Eckardt

Autodesk Construction Cloud

As SVP of Commercial Markets, Salla uses her expertise to advance the use of technology in the commercial sector to transform the built environment.  Originally from Finland, Salla holds a master’s in architecture and structural engineering. Everything was designed and engineered using BIM, then fabricated and lifted into place.

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Interested In Prefabrication? Here’s 5 Tips To Get It Right From The Start

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One is the Forge in London – which is aiming to be the UK’s first net zero carbon commercial development. Likewise, main contractors need to adjust the traditional estimation models which make it difficult to compare prefab designs with those delivered by trade.

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What’s the difference between RFIs, Submittals and Specifications?

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Determining what material will be installed on the project Approving plans for items being custom fabricated Project quality control procedures and results Examples of submittal-heavy projects: Commercial buildings will often have complex pre-fabricated components, like elevators, windows, generators, and cooling towers.

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Q&A: How Industrialized Construction Is Reverse Engineering the Construction Process?: Told from the JE Dunn Perspective? ?

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By morning, I was a civil engineering student and worked in a steel fabrication facility by night. The mechanical, structural steel, and precast trades are “industrialized” because most work happens in fabrication facilities, offsite. The challenge is dependent upon each stakeholder group’s maturity model.  .

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Create any 3d printable construction building instantly with modular architecture construction kits

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Horsfall, a recognized digital designer presently associated with the construction engineer as a Senior Design Visualizer having expertise in commercial exteriors and interiors, has developed some exclusive modular 3D printed architecture construction kits based on Legos which are useful for architectural design of buildings.