The positive experiences Gilbane Building Company is realizing with prefabrication and building information modeling (BIM), as described in the Autodesk Redshift article “4 Ways Prefabrication and Modern Construction Methods Will Make Building Better,” is not isolated...
Prefabrication is not a new concept. In fact, its use is documented as far back as 1624 with a panelized wood house shipped from England to Massachusetts. Over the next four centuries, as highlighted in the video from Redshift by Autodesk, “The History of...
Time, quality, cost. Small words with large implications on a construction project. Risk arising from them sends chills up the spine of every project manager out there. Since risk is one thing on a construction project that cannot be completely controlled, some...
Prefabrication involves constructing chunks of a project in a factory or other location separate from the main project site, then hauling them to the jobsite at the right time in the erection schedule. Ideally, throughout this process, the architect and general...
The payoff for transforming your fabrication workflow from a traditional paper-based method to a digitally driven fabrication workflow can be well worth the effort in time and materials savings alone. The first step toward replacing paper and relying upon electronic...
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