Construction Industry
Designing for Safety and Maintenance
Despite the industry’s growing adoption of Off-Site Construction (OSC) for utility systems, there remains a slowly disappearing perception that prefabrication and modular construction equates to poor maintainability and/or compromised safety. There are two principal reasons for this residual belief: The prefab partner utilized construction methods that support piping and equipment from the floor, creating a
2022 Off-Site Construction Predictions
Last year was an exciting but tumultuous one for the construction industry across multiple sectors as manufacturers and contractors balanced increasing demand and supply chain disruption. As we turn our attention to 2022, the Epsilon team identified a number of likely scenarios for the coming months, particularly as they relate to Off-Site Construction. Here are
Takeaways From the Advancing Data Center Construction Conference
The Epsilon team attended the recent “Advancing Data Center Construction” conference in Dallas. It was another solid Hanson Wade event, and a great opportunity to reconnect with folks in the industry. We were pleasantly surprised by the amount of focus and emphasis on Off-Site Construction at the conference, as a means of meeting the schedule
How Off-Site Construction Untangles Project Confusion
Virtually every industry seeks continuous improvement, often focused on processes and people. When there are multiple teams of players on a project, it can be a tangle of lost quality, efficiency, and effectiveness. Whether it’s a sub-contractor that has different crews or a crew whose members change, or a medical center that adds new nurses
Where Do Specialty Trades Prefer to Work?
Slide the divider left and right to see the difference! Off-Site Construction Minimizes Winter Building Challenges Winter construction always poses challenges, particularly for projects in northern latitudes, including most of the US and Canada. Whether it’s sub-zero temperatures, wind storms, ice, snow or all four combined, everything seems to take longer in the winter. Not
Modular Construction Relationships are Stronger Than Ever
Off-site construction continues to grow worldwide. According to a recent Grand View Research study, the compound annual growth rate for modular construction is expected to exceed 6.5% through 2025. While those numbers include residential modular construction, equally strong growth is predicted for the commercial, healthcare, educational and industrial sectors. The study adds that “modular construction
Off Site Construction’s Unique Appeal for Retrofit Applications
Most contractors, construction managers, and design teams recognize the inherent advantages that factory-built modular construction offers in terms of quality, schedule, and overall risk management. What many building owners are coming to realize are the benefits factory construction provides when upgrading systems in occupied buildings. Critical central utility plant elements are often located on rooftops,
The Evolution of Factory Walkthroughs and QA Checks
One important aspect of Off-Site Construction is the ability to inspect and track the progress of systems being designed and built in a factory environment, in parallel with on-site activities. As part of our drive to accelerate the adoption of Off-Site Construction, Epsilon has been working to develop better ways to make our project teams
Digital Workflows are More Effective than Ever
If the past year has taught us anything, it is the importance of balancing flexibility with preparation and well-developed processes. For many in the construction industry, 2020 and the first half of 2021 involved massive changes, including adapting to travel restrictions, labor impacts, supply chain challenges and tasks normally handled in person with paper, like