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S602: Prefabrication & Modularization in the Construction Industry

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John Gudgel, Director, McGraw-Hill Construction

Prefabrication and Modularization: Increasing Productivity in the Construction Industry, provides insight into the role that prefabrication/modularization can have on improving productivity in construction?including impacts on project schedule, costs, safety, quality and waste reduction. Though techniques that have been around for decades, prefabrication/modularization are seeing a renaissance as technologies, such as BIM, have enabled better integration of prefabricated/modular components; as changes in design such as the emergence of green have made certain advantages of prefabrication/modularization more important; and as innovative offsite techniques have emerged. This study found the key benefits of prefabrication/modularization. Find out the viewpoints on pre-fabrication & modularization usage by industry professionals in this session.

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