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HEALTHCARE we ’ re actually having some of the prefabricated elements delivered to site ,” says Paris .
This method , in which entire bathroom en suite units can be prefabricated offsite in a construction-geared factory environment and shipped whole to the build site , offers several benefits to both the project and the people who work and live their lives at the hospital every day . “ Building in a factory environment , and being able to coordinate all those activities offsite , means there ’ s actually less activities and less high risk works that are undertaken onsite ,” notes Paris . “ Interpod Offsite has been our strategic partner in delivering this aspect of the project . Thanks to this partnership , all those activities can be managed and controlled offsite . There are a lot of benefits in terms of quality control in a factory environment – it minimizes the number of those finishing trades onsite . So there should definitely be benefits in terms of the program once we start getting those units delivered to site .”
Laing O ’ Rourke has been instrumental in the offsite fabrication process . “ Laing O ’ Rourke has a strong belief in DfMA ( Design for Manufacture ) which means where practicable , elements of the design
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