HEALTHCARE & HOSPITAL FACILITIES
MODERN METHODS
A one-size-fi ts-all approach may actually be the future of the construction industry, argues Patrick Morrison, Pre-contract Manager for Healthcare at NG Bailey.
At NG Bailey we have been pioneering the use of modern methods of construction (MMC) across many of our projects since 2000, so why are we talking about it now?
Well, the Nightingale Hospitals which were developed as part of the Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic are just one example of where MMC comes into its own. In an unprecedented set of circumstances, NG Bailey and partners across the sector were able to construct fi ve fi eld hospitals across the country in just a matter of weeks.
A big part of this delivery was offsite manufacturing which enabled us to design, manufacture and install complex services infrastructure serving over 2,000 new hospital beds in less than four weeks from a standing start.
Creating standardised solutions When we work collaboratively to agree a standardised ‘kit of parts’, we can ensure that everything produced will not only
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be compliant but will also deliver best value for the project because things don’t need to be re-designed every time.
An example of this ‘one-size-fi ts-all’ approach is the work we delivered at the Aberdeen Royal Infi rmary. For this project we manufactured all the corridor service modules offsite, complete with plasterboard head-partitions. This allowed all the service penetrations from the corridor into the clinical rooms to be made in a factory environment to a much higher standard of quality than could have been achieved on site.
Adopting this standardised approach meant that we signifi cantly reduced the labour hours required on site which created a safer working environment, as fewer people were required. It also led to faster installations.
Minimising disruption The benefi ts of MMC are well documented, but the positives of time, cost, quality and safety which offsite manufacturing
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