PIPES AND DUCTWORK


Out of site, firmly in mind


Malcolm Moss, president of ADCAS, discusses the growing trend in utilising off -site preassembled ductwork on construction projects.


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here’s no doubting that technology has unequivocally changed the way we work, helping us do more for less, improving efficiency across the


board and consigning many traditionally labour-intensive jobs to the scrapheap. But do we now expect too much, too soon? Has the technological age become the age of impatience and have we all, to some degree, helped to unwittingly breed a culture that demands instant results with little thought and scant regard for the methods used along the way?


New methods Whatever your view, advances in technology are certainly changing the face of the construction industry both


from the client and manufacturer perspective. Clients are consistently exploring new methods to reduce on- site labour, meet or exceed expectations surrounding quality and put the squeeze on project delivery times. At the same time, manufacturers are looking to technology to refine manufacturing procedures, reduce waste and keep tighter control over costs. This has given rise to a different way of doing things – off-site pre-assembly. Off-site pre-assembly, sometimes referred to as pre-fabricated or in-house fabrication, makes use of Computer Aided Design (CAD), 3D modelling, Building Information Modelling (BIM) and other advanced design methods to help plan, develop and fabricate building elements such as ductwork. All elements can be


32 April 2019


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