Vision Modular Structures and The Steel Construction Institute (SCI) are collaborating in the measurement of the productivity and sustainability benefits of off‑site steel construction, in this case modular construction. The project being studied is the World's tallest modular building at 24 storeys, located in Wolverhampton. The site is adjacent to the main railway line and so tight that vehicle movements and deliveries are limited. During the winter months modules were installed at an average rate of 7.5 per day and the overall construction programme for the 25,000 m2 project is an impressive 12-months (an estimated reduction of over 40% on in‑situ construction).
The average number of workers on site was a mere 55, including site management, and the productivity per worker was an impressive 10m2 of completed floor area per week. Even more impressive was that only a further 7 deliveries of materials were made per day, which reduced transport movements. Furthermore, only 2 skips of waste material were collected per week, which is an estimated reduction of over 90% relative to in‑situ construction.
A 'Case Study' of the Wolverhampton project is being prepared, which will summarise these sustainability benefits.
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For further information, please contact
Mark Lawson, Professor of Construction Systems, SCI
Email: m.lawson@steel-sci.com
Tel: +44 (0)1344 631027
