The Benefits of Prefabricated Construction after Covid 19 Pandemic
Covid 19 has turned the world upside down, causing irreparable damage in the lives of millions. While construction industry has faced a innumerable problems, from labour shortage to projects getting stalled due to lack of funds, the protocols of safety and social distancing has made working conditions all the more difficult. Post pandemic, wearing of masks, sanitization, etc have become standard practices to prevent community transmission of coronavirus. Work schedules have been split and workforce have been divided into multiple teams to maintain social distancing.
Coming to prefabrication, where components are made off-site in a factory and shipped to construction site for installation. While the world has adopted prefab for cost savings and quick installation benefits, distancing norms and other restrictions at the site gives prefab a further edge over conventional construction.
Contractors are worried about workers contacting covid through community transmission at the jobsite. While reduced manpower means longer construction time. In stark contrast, prefabricated construction allows workers to work in a safe factory environment. Off-site construction is done with machinery and automated systems, that require less manpower. It takes significantly less number of people to do the installation, which is another boon of this construction technology. Social distancing norms are also much easier to follow in a controlled environment within the factory. So the list of benefits are endless, if you think about it.
Further benefits of prefabricated construction include waste reduction measures. Components are pre-engineered so there is very little waste left out, which arises from packaging. There is no congestion of raw materials or other construction waste as is normally seen in brick and mortar construction.
Another notable factor where prefab scores high over traditional construction is safety. There are potential health risks arising from weather conditions at the construction site. Minimizing labours and machinery entails that surface contact points from where infections commonly spread are also reduced. Consequently, health hazards are significantly lower in prefab construction.
Prefabricated construction also enables hindrance-free expansion for people working in healthcare sector. Onsite construction in its all probability pose hindrance to daily activities of a hospital. So building components off-site and then shipping them to the location is beneficial for everyone.
Modular construction can help provide solution to a number of problems in the pandemic and post-pandemic world. Not only does it require lesser number of personnel but also allows project to be complete under safe and controlled working environments.
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