The use of prefabricated and preassembled building components isn’t the newest trend in construction. Many specialty trades and homebuilders have applied prefab practices for decades. But with contractors of all stripes increasingly pressed to safely meet the competing demands of productivity and quality with fewer people and, often, even tighter schedules, it’s hard to find a delivery method better suited for the times.
Evidence of this trend can be found in the number of contractors investing in off-site facilities where many field-based construction tasks can be consolidated and performed in safer production-line environments.