Multitrade customized prefabrication of hospital components is not exactly old hat in Europe. But it is not new, either. But that’s no surprise: When it comes to innovation, Europe leads and the U.S. follows. However, just because something has been done in Europe doesn’t mean it is easy to accomplish here.
Marty Corrado, project executive for field operations in Skanska USA Building Inc.’s Nashville office, knows this better than most contractors. He went out on a limb to bring multitrade prefab to a Dayton, Ohio, hospital project in what is considered the most ambitious effort to date in the U.S.