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July 2021 #13264 Page #60
Set Up for Success: The Build Phase of Design, Make, Build By Katie Kormann, Corporate Journalist
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n the Design, Make, Build (DMB) approach to construction, we’ve focused on the importance of collaboration. By bringing together the component manufacturers (CMs) and trades with the designers and architects early in the Design phase, they can provide feedback on what is possible around off-site construction methods. Mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) engineering and construction often accounts for more than 40 percent of a total building project cost. Bringing all the MEP trades in early in the Design phase of the process enables them to provide input on the best way to put the building together from a MEP perspective. By engaging with the architects and trades during the Make phase, the CMs are better able to sequence products based on when and how they’re going to be used on the job site and schedule deliveries efficiently. If all parties work together and do their part in the first two phases, it sets everyone up for success in the Build phase, and the payoff is a building that has used off-site construction methods and has gone up in the field faster, at a reduced cost, and with fewer safety concerns.
FASTER If all parties are on the same page from the start, Brian McCormick, SVP, Offsite Building Solutions at MiTek, said it allows for some work to happen simultaneously. “You’ve got the site work happening concurrently with the manufacturing work,” McCormick said. “The structure’s coming together as the site work is coming together, and that’s going to drive some real cycle-time reduction.” This also raises the stakes on accuracy and coordination. Scott Reichensperger, VP, Client Engagement for MiTek’s Homebuilder Solutions team, points to the precision needed when laying the foundation of a home. If one part of the process is off, key pieces like walls, floors, and roofs won’t fit together.
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