COVER STORY
Blk 75 in JTC LaunchPad @ one-north (artist’s impression).
Blk 77 in JTC LaunchPad @ one-north (artist’s impression).
Prefabricated structural steel JTC is using structural steel to build Blk 75 and Blk 77 in the second phase of JTC LaunchPad @ one-north. Structural steel is prefabricated in a controlled environment off-site, before transportation to the project site. The off-site fabrication ensures greater quality control, enhances workers’ safety and improves construction productivity. Moving beyond the use of structural steel for low floor loading spaces, JTC is piloting the use of structural steel for light-industrial buildings with higher floor loading and longer column-free span, such as JTC CleanTech Three @ Jurong Innovation District. It is estimated that with the use
CleanTech Three @ Jurong Innovation District (artist’s impression).
of structural steel, there will be overall project productivity gains of 10% to 15%, as compared to the use of conventional reinforced con-
crete. On-site construction work is also significantly reduced, leading to a neater, cleaner and safer construction environment.
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