OCTOBER 2024CONSTRUCTIONBUSINESSREVIEW.COM8IN MYOPINIONPREFABRICATION, MODELLING, AND THE MODULAR FUTURE OF ELECTRICAL AND INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS IN CONSTRUCTION By Daniel Cole, PMP, Senior Project Manager, Aldridge Electric, IncWhile prefabrication has been the buzzword in construction for quite some time now, the implementation and scale of this philosophy have only more recently begun to be realized. With regards to the electrical and Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) industries specifically, this area has seen explosive real growth in recent years and the future looks to capitalize even more on this trend. Where We've Been The early days of the prefabrication trend in outdoor lighting and electrical were more a model of leveraging supplier and vendor capabilities than any real, all-encompassing strategy to reimagine project delivery. Suppliers began to offer lights as a "kit" in which the wire was precut and labelled according to the project documents, saving the installer only minimal time in the field.
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