Miami Valley Hospital A Prefab Story

Dayton, OH
 484,000 square foot expansion 12 floors 7 floors of inpatient beds

A Skanska Shook Project

Prefabrication Shop

178 Patient Rooms and 129 MEP Racks, completing work across 5 spec
stations

Total number of workers in shop: 18

Reduced Labor Cost

Prevailing wage for site labor: $50 per hour

Prevailing wage for shop labor: $40 per hour

Labor rate savings: 20%

Improved Worker Productivity

On a conventional jobsite, a plumbers installation quota is 200 feet of pipe per day.

Plumbers in the prefabrication shop were installing 600 feet of pipe per day

Productivity increase: 300%

Improved Worker Safety

Conventional installation of a VAV box requires 5 8 trips up a ladder

Rack crews were able to do all their work standing on the floor

Number of shop injuries: Zero

Reduced Waste

Metal studs, ductwork, conduit and pipe were ordered to length

Number of dumpsters filled at prefab shop: Less than One

Comparable: Ohio Project: 544ksf = $138,970 waste removal cost
Florida Project 1: 423ksf = $200,006 waste removal cost
Florida Project 2: 480ksf = $490,083 waste removal cost
Miami Valley: 485ksf = $ 91,000 waste removal cost (estimated)
Improved Build Quality

System leaks were easier to detect, locate and repair.

Working on floor rather than overhead allowed for 360 degree inspection of work

Ducts and pipes were cleaned and capped in the shop

Accelerated Schedule

Prefabrication work begins: February 2, 2009 Prefabrication work Complete: October 12, 2009

The prefabrication work was started and finished before it

would have even begun on a conventional jobsite
Patient Room Design
Patient Room Design
Patient Room Pre-Fabrication
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Patient Room Design
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 Results - Overview

Reduced Labor Costs 20%

Improved Worker Productivity 300%
Improved Worker Safety Zero shop injuries
Reduced Waste Less than 1 dumpster, est. $90k
savings
Improved Build Quality Installed clean & checked
systems
Accelerated Schedule Pre-Fab started & finished
before traditional work would have started.