B2 -Atlantic Yards Brooklyn New York
Rob Francis Director, Innovation & Improvement
Assembly not Construction Lean Construction in practice
Collaborative Partnership
50/50 J.V.
Unique Structural design
Banker Steel
McGrath Facade
Atlantic Yard Master Plan
8 buildings in 8 years 4000 apartments
BARCLAYS ARENA
B2 footprint
First phases integration to Barclays Centre
B2
First Modular Residential Building: B2
Residential building at Atlantic Yards Modular construction 348,000-square foot (210/sq.ft) 32-story building Approximately 363 rental apartments (201k ea) Contract Value: $117 million (73.125m) Preconstruction: Start Date December 2012 Modular Pre - Production: Start Date July 2013 Modular program: 32 weeks Completion Date: Summer 2014 LEED Certification: Goal of LEED Silver Conventional building, using conventional materials
assembled in an innovative way
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MODULAR The Process
PHASE 1 MANUFACTURED MODULAR STEEL FRAME
PHASE 2 INTEGRATION OF SUBASSEMBLIES
PHASE 3 MEP INSTALLATION IN FACTORY
PHASE 4 MODULE INTERIOR & EXTERIOR FINISHES
PHASE 5 ERECTION & MATELINE CONNECTIONS
MODULAR Union Field Work
EXCAVATION
FOUNDATION
UTILITIES
PROJECT $ VALUE
FIRST FLOOR
STEEL ERECTION
MODULE ERECTION
On-Site 20%
Factor y 80%
MODULE MATELINE CONNECTIONS
Typical floor layout
Multi skilled modular teams
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MODULAR Foundations
MODULAR Structural Scheme
Hat Truss Mass damper Building Setbacks
E-W Braced Frames Building Massing Typical Modules N-S Braced Frames
Dean Street Transfer
Plinth Basement and Foundation
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Structural Scheme:
Zero concrete above ground Progressive collapse compliance Zero hot works on site
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Interior Design
Bathroom Interiors
On Site installation
On Site Installation
What did we do in 9 months?
Fit out of the factory infrastructure Implemented new Company procedures (ie purchasing, finance, accounts, HR) Designed a new organization structure with new job roles and job descriptions Designed a manufacturing layout (in a very restricted building) New modular processes (de-skill) 3D CAD Bills of Material process Multi-skilled new modular trade union agreement Quality Assurance certification
Innovation
Multi skilled trade union Collaborative partnership On site assembly B2, Brooklyn Manufacturing processes in module teams standardized kits Factory layout by B2 floor level controlled sequence Assembly fixtures Poke Yoke/SMED Mateline design Structural methodology, no concrete Method of de-latch process Faade seal and DFMA
Leadership: Collaborative Partnership Contract
Innovative Developer Design for Manufacture & Assembly Repeatable Design (with customer choice)
Next Steps: UK Supply chain capability
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