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Title
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Panel (vs blockwork) partition walls for high rise buildings
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Design product (housing,
commercial, etc)
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Apartments
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Problem (describe)
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Manual construction of blockwork walls
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Hazard (list)
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Manual handling of blocks, work at height on scaffolds,
exposure to mortar, spilled mortar, broken blocks, housekeeping
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Solution (describe)
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Panel walls
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Who implements
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Who can implement the solution?
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Stage of project
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Scheme design
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Design development (elemental)
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Elemental design review
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Pricing information
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Subcontract package procurement
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Shop drawings
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Approvals
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Off-site fabrication
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On-site assembly
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Begins with design development and elemental review. Affects material procurement, subcontractor
prequalification (skills) and engagement, etc.
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Photos or Diagram
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Photo: J Culvenor (with thanks to Mirvac)
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Captions
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Handling a panel wall on a trolley
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Photos or Diagram
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Photo: J Culvenor (with thanks to Mirvac)
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Captions
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Lifting the panel into place
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Project benefits – how will
it improve?
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Program
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Cost
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Quality
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Safety
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Something else?
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ü
Potentially faster installation, minimise mess
ü Reduced
cost of installation labour, scaffolding, housekeeping
ü Potential
for increased strength
ü Potential
to minimise manual handling of blocks and mortar, exposure to mortar, work at
height, slips and trips
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Integrated business model –
how will it improve? (describe)
Construction?
Facilities management?
Development?
Investment?
Something else?
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Improvement in construction costs and safety
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Who will be involved?
(list/describe)
Leaders?
Managers?
Supervisors?
Subcontractors?
Administrators?
Designers?
Someone else?
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Design, planning and procurement will be involved
initially. Project managers,
subcontractors and supervisors will be involved during construction.
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Can the improvement begin
upstream? (describe)
Packaging and delivering
Offsite fabrication
Terms & Conditions subcontractors
Procurement arrangements
Tender information
Design development
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Panels are fabricated offsite by a specialised manufacturer. Procurement of panels, jointing components,
handling equiopment, etc. Subcontractor
selection is important. Design
development should consider available panel sizes, consider in layout.
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Where will the knowledge be
held? (describe)
Company experts
Knowledge database
Standard procedures
Support documentation
Subscription service
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The knowledge should be held internally by experts and a
knowledge database and among requalified subcontractors.
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Other notes
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Write any other notes that will help
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