Briggs Forrester is building the the 284-apartment development on a 40,500 sq ft brownfield site, including a Grade II-listed former mill.
The use of prefabrication dramatically improved project efficiency, reducing the installation of drainage risers from an average of 73 hours to only nine hours. A modular plantroom was assembled from 13 prefabricated sections off-site and connected with just ten electrofusion couplings, a method that reduced on-site assembly operations by 93.5%.
The units were craned directly from delivery vehicles to each floor of the building, streamlining logistics and improving safety on a site with limited space and storage.聽
The project made use of Polypipe's Advantage off-site prefabrication service, which delivered a complete drainage and water supply system, including Terrain FUZE, Terrain PAPA, MecFlow Fusion, and MecFlow Press, alongside BIM modelling, technical support, and a single manufacturer warranty.
The system featured advanced HDPE components such as PAPA and Pleura AAV valves for efficient ventilation and reduced material use, while MecFlow Fusion and Press ensured a fire classification B-s1,d0 with ultra-reliable jointing and leak-detection.
Gavin Robinson, national business development manager at Polypipe Building Services, said: 鈥淧refabrication is one of the core solutions available to help the industry adhere to changing legislation, meet government targets, and fulfil commercial demands. Against a backdrop of sustainability targets, labour shortages, tightening regulations and rising material costs, it鈥檚 more important than ever that these methods are considered at project infancy.鈥�
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