Case study 1: Precast engineering office - USA

For one of our clients in the United States of America (USA), we are supporting their team with the preparation of precast erection drawings and details for entire precast building structures. We generally start these projects from scratch based on the input drawings of architect and engineer of record. In some projects, our team will get involved during the schematic design phase by providing design assistance to the client. After approval of the precast erection drawings, our team prepares the precast production drawings which include the piece tickets and reinforcement detailing. Project size for this client ranges from around 100,000 sq.ft. to 600,000 sq.ft. of floor area.

Case study 2: Precast engineering and detailing firm - UK

This client in the United Kingdom (UK) is a precast engineering and detailing firm specializing in designing precast architectural cladding. The client has an in-house team that generally designs and prepares the precast general arrangement drawings with the elevations, cross-sections, and details of the precast cladding units. Our scope of work is to prepare the precast unit details, rebar drawings, and bar bending schedules. Currently, some of these projects are executed in 2D CAD and some in 3D by using Tekla precast detailing software.

Case study 3: Fabricator of precast housing - Europe

One of our main clients in Europe is fabricating complete precast housing projects consisting of precast concrete walls and slabs (precast panel construction). This client is a large scale precast manufacturer with an annual production output of more than 3000 precast homes. Our company provides comprehensive precast detailing services for a large number of their projects. A typical project can consist of around 50 to100 precast houses. First, our team will prepare the general arrangement drawings (plans and elevations) of the precast panel structures. These GA drawings are sent to the client, architect and other consultants for coordination purposes. The next step for our team is to prepare the precast production drawings of all the precast panels including the detailing of electrical, ventilation and plumbing provisions inside the precast panels. Many of these projects are following a BIM process where the information is shared through IFC models.

Case study 4: Real estate developer with precast plant - Asia

This real estate developer based in Asia has ventured into the business of development, fabrication, construction and sale of precast villas, row houses and apartment blocks. They have invested heavily in setting up a state of the art precast manufacturing plant and construction team. We are supporting this client by providing complete precast engineering services which include the structural analysis, design and detailing of the precast buildings.

Case study 5: Precast detailing office – New Zealand

Advantages of outsourcing:

• Substantial cost-benefit
• Increase capacity without investing
• Faster turnaround time
• Create flexibility
• Improve competitiveness and efficiency
• Focus on core business

• Proactive attitude
• A weekly conference call with clients
• Listen to clients and discuss things to the point
• Use the standard ‘request for information’ (RFI) forms for questions

• Checking procedures with checklists
• Check by senior detailers and project managers
• Weekly quality meetings
• Quality improvement program
• Sharing information across the organization
• Drafting/detailing standards for every client
• CAD and Tekla libraries

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