Coventry University
FAH Coventry university repurposing two existing buildings and a new build
- Project:Coventry University
- Location: Coventry
- Main contractor: McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd
- Product specification: British Gypsum specification
- Contract value: Drywall contract value > 2m
- Programme duration: 61 weeks
- Duration through contract: 33 weeks
| Current Total | Projected Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Quantity | Man hours saved on site | Man days saved on site | Quantity | Man hours saved on site | Man days saved on site |
| Deflection heads | 1136 | 71 | 9 | 3491 | 219 | 28 |
| Door sets | 97 | 9 | 1 | 248 | 22 | 3 |
| Builders work openings | 263 | 165 | 21 | 570 | 357 | 45 |
| Total Time Saved on Site by Using Off Site Products | 31 | – | 598 | 76 | ||
The Job
Taylor Hart our parent company worked with McLaughlin & Harvey Ltd on a project at Coventry University, which involved repurposing two existing buildings and the construction of a new building used for the Faculty of Arts and Humanities.
The Results
Using offsite construction, a total of 598 man hours were saved onsite, or 76 days of labour. Following the project, McLaughlin & Harvey expressed further interest in utilising offsite production techniques after seeing the benefits on this project.
What We Did
After an initial project consultation, Drywall Pro-cut was instructed to produce all the deflection heads, builders work holes and door sets for the project.
We produced 3491m of deflection heads with a 72mm deep track and 2 layers of coreboard at our offsite facility, which eliminated 28 man-days on site.
The 248 door sets and 570 builders work holes were made exactly to the manufacturers specifications, which saved a further 48 man days onsite.