Offsite Construction for Building Services (TG 17/2019)

Offsite construction is a general term for making parts of a building away from the construction site before transporting them and installing them in their final location.

Overview

Offsite construction is a general term for making parts of a building away from the construction site before transporting them and installing them in their final location. In the building services sector, installing various mechanical and electrical systems on a live construction site can be challenging, with limited space, health and safety considerations, working around other contractors, and often all to a demanding programme. This topic guide describes the forms that offsite construction of building services can take, and discusses some of the surrounding issues

Mechanical Building Services - The Fundamentals

Mechanical building services account for around 30% of the capital and 50% of the operating cost for a typical office, and substantially more in highly serviced buildings such as hospitals. They play a central role in creating a successful project and a successful building and are certainly the first thing noticed when not working well.

This course will give all involved in the construction process a broad appreciation of mechanical building services and the role they play.

Product details

  • Published: January 2019
  • Publisher: BSRIA
  • Author: John Sands
  • IBSN: issn
  • IBSN: 2516-3809