Once manufacturing commences, JMB targets a fixed 40-business-day pathway through manufacture, installation and completion, with the home move-in ready at handover. At the end of those 40 business days, the home is “move-in ready, meaning the client can sleep in their bed that night.” The company can achieve that kind of turnaround time and certainty, James explains, because their facility was conceived and designed to advance their modules “as far as possible” under one roof. As previously mentioned, their homes are more than 90 per cent complete by the time they are shipped. That’s a credit to their built-in lifting system – which allows them to complete the cladding, tiles, and joinery all in the factory. JMB has also developed a way to integrate concrete floors into its volumetric modules during factory production – an important development for multi-level construction, acoustic performance, durability and the ability to complete more work before the module ever reaches site. “For us, integrating concrete floors into the manufacturing process has been a real game changer,” James says. “It allows us to push the building further towards completion inside the factory and opens up more opportunities for larger and more complex projects.” Despite moving so quickly, JMB never compromises on quality along the way. The company operates using Procore, with ISO-style checklists at hold points throughout the production line, meaning no module advances from one station to the next without sign-off from a station manager. THE CONSTRUCTION SOURCE AUSTRALIA
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