Right First Time – Prefabricated Drainage Stacks
22/5/24
With evolving Building Regulations effective drainage systems are becoming increasingly challenging to deliver. Assembling these systems onsite using loose piping products requires skilled labour and expensive tooling. It also needs storage areas to house the fittings and pipes which can amass to hundreds of metres in tall buildings. Building onsite ties up confined spaces for more time, delaying other trades accessing that area.
The Hackitt Report and subsequent Building Safety Act has increased the pressure on supply chains to get things right first time, particularly on tall buildings.
QUALITY AND REPEATABILITY
Through innovative thinking, advancing drainage technology – Pipekit has developed a 'right first time' solution. Following investment in a specialist team and offsite manufacturing facilities, Pipekit is transforming its prefabrication capabilities.
Utilising HDPE pipe and fittings from supply partner Geberit, prefabricated HDPE drainage stacks have been developed for the tall building sector. Utilising specialist Sovent fittings from Geberit, eliminates the need for secondary venting stacks.
Significantly helping specifiers and contractors save on labour, storage, handling and tool costs, as well as supporting sustainability strategies through offsite manufacturing protocols – Pipekit's prefabricated HDPE drainage stacks reduce the carbon footprint of tall building projects.
SIGNIFICANT COST SAVINGS
Pipekit's prefabrication service manages the design, assembly and testing of the drainage stacks at its Shrewsbury HQ. Complete systems are delivered ready for fast-track installation – offering predictability of programme and significantly lowering project costs.
Working in conjunction with Geberit, Pipekit can fabricate bespoke stacks up to 315mm in diameter, using Geberit HDPE, Silent db20 and Sovent drainage fittings and pipe. Correct 'fall' levels for sanitaryware are incorporated into the planning and prefabrication of the stacks ensures wastewater drains away correctly.
RETURN ON INVESTMENT
This compact drainage system takes up less space, maximising and improving liveable floor space. By enhancing the building process, drainage systems fast-track construction programmes – delivering a faster return on investment.
Pipekit is already prefabricating drainage stacks, in conjunction with Geberit, for a tall buildings project in Birmingham –a residential high rise building project, which on completion will be a one of the tallest buildings in Birmingham.
KEY BENEFITS
COST PREDICTABILITY: The costs involved and building programme are predictable due to the price and prefabrication schedule being accurately calculated and agreed as part of the quotation process.
ECONOMY: Fast-tracking the construction process, an offsite approach results in quicker build programmes, achieving a faster return on investment.
ACCURACY: By using Building Information Modelling and a collaborative approach, the prefabrication process is highly accurate. Repetition during the prefabrication process improves manufacturing efficiency and accuracy.
SPEED: Utilising prefabricated HDPE stacks particularly with bathroom pods, can significantly speed up the installation process. Drainage stacks are delivered ready to be installed when required, on time in full.
ENVIRONMENTAL: BIM technology combined with the accuracy achieved by the proficient team, results in less wastage due to errors. The use of Pipekit's delivery low emission vehicles ensure goods are handled safely, this avoids the risk of damaged or lost goods if delivered directly to site.
For more information go to: www.pipekit.co.uk
Source: Tall Buildings Magazine - Issue 5 by Radar Communications - Issuu