I&I Soft Craft Solutions
I&I Soft Craft Solutions Participates in Modularization of Industrial Plants
Results
I&I Soft Craft Solutions recently completed the Insulation, Heat Tracing and Fireproofing work on several modular projects at CB&I’s Beaumont, TX fabrication yard. These modular projects were for Petrostar in Valdez, Alaska, Conoco Phillips in Wood River, IL, Flint Hills in Corpus Christi, TX, and Plus Petrol in Malvinas, Peru.
In recent years, we have seen more modularization in constructing traditional industrial plants.
In industrial construction, the options are to stick build a project on-site or modularize the project at a fabrication facility a thousand miles away or even in another country. The completed modules are transported to the site by ship, barge or truck.
Some project sites are in remote locations and do not have the availability of local skilled labor. That is, the quantity of workers with sufficient skill proficiency to build the project. Craft workers would have to be compensated for housing and transportation at a remote project site, adding considerably to the cost.
Many industrial Clients see lower labor costs and higher productivity rates through the use of modularized construction techniques than traditional stick built.
As a result, it can be more cost-effective to modularize as much of the project as possible at a fabrication yard with both the quantity and quality of workers available to build the modules.