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Understand the code approval process for tall wood buildings.
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Engage third party experts for guidance.
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“Constant and frequent communication” encouraged all to take ownership of project and actively contribute.
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Tolerance discrepancies are +/- 24 mm for concrete and +/- 3 mm for wood).
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Use concrete-to wood anchor systems that allow vertical and horizontal adjustment. Threaded rods and supporting nuts are used in combination with a base plate and grout to correct elevation discrepancies.
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Ensure precise prefabrication of structural elements.
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Minimize error possibility by allowing all team members (design, fabricators, manufacturers and all trades) adequate time to have access to a common design platform.
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Use BIM and an integrated project delivery (IPD) system from the start of the project.
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Drill holes in the floors for electrical wiring to pass through and treat the hole to resist fire. Use a mechanical shaft (for example, the garbage disposal chute) to bring electrical wiring together and reduce the amount of work.
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Integrating MEP only after model completion results in significant delay (in one example, material ordering was delayed by 6 weeks).
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Using a single CAD model works well, with collaborative input from all trades (rather than attempting to combine multiple models from the different trades). This opens up more opportunities for accurate pre-drilling.
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A bracing plan is important, and has a large effect on installation. Establish a bracing plan early and integrate it into the connection details. A good bracing plan allows the connections to assist with temporary stability and requires over-designing, but saves time, money, headaches, and patching.
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Plan sequencing for fast placements. Connections often don’t work as a result of placement sequence. For example, more expensive connections can be used (eg Megant-style) where the assembly order doesn’t matter, but if cost is saved on the connections, time is wasted on site with necessary last minute adjustments.
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Installers do not like tight-fit pins (but engineers do).