T.E.A.M. Panels products are designed with the same materials and have the same appearance as the traditionally field/stick built light gauge steel framing, sheathing, EIFS, stucco, and masonry. The difference is rather than being built in the field and enduring job site conditions, T.E.A.M. Panels prefabricates our walls and components in a controlled plant environment and ships completed units to the job site. These panels can then be erected by approximately 70 percent less man power in 25 to 50 percent the time.

Key issues that T.E.A.M. Panels products address over traditional methods:

Start Date Conditions:
Traditional stick built method: Specific trades can not start work until the trade in front of them has completed their scope of work. Therefore, delays in schedule are passed through the duration of the schedule.

T.E.A.M. approach: Since T.E.A.M. Panels prefabricates, we are able to start work unconditional to any other factors. Therefore, the majority of the scope of work is completed in advance of the required schedule dates. Only 5 to 30 percent of the scheduled duration for that scope of work is used to install the panels.

Field Labor:
Traditional stick built method: Accelerated schedules usually require a high demand for more labor. The current demand on the labor market for the construction industry is at record highs. Sources of qualified labor are becoming harder and harder to find.

T.E.A.M. approach: In T.E.A.M. Panels plant, continued levels of automation are used. This reduces the demand for manpower, labor requirements become very specific, and quality control is more easily attained.

Material Stocking & Building:
Traditional stick built method: On-site building requires all material to be stocked, worked around, handled, and built on the job site. This creates less working space for other trades, slower production, and reduced quality of the end product.

T.E.A.M. Approach: By panelizing 50 to 100 percent of the scope of work is built off site. The above mentioned problems are eliminated. This allows more working space and improved productions for the on site trades. Costly scaffolding may also be eliminated by panelization.

Job site waste:
Traditional stick built method: On site building means more on site waste, This consumes more space, promotes more accidents, more dumpsters, and dump fees.

T.E.A.M. Approach: Panelization eliminates job site waste by 99 percent. This promotes a cleaner, safer work environment.

Weather Conditions:
Traditional stick built methods: Building on site is completely reliant on the weather. Especially in the winter months for the structural framing and exterior finish trades. Production can be tremendously slowed and even stopped by weather conditions. End results; delays in the schedule and decreased quality.

T.E.A.M. Approach: Prefabricating trusses, walls, and exterior finishes in a controlled plant environment can be continued around the clock, never delaying the proposed schedule. In some cases multiple shifts can be run to improve proposed schedules. Additional savings may be realized during winter months for heating and tarping of the building, as the closing of the building may be scheduled by sections.

Unanticipated Change Orders:
Traditional stick built method: When stick building even after drawing reviews, problems still arise that may have been overlooked in the drawings by the architect, engineer, general contractor, or sub-contractor. The result is work at the job site is stopped until the proper parties are contacted and a resolution is determined, or rework is required. This causes unwanted costly change orders and schedule delays.

T.E.A.M. Approach: When panelizing T.E.A.M. Panels pre-builds the structure with various "virtual reality" like software programs on the computer. This allows us to find problems before production has started. The problems are addressed within and with other trades involved and solved. No job site work stoppages or costly rework change orders occur.