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# Prefabrication Can Lower Construction Risk & Cost

 March 02, 2017 | By [The PCX Team](https://info.pcxcorp.com/blog/author/the-pcx-team) | [Data Center Design](https://info.pcxcorp.com/blog/tag/data-center-design), [Modular Construction](https://info.pcxcorp.com/blog/tag/modular-construction), [Data Center Construction](https://info.pcxcorp.com/blog/tag/data-center-construction)

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A [McKinsey & Company study](http://www.mckinsey.com/industries/capital-projects-and-infrastructure/our-insights/the-construction-productivity-imperative) reports that productivity in manufacturing has nearly doubled, whereas in construction it has remained flat, or even decreased.

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Safety, cost, and schedule are all at risk in the field. A good strategy to lower risk is to shift some construction a controlled environment.

Dollars go much further by demanding that inefficient field work be done a better way.

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