Saving time and space with the pre-assembled HWS — ULMA Begira
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Saving time and space with the pre-assembled HWS

The Provost Square project in New Jersey, USA, the panels have been pre-assembled at ULMA facilities, optimising their size for transport and increased efficiency in situ.
Saving time and space with the pre-assembled HWS
Jun 29, 2018

In order to ensure a safe working area, the building perimeter was covered with self-climbing HWS protection. The system is made of panels that envelop the storey under construction and three storeys below, equipped with a hydraulic system used for raising the assembly as construction proceeds upward. The assembly measures 13 m in height and 3.6 m in width, with different configurations possible: as a purely vertical protection system or with an added working platform for material handling.

The panels were covered with reinforced netting to prevent falls of people and objects of any size, to protect the slabs under construction from wind and inclement weather, and to allow the entry of natural light.

To minimise assembly work on-site, the panels were pre-assembled in the ULMA facilities in New Jersey. They were designed so as to be of optimal size for transport while being wide enough to offer an efficient building solution in situ.