10/15/2026
"Prefabrication and Preplanning Construction" - October 15,2026
The event was held at the IBEW NECA Technical Institute (INTECH) in Alsip, IL.
"Prefabrication and Preplanning Construction"
Thursday, October 15, 2026.
8:00 am - 4:00 pm - Large Multi-purpose Room
IBEW-NECA Technical Institute (INTECH)
6201 W. 115th Street in Alsip, IL 60803
The Electrical Contractors' Association of City of Chicago (ECA) Research and Education Committee sponsored a workshop called, "Prefabrication and Preplanning Construction." The session was conducted by Mark Federle, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the OPUS College of Engineering at Marquette University, and the program was held on Thursday, October 15, 2026 at the IBEW-NECA Technical Institute (INTECH) at 6201 W. 115th Street in Alsip, IL 60803. This full-day program was well attended.
Prefabrication and Preplanning Construction
Prefabrication can save an electrical contractor time and money, but what do you prefab? And how do you tackle the preplanning required to even get out of the gate? This program will discuss tactics to aid those at any step of the prefabrication process in optimizing their preplanning and increase their prefabrication efficiency. This program is based on an ELECTRI International research report.
Following this course, participants will be able to:
- Discuss the importance of preplanning
- Identify planning strategies to improve productivity
- Identify activities at each phase of the construction process to preplan
- Utilize the benefits of activities such as prefabrication, lean construction, and building information modeling on preplanning
- Identify tactics that can increase the amount of prefabrication you do
We thank Mr. Federle for his time with the workshop, as well as all those that were able to participate with this dynamic session.
Pictured is Mark Federle, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs for the OPUS College of Engineering at Marquette University, as he began the program.
Pictured are the attendees for the program.