Sapphire has embraced and applied modern methods of construction to all its projects, from using standardised designs to off-site production and storage. We aim to minimise on-site work by finishing our balconies in our factories, leading to various benefits for our clients.
What are the Key Benefits of Off-Site Balcony Production?
- Increased Quality Assurance: Producing balcony units in a factory setting ensures higher quality control. Our balconies go through strict quality checks and using our Passport app we ensure that a balcony passes on to the next production stage after it’s passed the previous one, ensuring a higher quality output and less repetition of work.
- Increased Perceived Value: Off-site balcony production increases the quality of output. Therefore, every balcony installed will be high quality, increasing the condo’s value.
- Fewer Project Delays: Health and safety issues related to hot work during the installation of traditional balconies are minimised, and so is the risk of errors.
- Faster Balcony Installation: We have been able to rapidly install over 60 Glide-On Cassette balconies in a day. As the balconies are prefinished in our manufacturing plant, installation becomes faster and requires fewer on-site trades.
- No Storage Requirement: Pre-finishing as much as possible in the factory minimises the need for secure storage on-site, which is especially beneficial for projects in city centres where space is limited.
Discover how our prefabricated balconies benefited a passive-house residential development Vienna House in Vancouver, Canada.
How Does Off-Site Production Contribute to a Project’s Sustainability Goals?
- Less Waste Generation: When balconies are manufactured and finished off-site, there is a lower chance of product defects and material waste.
- Innovative and Sustainable Design Possibilities: Off-site manufacturing gives innovators the chance to design and produce prefabricated balconies that are energy-efficient and sustainable. For example, our balconies are all thermally broken, leading to improved thermal efficiency in the building.
- Shorter Construction Period On Site: Off-site production leads to project efficiency by reducing balcony installation time and on-site trades, saving construction time and carbon emissions.
Discover how our off-site production techniques and prefabricated balconies have reduced carbon emissions, time, and costs in our case studies.
At Sapphire, we believe that well-designed balconies benefit property developers and buyers significantly. Our balconies are constructed with functionality, sustainability, and aesthetics in mind. Through off-site production, our team can execute innovative designs with accuracy, enhancing our balconies’ perceived value.
If you have a project in mind and wish to discuss it, start a conversation about prefabricated balconies in Canada with us: www.balconies.global/contact-us/
