Meeting Minutes - US Department of State

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packaged unit to sticks, you know, pieces of pipe.
So I don't think the quantity is significantly
increased by doing it here and shipping it there.
One item on this prepackaging concept that
I forget to mention, I made myself a note and then
missed it, one of the things that I found to be
extremely interesting is the prepackaging
subcontractor in the case of this particular unit
has all the accountability for all the piece parts.
So we have one person to go back to from a warranty
point of view. And the general contractor made that
point. He says, oh, yes, he bought it. So we know
who bought it, we know who installed it. So that
made a strong impression on me and I missed it.
GENERAL WILLIAMS: All right. Do other
panel members have any inquires of those who made
the presentation along this subject?
MR. HORNE: Just to add a real quick note
also on the prepackaging, from the sustainability
standpoint, there has been, I forgot about this, one
study. The ASCE has a committee on sustainability
and prepackaging and been found to reduce or
minimize waste during construction. So, that's been
a big huge kind of push on the civil side in
minimizing waste on the site, recycling. And by
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