DENVER—Prescient, a Denver-based software design and structural system manufacturing company, is being used in three student housing projects, demonstrating its integrated software, engineering and pre-manufactured metal framing system positively impacts the fundamental economics of construction in this sector.

The projects include a residence hall for Colorado Christian University in Lakewood, CO, The Corner, an eight-story dormitory at the University of Texas in Austin, and the 504-bed 42nd Street dormitory at the University of South Florida in Tampa.

“The Prescient system enabled significant overall schedule compression, which is a big advantage in delivering any construction project,” said Scott Miller, senior project manager for GE Johnson Construction, general contractor for Colorado Christian. Miller noted Prescient's high-quality and swift installation — the structure and framing for the 90,000 square foot building were installed in only seven weeks — enabled the entire project to be completed in just 10 months. “On-time delivery was especially critical. By using the Prescient system we were able to accelerate our entire construction schedule,” said Miller.