As infrastructure demands grow, organizations are shifting toward fully integrated switchgear buildings that deliver a more reliable, safe, and efficient critical power system.
By combining design, construction, and system integration into a single, controlled process, VFP Inc. is reducing risk and improving performance across critical infrastructure projects.
Why Choose Prefabricated Switchgear Buildings?
Prefabricated switchgear buildings offer a proven solution by shifting construction and integration to a controlled off-site location.
Key Benefits of Prefabrication
- Faster build times compared to traditional site-built structures
- Reduced reliance on skilled on-site labor, including electricians
- More predictable labor rates and improved cost estimating
- Minimized on-site work improves safety and lowers injury risk
- Indoor installation protects customer-supplied equipment
- Buildings are classified as “equipment,” enabling faster depreciation
Customers gain greater control over quality, completion schedules, and safety while reducing field labor demands and project timeline uncertainty.
Integrated Switchgear Buildings Features
VFP’s buildings are engineered to meet rigorous electrical, structural, and sustainable requirements while providing long-term maintainability. Our prefabricated switchgear solutions are:
- Available in concrete or metal construction
- Designed and engineered to meet NEC clearance, spacing, and safe access requirements for single-piece buildings up to 17’6” wide (multi-piece buildings offer far greater size flexibility, with the number of modules determined by VFP based on your needs)
- Prefabricated in the factory to improve quality, consistency, and schedule certainty
These features deliver high-performance, code-compliant solutions that support critical infrastructure needs. Additionally, all HVAC systems are precisely sized using customer-provided heat loss data.
VFP’s Switchgear Building Capabilities
VFP provides and installs a full range of electrical and control systems within switchgear buildings, delivering a complete, coordinated solution. Capabilities include:
- Low-to-medium voltage AIS switchgear
- GIS switchgear installation
- Low-to-medium voltage MCCs and VFDs
- Relay panels
- Battery systems and UPS
- Large power circuits and cable trays between gears
- Point-to-point control wiring
Switchgear may be VFP-supplied or owner-furnished, providing flexibility to align with procurement practices, standardization requirements, and approved vendor lists.
Engineered for Reliability, Integrated for Efficiency
Each building is engineered to protect critical equipment and maintain stable operating environments.
VFP can help design a solution tailored to your operational and performance needs. Let’s discuss what works best for your application. Contact us today.