Cost reduction starts before the first PO.
Request the DRS Multifamily Catalog and we will send it along with cost reduction guidance scoped to your build type.
Three levers, in order of impact.
Lighting cost on a multifamily project is decided long before anyone negotiates a unit price. These are the levers that move it, ordered by how much they are worth.
Take off early
An accurate takeoff against real plans and unit counts turns lighting from an estimate into a number. Everything downstream — budget, lead time, VE — depends on having it before the PO.
Decide alternates on your own schedule
Value engineering under deadline pressure produces worse outcomes than value engineering with time to compare. Alternates chosen early can hold design intent; alternates chosen late usually cannot.
Bundle and phase the delivery
Bundling product, freight, and jobsite support under volume pricing, then releasing against the build schedule, keeps field teams moving and change orders to a minimum.
Request the catalog.
Tell us the build type and unit count and we will send the DRS Multifamily Catalog with guidance relevant to that scope. If you already have drawings, say so — we would rather start with a takeoff.