Permanent commercial modular buildings (click images above for case studies)
Permanent modular buildings are utilized in any application where stick-built construction is used — for schools, banks, restaurants, hospitals, medical clinics, daycare centers and correctional facilities. Permanent modular buildings offer fast delivery, low-cost reconfiguration, and enormous flexibility. These buildings are non-residential structures, 60 to 100 percent factory-built and designed to be constructed at one location then used by occupants at a final destination. Permanent modular buildings are affixed to real estate in a manner generally not intended for relocation. The word “modular” describes a construction method where individual modules, stand-alone or assembled together, make up larger structures. While many are two, three, and four stories high, modular designs have been created for buildings much higher, complete with stairwells and elevators.
Because module assembly and site work can occur at the same time, permanent modular construction allows earlier occupancy. Construction occurs indoors away from harsh weather conditions preventing damage to building materials and allowing builders to work in comfortable conditions. Modern, multi-story factory-built buildings with concrete and steel floors, brick exteriors, sheet-rock interiors, windows, lighting, computer hook-ups, electrical service, plumbing, heating, air conditioning and restrooms are often constructed in half the time of a site-built building. Primarily, four stages make up factory-built construction. First, design approval by the end user and any regulating authorities; second, assembly of module components in a controlled environment; third, transportation of modules to a final destination; and fourth, erection of modular units to form a finished building. Review the above case studies to see project descriptions and blueprints of some typical permanent, modular buildings.
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