Wednesday, March 13, 2013

Benefits of Relocatable Buildings


The term “relocatable buildings” is not something new to many of us. However, it can be possible that we are not completely aware of the advantages of a relocatable building. In the past several years, the demand for relocatable buildings has sky rocketed. The modular construction industry has developed high quality mobile building designs in their projects that not only offer flexibility, but also allows the owners to easily relocate their building. Here are some of the top benefits of relocatable buildings.

Time Savings:
One of the best advantages of a relocatable building is the time savings. A relocatable building project takes less time to construct because they are primarily built in a climate-controlled factory environment and the entire building or major components can be reused for future use.

Portability Option:
As relocatable buildings can be transported, you can easily move these structures at any point of time. This becomes a huge benefit to a business owner who may want to move their store or office to a more prosperous area, or for school districts facing an increase in enrollment. Temporary/relocatable modular buildings can be used as additions to existing structures or stand-alone buildings.

Cost Effective:
Portable buildings can be more cost effective than traditional buildings because of its short construction time frame. Buildings are not site specific and can be easily disassembled, relocated and reconfigured for various uses, saving money on new construction.

Eco-friendly:
Portable buildings are environmental friendly because they can be re-used. That means the potential environmental impacts from demolition or new construction are eliminated. In fact, it is an extremely sustainable alternative to building a new structure. By relocating the buildings and structures from one site to another, landfill can also be minimized. In addition, such construction projects have minimal environmental impact as they make use of less construction materials. Furthermore, the on-site impact of a movable building project is comparatively lower than traditionally built structures.

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