The use of commercial modular buildings is becoming more popular in Ireland. Aside from business owners, public officials are now becoming aware of the advantages of modular buildings. They can see the savings they will make, financially and in time. Commercial modular buildings can be a great solution for the small business that needs a [...]

When they are piled high on a barge, shipping containers aren’t exactly fertile inspiration for recycled architecture – but creative thinkers have managed to turn these boring rectangular boxes into surprisingly beautiful modular homes, offices, apartments and dorms. Like a giant modular building Lego set, shipping containers can be stacked into all sorts of configurations [...]

Compared to conventional construction, modular buildings are affordable and cost effective due to their factory construction. Builders and consumers find such buildings much better value than their on-site counterparts. This is one of the reasons for the high demand for modular buildings to meet a wide variety of uses. Modular buildings provide long-term temporary or [...]

McDonald’s restaurants use prefabrication technology to build their new outlets, and they recently set their record of a completed outlet being built and open for business within 13 hours of starting construction on prepared ground works. This has considerable commercial implications for businesses and a range of prospective clients, which could be hotels and retail [...]

Learning should be made more enjoyable and take place in a comfortable setting and environment. Schools and educators address these needs by turning to modular classrooms. These are sometimes called temporary or relocatable classrooms. Modular classrooms offer the advantage of saving time as they can be installed quickly and provide a comfortable setting for students [...]

Business operations run smoothly with readily accessible office space. Modular site offices provide a solution, whether you need a single unit site office or a multi-unit site office complex. Innovative and economical site office space solutions are available through a broad range of modular site offices in all shapes and sizes. Everything from construction site [...]

Lack of planning permission can prohibit the erection of a brick-built construction, but modular buildings, which are classed as temporary buildings, are permitted.  That is why increasingly greater numbers of premises are actually comprised of modular offices even if they are intended to be permanent fixtures. The loophole exists because modular offices can be moved [...]

‘Haiti House’ wants to help develop a modular building industry to employ Haitian citizens. It is planning a factory on the island so that residents can work there to build their own communities in the near future. “We even hate calling [what we’re doing] prefab anymore because it’s such a different animal,” says Haiti House’s [...]