What do you want when you build a large project?
If you’re like most people, you want efficiency, flexibility, and sustainability.
Modular structures are a great way to launch a building project with all three qualities. They’re an innovative solution designed to meet the needs of modern industries.
What is a Modular Structure?
A modular structure is a building or part of a building that is constructed in sections known as modules. Each module is manufactured off-site in a controlled factory environment, and each one is a self-contained, standardized unit. Each unit is meant to fit seamlessly with other units.
Once a module is built, it gets transported to its final destination, where it’s assembled into a finished structure. This fast, flexible construction process ensures modular structures are excellent solutions for any number of common applications. Click here to learn about our modular structure products.
Key Advantages
Prefabrication
There are real advantages to prefabrication. Building a module in a factory setting makes it possible to exercise a higher degree of quality control. This method also minimizes the risk of on-site delays due to weather or other factors.
Flexibility and Scalability
Modular structures can be customized, reconfigured, or expanded with ease. Choosing a modular structure gives you the ability to adapt to changing needs, environments, conditions, or business demands.
Sustainability
Exercise good stewardship by using fewer resources and generating less waste. Many components may be reused or repurposed, contributing to circular construction practices while protecting your bottom line.
Speedy Construction
Site preparations can happen while your module is being built. This means projects may be completed much faster compared to traditional building methods. Here’s a short video that shows part of the construction process. If you watch it, you’ll get a chance to see how easy and fast this process really is.
Uses & Applications
Modular structures are designed to meet specific needs. Here are a few common use cases.
Create Temporary Offices or Retail Pop-Ups
Running an event? Running a construction project in an area that lacks infrastructure? Modular structures are designed to be disassembled and reassembled fast, and they’re designed for easy transport. This makes them ideal for erecting temporary offices at construction sites, disaster sites, and event locations.
Expand School or Office Space
Schools have long relied on “T-buildings” like mobile homes and sheds to expand classroom space. Modular structures offer a safer, more comfortable, and longer-lasting solution for such applications. Companies undergoing rapid expansion can also benefit from the ability to add storage space or additional office space in a matter of days.
Cut Costs on Larger Projects
Hybrid construction is certainly a possibility for any company who would like to use a combination of on-site construction and modular structures. There are a variety of ways to viably blend modular buildings with more traditional buildings, cutting costs and shortening construction timelines.
Create Secure, On-Site Storage
Easily create lockable warehouse space on your farm or industrial site to protect vital equipment, tools, and valuable resources from weather and theft.
Build Insulated Packing Sheds and Processing Areas
Create climate-controlled environments for agricultural produce or other sensitive materials. GoodMFG® modular structures feature superior insulation (R-4.5 walls, R-5.45 roof) and optional AC units.
Who can benefit from modular structures?
Modular structures provide solutions to any number of industries, including:
- Schools and Colleges who want to add more classroom or storage space.
- Healthcare facilities in need of more clinic, lab, or storage spaces.
- Warehouses who need to expand their processing facilities, create new feeder buildings, or store new products.
- Event planners who need a ticket booth, on-site storage, security booth, or light and sound booth.
- Construction companies who need temporary offices, on-site restrooms, or secure storage spaces.
- Retail stores who want to launch fast, or run pop-up establishments to generate new buzz.
- Government agencies who need new training facilities, disaster relief buildings, or mobile labs.
- R&D companies who need research facilities, mobile labs, or basecamps to study and survey remote locations.
- Industrial concerns who need mechanical enclosures, pump houses, storage buildings, control rooms, or outbuildings.
The flexibility of modular structures ensures they’re capable of serving any number of additional applications as well. Not sure whether our modular structures can meet your needs? Contact us!
Example Projects
Major Advantages of Modular Structures
There are many reasons why so many smart companies are turning to modular structures.
Reduced Costs
Construction costs aren’t getting any cheaper. Construction News reports global costs are likely to soar by 17% over the next five years. Using traditional building methods can cost at least twice as much modular construction.
Controlled Quality
Every module is consistently built and quality-checked in a factory setting. The multiple touch-points and failure points that you’ll find on a traditional construction project simply aren’t present when you’re dealing with a modular structure.
Shorter Paths to Revenue
Organizations who plan to use modular structures to generate revenue can get up and moving faster because they’re not waiting on long traditional construction timelines. In many cases, modular structures pay for themselves in the first month of business. The same can almost never be said for a traditional construction project.
Agility
In today’s ever-changing world, companies need solutions that allow them to remain flexible and mobile. A modular structure can be relocated, rearranged, and reassembled to meet changing business needs, allowing you to adapt without spending additional building money or shopping for new buildings. You can also expand them by adding more modular structures, allowing your facilities to grow as your workforce and equipment needs grow.
Safety
Factory construction reduces the need for workers to perform risky tasks on-site, which improves overall safety. This reduces the risk of the expensive court cases and PR hits that can come with workplace or on-site injuries.
FAQs About Modular Structures
Here are some of the most common questions we get about modular structures.
Will transporting my modular building eat up all my savings?
Transportation costs are always a concern, but typically you will still enjoy substantial savings over traditional construction. After all, you typically have to ship construction materials to job sites too, and you often have to pay shipping costs on multiple deliveries.
By contrast, the modular building is flatpacked onto the transport and delivered fully ready for assembly. You greatly eliminate the risk of costly injuries, vandalism, and theft. You’re up, running, and making money faster.
Here’s an example of what a fastpacked structure looks like as it rolls onto a jobsite, ready for construction.
Can I rearrange or move my modular structure later?
Absolutely! That’s what they’re built for! You can even expand your current arrangement with new modular structures. If you have a Good Modular Structure you can even use our patented corner-caster technology to stack them up to three buildings high, allowing you an unparalleled level of flexibility to create the structure that works for you.
How safe are modular structures?
Most modular structures are extremely safe and sturdy. We’ve used them to create our own office, retail, and storage spaces. Their sturdy build eliminates any risk of using our second-story or third-story configurations.
Will my Good Modular Structure require a permit?
In most locations a permit will be required, but the specific needs will vary by location. Our team is always available to help you navigate the permitting process.
How long does it take to build a modular structure, compared to traditional construction?
We can have a structure up and running in a matter of days. Traditional construction often takes months, even for very small structures.
Does my Good Modular Structure need a foundation?
No. We can generally place a Good Modular Structure on any flat surface. If you provide one of our experts with additional information about your site and planned usage, they can provide more details about what might be required to make your project a success, if anything.
What is the expected lifespan on a Good Modular Structure?
Each of our Good Modular Structures is framed with galvanized steel. Insulated patent-pending composite aluminum panels form the walls and roof. These durable, corrosion-resistant, and fire-resistant panels are designed to last for decades. Most metal buildings like ours last fifty years or more.
How well do Good Modular Structures hold up in the PNW’s rainy climate?
Quite well! Our composite aluminum panels shrug off the rain and can handle a considerable amount of snowfall. Precipitation will never be a major concern for any Good Modular Structure owner.
How well do Good Modular Structures handle the potential for moisture and mold growth?
The composite aluminum panels we use to construct a Good Modular Structure are already mold and mildew resistant. A metal building doesn’t offer much of an opportunity for mold to grow, in sharp contrast to any building which makes use of wood.
Is Modular Right for You?
As industries continue to evolve, modular structures stand out as an adaptable, eco-friendly, and forward-thinking solution that has paved the way for smarter, faster, and more sustainable building practices. As the demand for efficiency and sustainability grow, these structures will continue to reshape the future of construction and beyond.
It depends on your specific needs, timeline, and budget. If you require a fast, cost-effective, and flexible solution that meets high quality standards, Good Modular Structures could be the perfect choice.
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