In recent years, modular building construction has increased in popularity. Factory-built buildings have become more sophisticated due in large part to client demand for buildings that are more design-oriented than the original ‘cookie-cutter’ buildings of years past.
Modular building construction is a method whereby individual modules stand-alone or are assembled together to create larger structures. While many modular buildings are two, three, or four stories high, modular designs have been created for buildings as high as seven stories. These buildings come complete with stairways and elevators. Factory-built construction of modular buildings include four stages:
- Design approval by the client and regulating authorities
- Assembly of module components in a controlled environment
- Transportation of modules to a final destination
- Assembly of modular units to form a finished building
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