Today, school administrators and educators face the constant challenge of expanding student bodies and how to best meet their needs in an efficient yet affordable way. Construction to add new space or replace aging buildings can be an expensive and time-consuming project. However, prefab school buildings are available in a wide variety of sizes and shapes to fill the need for everything from a one-room classroom to a complete campus.
Prefabricated classrooms and dorms, in particular, have grown in popularity because they are fast to build, exceptionally flexible and amazingly cost effective. In fact, modular school buildings can typically be designed, built and delivered 40% faster and with an average of 20% cost savings in comparison to conventional site-built construction. These can be huge advantages for public and private schools that face budget limitations in today’s economy.
Modular school buildings can be utilized for permanent or portable classrooms, science and computer labs, media centers, gymnasiums, cafeterias, libraries and bookstores, as well as dormitory space for students who reside on campus. They can also serve as modern administrative offices, teacher lounges and daycare facilities for on-campus employees. Of course, they are also useful in the corporate arena as employee training and conference centers. Portable classrooms can be quickly deployed after a fire, flood, earthquake, tornado or other devastating natural disaster to get things back to normal as soon as possible.
One major advantage of prefab modular buildings is that they can be easily moved and repurposed, added to or completely removed as student bodies fluctuate in size or school requirements change. Other benefits include:
- Adaptable to any site
- Less expensive than conventional construction
- Ready-to-use space can be delivered quickly
- Modular buildings require minimal site preparation
- Unlimited number of designs and styles
- Designs integrate with surrounding architecture
- Meet or exceed local building, safety and occupancy codes
- Factory productivity is not affected by bad weather
- Lean manufacturing reduces material waste & lowers costs
- Less environmental impact on job site
- Useful life of 50+ years with minimal maintenance
The expedited set-up and delivery speed of prefabricated school buildings is important if your institution has a strict occupancy deadline or wants to minimize disruption of students and staff while construction takes place. Modular construction is also ideal in regions where weather disruptions that slow or halt construction are commonplace.
Modular Genius has expertise with all types of modular construction and can accommodate the needs of virtually any industry. In 2013, they received an Award of Distinction from the Modular Building Institute in the category of “Relocatable: Education: 2,000 to 10,000SF” for the “green” classrooms they designed and constructed for Evergreen Elementary School, and the company has won many other awards for its work. With manufacturing facilities throughout the U.S., fabrication can be done very close to a school’s location to speed up the process.
Contact Modular Genius (888) 420-1113 to save money on prefab school buildings without sacrificing design, usefulness and quality.