Portable buildings are designed for the continuing process of being easily moved intact from one location to another. They are usually placed in one location for a short time. A common modern design is also called a modular building. However, a portable building can be different because it is used temporarily and be taken away later.

Almost all institutions are using them today. Schools have them for extra classroom space. Business portable office buildings are used for extension of office and storage of items. There are other industries that use such buildings for mobile toilets, marketing suites, surgery rooms and clinic.

It was in 1955 when modern portable building was first developed in the United States by Porta-Kamp, although its history can be traced back to as early as the ancient times. In 1961, the first building of this kind was built in England under the trade name Portakabin.

This portable storage building can be used alone or in groups. Besides being seen on building sites as temporary site offices, these buildings are also relied upon for guard houses, rural offices, and on-site changing rooms. They are even joined together by many units to form large office blocks.

Others are disguised as a regular building designed with brick-style cladding and a traditional pitched roof. In the United Kingdom, the Liverpool City Council used portable buildings to provide temporary and permanent domestic housing for communities in compliance with the UK building regulations and disable access.

In some areas in the United States, Australia and United Kingdom, these buildings are brought to schools to provide relief from overcrowding. The portable classrooms often compose of two rooms separated by a partition and a toilet.

Also, in England, container vans are converted into portable steel buildings for site cabins or portable cabins. The pre-owned modular buildings offer a bigger advantage when it comes to cost-efficacy and environment. These pre-owned modular buildings are recognized by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the UK as being highly environmentally friendly in comparison to newly manufactured buildings.

The reason for this is the embodied energy. Such energy needed to construct a modular building is transportable because the embodied energy is locked within the fabric of the building.

Hence, this embodied energy contained within the pre-owned modular building can be transported and relocated to another site. In contrast to the traditional buildings, the energy is lost when they are demolished, even when the materials are recycled.

There are many variations in model specifications and size. Each variant offers different functions. There are even for multi-storey buildings. Once you are inside this building, it will be hard to tell the difference. You will also see suspended ceilings, fitted carpets and decorated walls.

Portable buildings are designed to be installed, removed and transferred to another location quickly and easily. In the present state of the economy, these versatile buildings are cost-effective and space-effective especially for business industries.

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