Modular buildings are built in a factory and then the building is shipped section by section to the chosen building site where it is put together. These types of buildings can include mobile offices, portable storage or classrooms, and retail businesses. Modular buildings for hospitals and churches are also used. Modular buildings and mobile offices can be built in a faster time frame and the building and the set up costs on the building site is less than that of traditional buildings.

Modular buildings are energy efficient and require little maintenance. Having a modular office is great for when you need to move into a higher traffic area to build your cliental. Your mobile office can be built with restrooms and break areas for your employees. This type of structure can also be just an office or it can be split into a half office-half storage type of building.

It would be nice to have file cabinets and drawers already built into your office and with a mobile office, you can have just that. You can have your portable office built for a small company or it can be as large as an office built for the headquarters of your company. Modular office furniture is also a big aspect of your new modular office. This furniture, including cubicles, can be added and updated as your business needs change and grow.

While modular buildings are built to suit the specific needs of a building, a mobile office is a pre made stock building that is built for temporary use. A modular office is used mostly by construction companies. Both modular buildings and mobile offices are built in a factory, which is better for the building. The buildings do not suffer from weather damage like other buildings do that are built outside at a building site. Sections or modules of the building are built indoors and then each piece is shipped to the chosen site where it can be moved when the time comes.

The downside to using a modular building or mobile office is that the height of the buildings is limited to around 8 feet. Portable storage units are also available through modular buildings. These types of structures can be an addition to your backyard for extra storage of your outdoor items like the lawn mower or your gardening tools. Portable storage can also be used as a combination to your mobile office or any other desired modular building that you require so that your business stays neat and organized.

Natalie Aranda is a freelance writer. She writes about family, business and technology. She is often surprised how modular buildings can rapidly transformation a shopping center or a business park.