Mobile offices and modular
site office
A site office is a temporary office placed on a work site, most often a construction site. It gives managers, supervisors and inspectors a dry place to work, hold meetings and keep plans and records. It may be a trailer, a container office or a modular unit.
Why it matters
The Modular Building Institute lists construction site offices among the common uses of relocatable buildings. A site office is meant to move when the job ends. Typical needs are power, heating and cooling, a data connection, a level pad and safe steps or a ramp. A common mistake is to order too small a unit, then run out of room for staff and meetings. Another is to place it without checking utility lines, drainage and local permit rules. Ask the provider about setup, utilities and pickup. Customers should also plan for security, such as locks and lighting.
Definition source: modular.org
Related terms
job-site trailer
A job-site trailer is a trailer used as an office or storage space on a construction or work site. People also call it a construction trailer or a site trailer. A contractor rents or buys it, a truck delivers it, and it is removed when the project ends.
office trailer
An office trailer is a mobile office built on a trailer-type frame and delivered by truck. It has an office layout inside, with electrical, heating and cooling. Providers rent it for construction sites, events and other uses when space is needed fast.
mobile office
A mobile office is an office space that is built and finished off site, then delivered ready to use. It can be a converted storage container, a trailer or a modular building. Standard units typically come with insulation, finished walls, flooring, electrical wiring, lighting, a personnel door and a window.
relocatable building
A relocatable building is a partly or fully assembled building made in a factory that is designed to be reused and moved to different sites. The Modular Building Institute notes that it is not fixed permanently to real estate and follows applicable codes and installation guidelines.
container office
A container office is an office made from a shipping or storage container. A builder cuts in windows and doors and adds insulation, finished walls, flooring, electrical and lighting. It sits directly on the ground and can be moved with a forklift or a truck.
ground level office
A ground-level office is a mobile office that sits directly on the ground, usually a converted storage container, so that visitors can enter from the grade with no tall steps. It is quick to place on a job site or lot and does not need a raised foundation.
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