Modular Buildings

In the early days of prefab buildings, the goal was to make them as cheap as possible. Nowadays, the goal is to make them as good or better than site built construction. Economies of factory production are still there, but utilizing the cheapest grade materials is a thing of the past.

At the Alan Buildings factory, we save our customers money by using factory production techniques, labor-saving standardized methods of construction, bulk material purchasing, and pre-engineered structural design packages. Instead of making 50+ trips to the job site, we deliver a fully assembled building in a single trip, saving time and reducing disruptions. Utility connections are completed on-site, just as with traditional construction.

Modular buildings offer key advantages over site-built structures by reducing noise, dust, clutter and safety hazards at the job site while improving efficiency and flexibility. Because site preparation and building construction occur simultaneously, projects are completed faster. If your plant layout changes, the building can be easily relocated or taken to a completely new site. These buildings are made to be moved.

After 5,000 plus modular building projects since 1971, we've figured out a few things about prefab buildings.

Circa 1971: Construction shed at the Great Western Forum.
 Original home of the L.A. Lakers. Aluminum siding was the cheapest siding available, so that's what they got.

Circa 1985: Tout Booth at Hollywood Park race track, Inglewood CA.
The standing seam roof is the same material as any site built structure would use.

Circa 1995: Hatchery Building San Francisco Zoo.  San Francisco CA.
This building used cedar siding and casement windows. No quality compromises were taken. The roof was site installed due to limits on transportation laws.

Circa 2000: All Steel Control Room for Oil Fields, Elk Hills CA.
Noncombustible construction is generally a must for utilities, so we invented the Alan Mini Steel Building. All the features of a site built steel building, but delivered fully assembled and ready for use.

Circa 2000: Two Story School for Hawthorne Academy, Hawthorne CA.
8 factory built sections. Site applied stucco and shingle roofing. Site built exterior walkway and stairs.

Circa 2005: Two Story Office Building for Kawakami in Downey CA
Built in 8 sections, it required a lot of site work. The on site stucco and cornice made it indistinguishable from site built.