'You need to establish with the client what the key drivers are: cost, speed, whether to be permanent or shorter term, or design.
'Components manufactured in a factory can be put together on site very quickly. A timber-frame building can be watertight quicker than a traditional build, so you can then get on with internal work quicker. You do not need time for drying out as you would with masonry.
'A modular building off the shelf can be operational in days as opposed to weeks.
'Because timber-frame buildings are built in a factory the sizes are exactly as they are on the drawings, so kitchen layouts fit exactly. No time is wasted with in-filling.
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