Accommodation Containers

A Module-T accommodation container provides an innovative and affordable way to provide personnel, contractors, and staff with comfortable and practical residential space on a temporary or permanent basis. High-quality materials and advanced technology ensure a modular accommodation container adheres to current international building standards. They can be highly customised structurally and aesthetically to fit their purpose. Like office container, a prefab living container is secure and durable and can accommodate one or multiple personnel in many sizes and interior configurations. Discover more about the benefits of a modular accommodation container, their technical specifications, and the accommodation container price below.

Fiber cement cladded accommodation container

Wood cladded accommodation container

What Are Accommodation Containers?

Living containers create healthy living spaces with the ultimate safety and convenience. A modular accommodation container has excellent security thanks to its high-quality materials and strong modular construction. In addition to protecting against weather events and intruders, this prefabricated living container is designed to provide the ultimate safety, convenience, and healthy living spaces for workforces across many industries, such as construction and mining.

The thickness of the walls, which ranges from 50 to 60, 80, and 100 mm, ensures maximum heat and noise insulation inside the living container as your work proceeds. Moreover, the design makes the building fire-resistant and affords protection against earthquakes and floods. The accommodation prefabricated container is also highly durable and has premium artistry, which makes the building last for decades. Finally, it has multiple eco-friendly features, making it an ideal infrastructural solution to protect the environment.

Prefabricated portable ones are designed to provide the ultimate safety, convenience, and healthy living spaces. These containers can provide long-term service in construction and mining sites and areas with extreme desert climates. They are also resistant to fires and can protect you in case of earthquakes and floods.

Technical Specifications of Accommodation Containers

A living container is a versatile modular building that can be stacked, linked, or stand-alone. The structure, exterior, and interior can be modified in many ways. Find information on the standard technical specifications of a prefab accommodation container below:

• Size: Our prefabricated accommodation units offer flexible space, suitable for housing one to twenty people, with various layout configurations. Standard dimensions include 21m², 27m², 42m², and 70m².
• Structure: The accommodation units are built using a robust, high-galvanized steel frame painted for extra durability.
• Walls: The walls feature sandwich panels with insulation options such as rock wool, polyurethane, or polystyrene foam, available in thicknesses of 50mm, 60mm, 80mm, or 100mm.
• Roof and Ceiling: The ceiling includes standard 80mm of polyurethane insulation. Roofing options include sandwich panels with polyurethane insulation or galvanized trapezoidal sheets.
• Flooring: The default flooring comprises an 18mm fiber-cement panel with a 0.3mm PVC covering. Optional upgrades include additional insulation (50mm or 100mm), ceramic tiling, or parquet finishes.
• Windows and Doors: PVC or aluminium frames are standard for windows and door joinery in each living container.
• Electrical and Lighting: The design integrates electrical sockets for ease of connection.
• Sanitary: Standard sanitary installations include a 37cm x 45cm ceramic sink, a ceramic toilet, and a 102cm x 92cm acrylic shower tray. Stainless steel toilets and sinks and compact laminate shower cabins and toilets are also available.
• Customisations/Extras: The units can be tailored with additional features, such as security booths, heating and cooling, compact canteen containers, data and network connections, cabinets, and furnishings. You can also opt for connection kits to link multiple modular units together or stack them for more space.

Transportation and Assembly of Living Containers

Module-T manufactures accommodation containers with over 15 years of experience designing, building, and delivering high-quality prefabricated buildings to urban and remote locations in more than 120 countries. Our accommodation cabins are designed to be portable and easy to assemble and dismantle. Each is precision made remotely, then divided into sections, fitted with lifting hooks, and carefully flat-packed into a 40-foot container for economical delivery to a site.

Once a modular living container arrives, it can be lifted onto beams or a light cement foundation using a forklift or crane. The cost of transportation largely depends on where you are located and does affect the accommodation container price. However, eight regular living container units can be transported in one container. Contact us for more information on the transport costs involved.

Benefits of Accommodation Containers

Many advantages can be enjoyed by using a modular accommodation container. Four key benefits of it include:

• Cost-Effective: Prefabricated accommodation offers significant savings in time, materials, and labour, making it a much more affordable option than traditional buildings.
• Versatile: They can be customised both inside and out, allowing you to create functional living spaces tailored to the specific needs of your staff and site.
• Eco-Friendly: Remote manufacturing lowers carbon emissions by reducing the use of heavy machinery and vehicles. Advanced technology also minimises waste, making these containers more sustainable than conventional buildings.
• Scalable: Thanks to their modular design, they can be combined with other units, such as canteens, offices, locker containers, or sanitary blocks, to form a complete worksite, school, or camp.

Areas Where Living Containers Can Be Used

Due to the time, financial, and environmental benefits of prefabricated accommodation and the numerous ways the structures can be transformed and customised, the application of use for portable living containers is increasing. Typical uses of a modular accommodation container include:

• To offer staff accommodation on both permanent and temporary sites. For example, they can be used as an office container site.
• To establish residential containers for construction sites and labor camps.
• To provide dormitory-style housing for students at schools and universities.
• To set upwards in hospitals or clinics, including those in remote areas.
• To quickly deliver secure housing in disaster zones and emergency relief camps.

Best Choice of a Living Container for Construction and Mining Companies

Accommodation containers are a practical and economical alternative for construction and mining companies because they can be quickly installed and dismantled. However, the best choice for a construction or mining site container will depend on your specific needs, budget, and operation time.

Accommodation modular containers come in various sizes, including 6 x 2.50 meters, which can be suitable for average-sized site offices, and 11.70 x 2.50 meters, which can be suitable for larger living spaces on sites. They have an average interior height of 2.40 meters, allowing ample headroom and air circulation in hot areas.

The available 50, 60 mm, 80 mm, and 100 mm thicknesses will ensure maximum heat and noise insulation inside the accommodation prefabricated container as you proceed with your work. Wall insulation made of Rockwool or Polyurethane (PUR) is also available, and it is known to be highly effective, lightweight, and capable of bonding with all materials.

Cost of Accommodation Containers

Module-T is a living container manufacturer committed to supplying high-quality prefabricated accommodation containers at a competitive price. However, it is easier to state an accommodation container price after first discussing the size of the container you want, the level of insulation you need for your location, and the amendments to the standard models you require to make the space work best for you. In addition, the cost of transporting the prefab container from our factory near Istanbul to your site also needs to be figured into the equation. Please contact us for a free quote and more information on the costs.

Why Module-T Accommodation Containers?

As a leading accommodation container manufacturer, we supply a full range of prefabricated accommodation buildings to locations throughout Africa, Asia, Europe, The Americas, Europe, and the Middle East. Module-T is a preferred prefabricated accommodation building manufacturer for many reasons, some of which include:

• They are quick to design, deliver, and install.
• We offer high-quality containers at a competitive price.
• Module-T can supply containers to clients in more than 120 countries.
• Our team is on hand to support you through the entire design, manufacturing, and delivery process.
• We have specialist packaging systems to ensure the economical delivery of our living sites.
• Please contact us to learn more about our modular solutions.

FAQs About Accommodation Containers

Please contact us if you want to invest in a modular accommodation container and have questions about our product range. In the meantime, please find the answers to some questions we are often asked below: