Portable building

Portable cabins are a cheaper alternative to traditional buildings and are useful when accommodation is required for an uncertain period of time.

[1] Many modern types of portable buildings are designed so that they can be carried to or from the site on a large lorry and slung on and off by a crane.

Some portable buildings can be made very complex by joining units and forming large office blocks over several floors.

Tara Park, developed by Liverpool City Council, have even used portable buildings to create temporary/permanent domestic housing for communities.

Due to population increases in many areas, portable buildings are sometimes brought in to schools to provide relief from overcrowding.

In Canada, Australia, and elsewhere, portable buildings are sometimes referred to as "ATCO huts," after the Canadian energy company that manufactures a line of them in one of its business units.