Lara Koch
Lara Koch is a Content & Communications Assistant at HEPF AG, working remotely from Germany. She supports HEPF AG's content and communications work, helping write the blog content and case studies behind modular projects and keeping messaging clear across channels.
How Close Is Your Event Infrastructure?
The biggest risk to event infrastructure delivery is not the specification or cost but the physical distance between available modular stock and your site. This article explains how depot proximity, rental fleet availability, and pre-commitment showroom inspection change the risk profile of your event build.
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Modular School Space for Swiss Municipalities
Swiss municipalities facing school space shortages must choose between renting, buying or sourcing second-hand modular classrooms, each with different cost, timeline and compliance implications. This guide covers procurement models, barrier-free requirements under BehiG and SIA 500, second-hand due diligence, and realistic project timelines for container-based school extensions.
How Fast can Emergency Accommodation be installed?
Manufacturer spec sheets quote assembly times, but the real deployment timeline for emergency accommodation depends on coordination, logistics, site readiness, and permits. This article maps the full decision-to-occupancy chain so you can plan realistically and avoid the bottlenecks that delay most projects.
Your Project Has a Timeline: Match It to the Right Modular System
The choice between temporary and permanent modular buildings depends on your project's duration, regulatory context, financial model and end-of-life plan, not on the structure's physical capability. This article provides a five-factor decision framework to help you identify the right modular approach, or combination, for your operational reality.
Pre-Owned Modular Buildings
Pre-owned modular buildings offer 20 to 40 percent cost savings, significantly lower embodied carbon, and lead times measured in weeks rather than months. This guide explains what refurbishment involves, what to evaluate before committing, and how to choose the right acquisition model for your project.
Relocate, Reconfigure, Reuse
Modular container-based buildings are designed to be moved, expanded and repurposed, but only if you plan for it. This guide covers the relocation process, reconfiguration options, practical limits and how to build future flexibility into your first procurement decision.
Modular Healthcare Construction
This guide explains how modular construction is used across the healthcare spectrum, from temporary surge facilities to permanent clinics, covering compliance pathways, realistic timelines, cost drivers, and honest limitations. It is written for healthcare facility planners and estates managers evaluating modular as a credible infrastructure option.
How Quiet Is a Modular Building?
Acoustic performance in modular buildings depends on system design, material specification, and project coordination, not the construction method itself. This article explains the physics, the materials, and the performance targets you need to specify for schools, housing, offices, and other occupied facilities.
Rent, Lease or Buy Modules
This guide explains the four main ways to acquire modular buildings, from outright purchase and rental to leasing and buyback, with practical criteria for choosing between them. It covers how to match the financial model to your use case, timeline and budget structure so that infrastructure is funded sensibly, not deferred.
Can You Get a Modular Homes Mortgage?
Getting a mortgage on a modular home is achievable but requires more preparation than a conventional property purchase. This guide explains what lenders look for, the types of finance available, and how to make your modular home mortgage-ready from the outset.
