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title: Why Modular | VBC
description: Sustainability. Speed. Precision & Control.  certainty with your next construction project.  Want to gain certainty on your next construction project? Get a free modular benefit score.
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# Modular vs On-Site Construction.

##### A deep dive analysis into construction methodologies.

[ Read More About Off-Site Building ](https://www.vbc.co/blog?hsLang=en-gb)

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MODULAR vs ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION

 

## Here’s why an off-site construction team will always be faster than an on-site team:

Rain or shine, sleet or snow, our factory keeps building. In geographies with harsh weather conditions and a short building window, this drives big benefits.

With on-site construction, you can’t install plaster board and pour the foundation on the same day. There are significant time savings from parallel processing site work and modules simultaneously.

Additionally, our furniture and fitout subsidiary ensures your modules are delivered onsite with all fixtures and fittings – significantly reducing onsite fitout time and the number of trades needed.

MODULAR vs ON-SITE CONSTRUCTION

## Can certainty and construction exist in the same sentence? Absolutely.

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### Greater supply chain control and purchasing insights.

VBC has partnered directly with commodity manufacturers to cut out the distributors and representatives. This not only keeps costs more affordable but gives VBC greater control over the supply chain and better insights into purchasing. 

This is only possible because VBC has brand standards that are consistent across projects. VBC orders in high volumes of supplies, for example, VBC, has partnered directly with a plaster board manufacturer to utilise their boards and our assemblies directly. This allows us to cut out distributors and reduce costs. 

When you’ve manufactured more than 6,000 units that’s significant savings and increased supply chain certainty.

WHY IS OFFSITE CONSTRUCTION SUSTAINABLE?

## We recycle like the earth depends on it.

Keeping 1 tonne of timber per day out of landfills. VBC is working with a circular economy partner to upcycle timber cutoffs into studs and engineered wood.

We recycle 420 tonnes of plaster board annually. That’s the equivalent of 10 herds of elephants. Plaster board offcuts go to a plaster board producer who grinds it up and reuses it.

We recycle all our steel scrap. A single project can generate up to 10 tonnes of steel scrap. None of that goes to waste with our recycling process.

## Find out what modular can do for you.

##### Talk to us today

[ Discuss a Project ](https://www.vbc.co/your-modular-benefit?hsLang=en-gb)

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 COMPANY

[ Contact VBC ](https://www.vbc.co/en-gb/contact?hsLang=en-gb)

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 OFF-SITE BUILDING BLOG

[ What We Wish Architects Knew About Modular Construction ](https://www.vbc.co/en-gb/blog/what-we-wish-architects-knew-about-modular-construction-0?hsLang=en-gb)

[ Solving the Housing Crisis: VBC's Veterans Village Leads the Way ](https://www.vbc.co/en-gb/blog/solving-the-housing-crisis-vbcs-veterans-village-leads-the-way?hsLang=en-gb)

[ Modular Construction: The Sustainable Solution for Affordable Housing ](https://www.vbc.co/en-gb/blog/modular-construction-the-sustainable-solution-for-affordable-housing-0?hsLang=en-gb)

 PRODUCT LINES

[ Affordable Housing ](https://www.vbc.co/en-gb/modular/affordable-housing?hsLang=en-gb)

[ Healthcare ](https://www.vbc.co/en-gb/modular/healthcare?hsLang=en-gb)

[ Hospitality ](https://www.vbc.co/en-gb/modular/hospitality?hsLang=en-gb)

[ Multi-Family Apartments ](https://www.vbc.co/en-gb/modular/apartments?hsLang=en-gb)

[ Refugee Housing ](https://www.vbc.co/en-gb/modular/refugee-housing?hsLang=en-gb)

[ Student Accommodation ](https://www.vbc.co/en-gb/modular/student-housing?hsLang=en-gb)

[ Furniture ](https://www.vbc.co/en-gb/furniture?hsLang=en-gb)

 MODULAR FACTORIES

Tracy U.S.

2302 E. Paradise Rd.

Tracy, CA 95304

Berwick U.S

499 W 3rd St.

Berwick, PA 18603

Poland

Topole 68

89-600 Chojnice

 OFFICE LOCATIONS

Philadelphia U.S.

6128 Ridge Ave

Philadelphia, PA 19128

Boston U.S

143 South St., 6th Floor

Boston, MA 02111

Monaghan Ireland

Gallinagh, Monaghan

Co. Monaghan, H18 HW62

VBC Europe

Piastowska 7

80-332 Gdańsk

Poland

 MARKETS SERVED

United States

Europe

Middle East

Africa

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