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When choosing an engineering solution, the initial cost is often an important consideration. But the price paid at the start of a project does not necessarily reflect the overall cost of that solution over its lifetime.

Perhaps the problem starts with the word itself. Innovation can sound exciting. It can also sound risky. New technology, new processes and new ways of working can raise questions around compliance, cost, buildability and whether something will actually work when it reaches site. But what if we took the word innovation out of the conversation?Is it compliant? Is it buildable? Can it be manufactured consistently? Can it be installed efficiently?

Modular construction is no longer a new concept. Manufacturing components off-site and assembling them on-site sounds efficient on paper. But what actually drives that efficiency? It isn't just that modular parts are quicker to bolt together. The real benefit comes from changing how a project is planned, made and installed.