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One of the challenges of building sports and leisure facilities that are specialised is the cost implication that is involved. An added problem is that people going about their usual leisure activities, sports, or games may be disrupted during construction. However, there is a way out of this problem. This solution is known as Modular construction.

One of the key benefits of this construction style is the significant reduction in the time required for construction compared to the traditional building methods. It is a great construction medium with great benefits for your community because of its cost-efficient methods and speedy construction.

FEATURES OF MODULAR SPORTS BUILDINGS

Modular sports buildings are usually smart and designed to be malleable. They can be adapted to directly suit whatever you want and can have a casual look. This implies that the designs can be tweaked to satisfy the desires of every community under any conditions. They can be fashioned to meet their every need. There are a lot of things that Modular sports pavilions are known to be used for. It’s simply not possible to cover all them of them in this post. However, here are a few of the use of modular sports pavilions:
• Sports Club Buildings
• Fitness/Gym Studios
• Training Buildings
• Poolside Buildings
• Public Toilet Blocks and Changing rooms
• Cafés, bars, or clubhouses
• Administrative and office use
• Kiosks, Cafés, or visitor centers.
• Smart-Space

ADVANTAGES OF MODULAR SPORTS BUILDINGS

The advantages of Modular sports buildings are endless. However, here a few of their benefits.

• Building Materials Are Eco-friendly:

The modular industry is known to adapt to building processes and environments. This implies that you can use be eco-friendly materials in the build. This reduces the total waste produced and lowers the environmental impact of prefabricated builds. The common modern term ‘Offsite Construction’ was coined from the production of modular buildings. This is because they are constructed in an environment that is highly controlled in a way that on-site construction cannot be. Waste materials that are usually discarded and sent to a dump are now recycled for various purposes in other projects.

• Energy Consumption Reduction:

The consumption of energy is largely reduced in modular buildings. This is because the modules are constructed offsite in a highly controlled environment. Hence, the marginal assembly process causes a huge reduction in the energy invested compared to using traditional pavilions. The use of cool/heat air insulation and conditioning and double-glazed windows helps in providing higher energy efficiency. Hence, making savings on heating bills through heat loss reduction.
•Speed:

You build modular buildings as quickly as in a few weeks. This helps reduce of its impact on the environment and tight budget projects by communities. It illustrates the speed in a new light. The entire building can be completed in a few weeks. Hence, your team and community can enjoy its new vibrant building. It is an amazing benefit for those thinking of efficiency in little time.
•Reduction in Noise Pollution:

Modular sports buildings are constructed in an eco-friendly factory. This implies that the required personnel will be considerably lower than that of a traditional site. Not requiring deliveries of building materials drastically helps in reducing noise pollution. Another factor that aid this are the reduction of on-site noise machinery. This implies that there will be no major disruption to the activities carried out by your club users and community. Hence, the construction can be carried out in harmony with the activities of your users and community.
•Reduction in Running Cost:

Eco-friendly modular sports buildings costs as low as 95p for a running cost. This rate has been this low for the past 60 years. This implies that investment in modular sports buildings is worth it. Sooner or later the great White Elephant that is the London Stadium will be transformed in to a Stadium that is fit for purpose, Modular construction is a concept that is being investigated as a means to adapt the Stadium without having to do a 'Tottenham', work could progress during the season. - Ed

Aston Villa: Heaton; Guilbert, Engels, Mings, Taylor; McGinn, Luiz, Grealish; Jota, Wesley, El Ghazi Subs: To be announced
West Ham: Fabiasnki, Fredericks, Diop, Ogbonna, Masuaku, Rice, Noble, Anderson, Lanzini, Yarmolenko, Haller. Subs: Jimenez, Balbuena, Zabaleta, Snodgrass, Sanchez, Fornals, Ajeti.
We are on our way back from the Org's annual bash, this time it was in Paros, which is the hardest and almost the most expensive place to travel to that we have ever encountered. We are currently delayed in Milan waiting for a flight in to the City of London airport, hoping for a win instead of the usual collapse against 'lower' opposition!

Fortunately the Barclays Premier League bandwagon cranks up the volume again this weekend, although the Hammers faithful have to wait until Monday for their team's match away to newly promoted Aston Villa. During the domestic break the media have, as normal, never let the truth get in the way of a good story, consequently there has been a proliferation of 'Declan Rice' stories.

The vitriolic comments by some pundits regarding Declan's performances for England were bad enough, but what has really infuriated a plethora of fans is the outrageous arrogance of Manchester United in their pursuit of the 20 year old Hammer. Quite what has happened to the 'tapping up' rule no one seems to know or care, but the public nature of the 'red devil's' declared interest in acquiring Rice is nauseating to say the least!

Manchester United are not the Club they once were, they may well be super wealthy still, courtesy of the insanely brilliant sponsorship deal they have with Chevrolet, which, incidentally expires in just over 18 months time, however despite their obvious fiscal viability the Northern club's star is on it's wane. Since 'old red nose' left, a series of managers have come and gone at Old Trafford, the only thing they have in common is their failure to succeed, and a predilection for buying players at vastly inflated prices and on massive wages.

Most Hammers fans accept that should an offer in the region of £90 Million arrive for Declan Rice, the club would be hard pushed not to accept it, however Manchester United's attitude that they can steam roller other club's is based in the past when they were so much wealthier than others, that is not the case now. Should Declan be sold, Hammers fans will be annoyed but accepting, but if he was sold to Manchester United they would be furious, and rightly so!

The Hammers hierarchy will need to make some tough decisions during the January transfer window, it should be remembered that Declan Rice is only 20 years old, so there is plenty of time for future moves should they be required or even needed. - Ed

The International break is always difficult for journalists who cover the domestic game, tittle tattle and rumours are all there is to go on, slim pickings indeed. The fact that England are in the opposite to the ‘group of death’ makes the situation of even less interest to the cognoscenti.
We have already dealt with the ITV ‘acid heads’ and their weird observations of Declan Rice, fortunately he is thick skinned and won’t let a couple of has been’s put him off his game. Hammers other players on International duty have so far managed to avoid injury, it is to be hoped by the time they all return that they are able to hit the ground running against newly promoted Aston Villa, fortunately the match is played on a Monday night giving the squad that extra couple of days recovery time.

There has been a bit of a media frenzy regarding the strength or lack of strength of the squad Manuel Pellegrini has assembled for this season. It is not actually the squad he has assembled, more like the squad he has disassembled.So much dead wood has been removed fans almost expect to see Thor Heyerdhal and his Kon Tiki boat sail by!

Apart from slashing vast swathes of money from the wages bill, to the tune of £24 Million, Pelle has also managed to bring the average age of the squad down considerably, the Hammers rest home is soon to become a thing of the past.

Arguably the squad is light of a midfield enforcer, a right back and a back up striker. However these positions could be filled from within, Coventry, Diangana and Johnson could take up the slack instead of panic buying during the January window, bargains are rarely to be had in the new year.

The team spirit that Pellegrini and his coaches have engendered needs to be maintained, there is no point in having got rid of the old regime only to replace it with another one that reeks of ralgex, the way forward is definitely to sign young hungry players and to utilise the club’s youth set up to bring players through.

Considering the budget restraints of this new season, the board, the hierarchy and all those involved with the club can pat themselves on the back for a job well done and refusing to panic.

If Manuel Pellegrini can get West Ham in to Europe, it would be safe to say the board would look to avail themselves of his services for longer than his initial three year contract, he has started a project, one that he would probably like to see come to fruition.

Of course injuries and suspensions could upset the apple cart, but then again this season represents a real opportunity to break in to the top six due to the transition of Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea, this may be a unique time for the Irons to progress, even Tottenham are going to struggle because of their lack of recruitment.

The futuure is bright, the chairmen are orange! - Ed