As classrooms get crowded, some schools look to prefab construction as permanent solution
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![Paul Block, superintendent and CEO of Sooke School District, stands in the partially built prefabricated school addition at David Cameron Elementary in Colwood, B.C., on Tuesday, May 21, 2024. Approved for funding in October 2023, the addition is on track for completion by the start of a new school year in September 2024. A man with hands clasped in front of him stands in a partially constructed prefabricated school addition, still open to the air with a forested area seen behind the structure.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7211394.1716399133!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/paul-block-superintendent-and-ceo-of-sooke-school-district.jpg)
Portable classrooms are a common go-to when student enrolment at schools surges. However, some jurisdictions are tapping modular, prefab construction as a permanent way to address overcapacity challenges.