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Design Flexibility
Steel is versatile, strong and long-lasting.
Steel framing systems can provide long spans and allow large open spaces.
Increased flexibility in bay spacing and framing layout, afforded by steel framing systems, maximizes usable floor space for owners and tenants.
Steel floor systems can allow entirely new service arrangements to be accommodated within the floor-ceiling depth.
Steel cladding and framing systems can facilitate curves and other creative features.
Steel roof and wall systems are available in a variety of styles and colors.
Steel gives architects the freedom to achieve their most ambitious designs.
Steel is used in everything from industrial to iconic structures.
Building owners value the flexibility of steel buildings and the benefits they provide.
Construction Cycle Time
Steel is typically fabricated off-site, reducing on-site labor, cycle time and construction waste.
Shorter construction time results in earlier occupancies and lower financing costs.
Steel has a more predictable schedule that can shave months off the total project cycle time.
Panelized construction can minimize rain, snow, excessive heat, and other weather delays by offering a more predictable schedule.
Insurance Savings
Using cold-formed steel can result in significant cost savings on builders risk insurance. Since cold-formed steel is noncombustible, it reduces the risk of property loss during construction and over the life of the structure.
Reduced risk of property loss leads to lower insurance premiums for builders and owners.
Savings can be realized on single-family tract, low-rise multi-family, mid-rise commercial and mixed-use structures.
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