Why Use Structural Steel?

Here are the top ten reasons:

• Cost-effective - Compared to other framing materials, structural steel brings greater value to a project in terms of initial cost as well as reduces costs in other areas, such as foundations, general conditions and façade systems.
• Accelerated schedules - Compared to other framing materials, structural steel brings greater value to a project in terms of initial cost as well as reduces costs in other areas, such as foundations, general conditions and façade systems.
• Increased usable floor space - Structural steel is both light and strong, allowing for long spans and open, column-free spaces.
• Aesthetically pleasing - Structural steel frames provide designers with a wide range of options for addressing a project's aesthetic requirements. Structural steel can be rolled, curved and integrated into irregular building shapes. At the same time, its small footprint contributes to a sense of transparency for the building.
• Future adaptability - An existing steel frame can be easily modified to address changing building requirements and uses.
• Quality and predictability - Structural steel is fabricated off-site under controlled conditions, ensuring a high-quality product and reducing the number of costly fixes at the job site. This also allows for just-in-time delivery, which accelerates the overall project schedule.
• Ease of design - Structural steel is produced to precise tolerances and consistent strength levels, which, when combined with an established, well-documented design approach, can greatly simplify the design process.
• Enhanced productivity - Structural steel leads the construction industry with a fully integrated supply chain that uses advanced technologies like computer-aided manufacturing and building information modeling (BIM) at all stages of design and construction. These technologies have been proven to reduce or eliminate errors, improve safety and lower project costs.

• Green - Today's modern steel mills produce steel containing an average of 90% recycled material. At the end of a building's life cycle, 100% of the steel frame can be recycled (the current recovery rate for structural steel is 98%). With low environmental impacts on a per-square-foot-of-construction basis, steel is the premier choice for environmentally conscious, sustainable projects.
• There's always a solution in steel - No matter what specific project challenges arise, structural steel framing systems can meet them!

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It is critical that during periods of volatility structural engineers, architects, construction managers, general contractors and project owners step back and make wise decisions regarding material and product choices based on a full range of considerations.

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Source of the Article : AISC