Products
Cold Formed Steel
"The blunt truth
about the politics of climate change is that no country will want to sacrifice
its economy in order to meet this challenge, but all economies know that
the only sensible long term way of developing is to do it on a sustainable
basis."
Tony Blair |
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Steel
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Steel |
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Wood |
Insurance
Reductions |
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Price Stability |
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Dimensional Stability |
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100%
Recyclable |
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Resistance to: |
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Mold |
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Termites |
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Wood Ants |
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Fire |
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Hurricanes |
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Earthquakes |
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Tornados |
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Floods |
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| BUILDING BETTER
WITH STEEL |
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68% industry recycling
rate |
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Highest strength-to-weight
ratio of any building material |
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Non-combustible - does
not burn nor contribute fuel to the spread of a fire |
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Inorganic
- will not rot, warp, split, crack or creep |
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Dimensionally stable
- does not expand or contract with moisture content |
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Consistent material quality
- produced in strict accordance with national standards, no regional
variations |
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| BUILDER BENEFITS
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CLIENT BENEFITS
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Substantial discounts on builders
risk insurance |
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Lighter than other framing materials |
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No need to cull materials |
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Saves job-site time with ease of
panelization off-site |
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Straight walls and square corners |
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Less scrap and waste (2% for steel
vs. 20% for lumber) |
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Price stability - price spikes
are extremely rare |
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Consumer perceives steel as better |
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High strength results in safer
structures, less maintenance and slower aging of structure |
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Fire safety |
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Not vulnerable to termites |
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Not vulnerable to any type of fungi
or organism, including mold |
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Less probability of foundation
problems - less weight results in less movement |
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Less probability of damage in an
earthquake |
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Lighter structure with stronger
connections results in less seismic force |
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Less probability of damage in high
winds |
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Stronger connections, screwed versus
nailed |
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