Building owners, developers, contractors and design professionals are concerned with overall system construction costs from the design phase through the operational phase, and not simply the raw material costs of structural and…
Steel provides versatility and design freedom for architects and designers, but it also provides contractors and trades with a highly engineered, high-quality and consistent building material to make construction easier and more…
Article originally posted on Inhabitat's website on December 11, 2018.
The Canadian port city of Hamilton in Ontario has recently welcomed its first net-zero energy institutional building — the new Joyce Centre for Partnership and…
Article originally published on Metal Architecture's website on November 28, 2018.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from production of Chinese steel are substantially greater than emissions from production of comparable steel in North…
Article originally posted on Blue and Green Tomorrow on June 12, 2018.
As the demand for green buildings rises, businesses are looking for the best materials to use. Surprisingly, steel can be one of the best green building materials…
Inside a nondescript warehouse in a nondescript industrial park, workers for RAD Urban are assembling the building blocks of a modern apartment building.
Piece by piece, along a factory line, workers erect walls, string electrical wires,…
Steel gives architects and engineers the freedom to achieve their most ambitious visions and provides contractors with a highly engineered, high-quality building material. Steel is used in everything from industrial to iconic structures,…
Avantages réels de l’acier en matière de coûts – Considérez-le. Choisissez-le. Mettez-le au défit.
Commençons par les fondations où la charge imposée par une structure en acier est jusqu’à 50 % inférieure à celle en béton. Des données…
Real Steel Cost Advantages – Consider. Choose. Challenge.
Start at the foundation where the loads imposed by a steel frame are up to 50% less than those of a concrete alternative. There is evidence in the field and through third-party case…
Article originally posted on Modern Steel Construction on April 20, 2018.
The five finalists in American Institute of Steel Construction’s seventh annual Steel Sculpture Competition were on display at the 2018 NASCC: The Steel Conference…
