Why Structural Steel Systems Improve Overall Project Value?
Fabricated structural steel is emerging clear market leader for building framing systems in terms of market share today. With almost 56 percent market share in US steel framing systems are the obvious choice of project designers and building owners. Structural steel framing systems offer great value to the building contractor in terms of overall project costs, framing system costs and long-term benefits.
The choice of a framing system should not be only based on the comparison of the relative costs of the framing system but also on the advantages that will accrue from the chosen system. Those advantages that result in value improvements may flow from schedule accelerations, quality considerations and reduced environmental impacts.
Structural steel is fabricated in quality controlled facilities with precise tolerances to speed up erection and increase productivity of other trades. The structural steel industry adopts lean construction methods focused on the advantages of off-site fabrication. The building contractor can exercise substantial control over marketplace variations by easily identifying whether the risk of material cost variations is held by the fabricator, project owner or the material vendor.
The single most crucial factor for controlling not only the cost of the structural steel system, but the overall value that can be obtained by using structural steel is the early involvement of the structural steel fabricator. The structural steel fabricator is the construction expert most acquainted with the value implications of design decisions, costing models, material availability and process optimization. Projects where the fabricator is involved early suggest that structural steel systems benefit directly from the fabricator’s expertise.
Today's construction and planning marketplace demands wise selection of building framing system and appropriate management of the system. Fabricated structural steel systems offer both the material and the industry expertise to produce the greatest possible value to any building construction project.
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