It started during the 1700s that people used metals with iron columns to build walls. Since then, iron columns and beams have become a popular feature of industrial buildings. Sir Henry Basserner invented steel in 1855, resulting in steel becoming the integral components of pipelines, skyscrapers, and bridges.
Steel buildings are preferred due to the many advantages. They typically use a shorter construction time compared to other materials. Therefore, construction costs and fees are cheaper compared to conventional construction methods. Steels are not only lighter in weight, but have easier maintenance and a lower risk of fire.
Steel is a lucrative and environmentally friendly construction source alternative, as well as being 66 percent recyclable. However, one big advantage is that steel has a higher strength compared to any other metal. Steel structures can withstand horrendous weather such as high winds, earthquakes, hurricanes, and heavy snowfall. It also has high resistance to termites, cracking, crawling, picking and cracking.
Although traditional wooden buildings are cheaper compared to steel buildings, it is more profitable in the long run due to its lower maintenance cost. This will lead to a lower insurance rate as there is less risk of fire and certainly lower labor and assembly cost. If one does not prefer the look of steel, steel framing can be covered with brick or stucco. Expanding technologies have improved the use of steel in constructions as it can be modified into various designs and fabrication.
All steel products, including steel frames, are made primarily from recycled steel. More than 28 percent of steel frames are recycled steel and can go through the recycling process more than once. This is an environmentally friendly factor compared to wood which normally requires felling trees. For example, an approximate 2,000 square foot house will require the amount of lumber from almost 50 trees for the exact area; only used roughly sex scrapped cars.