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Case Studies

Steel offers builders a new range of options that can translate into savings of time and money, while meeting the more rigorous requirements of today's challenging architectural specifications. Here are just a few ideas:

 
Commercial/Institutional
 

Occupancy A (Assembly) Building: A Case Study

First in series of CASE STUDIES examining the uses of light gauge steel in the real construction world. Features large religious structure with special design implications. Woodstock Baptist Church in Georgia with its complex design including main sanctuary, 300-ft dome, cupola, and 30-ft cross weighing over 50 tons, required expert designers, engineers and a flexible, strong, light weight, and compatible building material - light gauge steel. Bulk orders available: $125 per 100 in all member categories. Click here for pricing or Click here to download
   
 
Residential

Steel & Wood Costs: A Case Study


Summarizes the results from a time and motion study completed in Valparaiso, Indiana, USA, where two identical homes were built side-by-side, one framed with steel and the other with dimensional lumber. Offers cost for framing materials and labor. Summarizes costs for 15 different trades including HVAC, plumbing and electrical showing actual trade labor hours and costs per square foot click here for pricing and information Click here for pricing
   
   
   
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