Commercial Steel Buildings for Wide Open Spaces Steel has the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any building material, so steel clear span buildings allow much wider,…
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Steel Recycling Leads the Pack of Green Building Materials Eco-friendly green buildings usually include recycled building materials— especially recycled steel. Why? Because no other material…
Why Steel Reigns as the King of Green Building Recycled steel continues to reign supreme as the king of all recycled materials. This year marks…
Eco-Friendly Recreational Buildings Begin with Steel Building green commercial or institutional rec buildings means choosing construction materials with the smallest possible environmental impact. Steel framing…
Eco-Friendly Construction Practices for the Coming Year Whether you are a professional builder or planning a personal construction project this year, consider building green. High-performance,…
The Environmental Problems Caused by Scorching Summers in the City In addition to the health problems caused by an urban heat island (UHI), there are…
The Benefits of Recycling and Reusing C&D Waste Researching construction and demolition debris makes me think of the animated movie “WALL·E.” In the movie, the…
Steel Buildings Help Preserve Our Resources for Future Generations To meet the criteria for green building, a product needs to be “sustainable.” But what does…
3 Easy Ways to Improve Our Planet— and Your Pocketbook Americans generate a shocking amount of trash— municipal solid waste (MSW) — 4.4 pounds per…
A Quick Overview of Metal Building Statistics Americans are truly obsessed by numbers, including those for steel buildings. We want to “bottom line” every issue.…