Today’s role for steel buildings is constantly changing. Pre-engineered steel structures are being used for almost any purpose that is 3 stories or less. Whether used for justice facilities, media centers, communication terminals, educational complexes and many other applications, General Steel Corporation can design and provide a steel building for practically any application that follows the tenets of whole building design. Best of all, you will be working with an leader in the steel building industry,
Whole building design (or sustainable design) seeks to reduce negative impacts on the environment, and the health and comfort of building occupants, thereby improving building performance. The basic objectives of sustainability are to reduce consumption of non-renewable resources, minimize waste, and create healthy, productive environments. As steel is a renewable resource and is the number one recycled material on earth, General Steel chooses to use recycled steel in its buildings. Waste is minimized when a building from “The General” arrives at your work site because all structural shell components are pre-cut, pre-welded, and pre-drilled at the factory prior to shipment. Additionally, a healthy and productive interior environment can be achieved with proper planning for energy efficiency, useable square footage optimization, and personnel safety.
Whole building design in practice also requires an integrated team process in which the design team and all affected stakeholders work together throughout the project phases and to evaluate the design for cost, quality-of-life, future flexibility, efficiency; overall environmental impact; productivity, creativity; and how the occupants will be enlivened. General Steel offers design service packages that will team you with our design and planning professionals. A total project cost analysis can be selected to have a complete understanding of your steel building project’s total costs. This allows for prudent customization of your project’s goals before any money is ever spent on expensive architects or building materials.
Quality of life considerations can be enhanced by using non-flammable steel. Additionally, steel does not vent or release noxious fumes or odors inside or outside the building. The flexibility of steel construction from General Steel allows for enlargement of the building at any time during the life cycle. A General Steel building is space efficient also because clear-span construction is offered for structural widths of up to 300 feet which negates the need for interior support columns. The environmental impact can be judged through many design service offerings to include renderings of your building with desired landscape appointments, site design, phase 1 testing, site plans, a preliminary code review and/or city/county permit reviews.
Productivity at your company can also be enhanced with a design service floor plan that can be customized and adjusted to maximize plans for worker and machine efficiencies before your building is even shipped.
Look to the professionals at General Steel Corporation for whole building design when your next building project is planned.