What Are Modern Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings Used For?

What Are Modern Pre-Engineered Steel Buildings Used For?

Steel buildings have traditionally been linked with ranching and farming, fabrication, and commercial and business functions. The new uses for steel buildings, however, are countless– and include many functions you may be surprised to learn of.

Today, pre-engineered steel buildings are often used for churches and synagogues. Such facilities–that often have limited funds–quickly ascertain that most traditional methods (brick, wood, or masonry) of building are often twice the market price of steel. Because rigid I-Beam pre-engineered steel building systems simply bolt together when assembled, numerous churches and temples with larger congregations can actually erect the building themselves. Any church members with building experience can team up and build a new church, thereby lowering labor overheads.

Truck and automobile businesses across the nation are also recognizing the benefits of building with steel. New car dealerships appreciate that their steel building can include a mezzanine to hold parts storage vertically, rather than needing additional and expensive horizontal parts storage. There is no need for a bigger and costlier facility when a design can make use of previously unused overhead space.

Similarly, entertainment facilities and nightclubs are increasingly building with steel. The wide span structural framing techniques that many steel Rigid I-Beam buildings provide are particularly enjoyed by entertainment entrepreneurs because it means they can implement large areas without the need for interior support columns. This is especially important for line-of-sight issues in nightclubs as well as for the availability of unobstructed floor space for dancing, eating, or hosting large gatherings.

Yet another popular contemporary purpose for pre-engineered and pre-fabricated steel structures is for schools and universities. It has been determined by governing councils of schools and chairmen of higher education facilities that all-steel structures can be constructed and put to use in about half of the time needed for more traditional buildings. For any given school, the monetary savings in construction site assembly can be considerable, and the quick assembly of the steel building only marginally impacts the schedules of year-round schools.

Modern pre-fabricated, pre-engineered steel buildings are being used for numerous other purposes including hospitals, clothing stores and indoor tennis complexes. You should seriously consider a pre-engineered steel building for your next construction project–regardless of how elaborate or unique the design.