STEEL IS A SUSTAINABLE MATERIAL

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             steel is a sustainable material because, All construction products have some environmental impact, whether they’re made from wood, steel, concrete or plastic. When assessing sustainability, it is important to measure all of a product’s impacts, including the atmosphere, the environment, means of disposal, and durability. With all factors considered, steel is the option of choice.
             Durability and Longevity

Steel structures can last for hundreds of years, making them cost-effective as well as sustainable. Steel is dimensionally stable and will not warp, split or creep. Steel framing provides a significantly greater strength-to-weight ratio than wood. It does not expand or contract with moisture content, and is not vulnerable to termites. Since steel is often fabricated off-site, it can reduce on-site labor, cycle time and construction waste.

Steel is a resilient material, with reserve strength and ductility that provide significant advantages in natural disasters such as hurricanes and earthquakes and in other extreme events like fire and blast. Steel is noncombustible and won’t contribute to the spread of a fire, reducing fire risk to occupants, firefighters.

advantages:

  • Steel is the most recycled material in the world
  • Unlike other materials, steel is only used – never consumed.
  • Steel is not consumed because once made, it will be used again and again
  • Steel is a long-term investment that does not go to waste
  • Steel is the only truly cradle-to-cradle recycled material                                                   - suman

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