* NOT VULNERABLE TO WATER INGRESS OR ANY TYPE OF FUNGI OR ORGANISM
* HIGH STEEL STRENGTH RESULTS IN SAFER STRUCTURES
* MINIMAL MAINTENANCE AND SLOWER AGING OF STRUCTURE
Leaky Home Syndrome does more damage to homes each year than all other natural disasters combined. Deterioration caused by Leaky Home Syndrome and fungal organisms found in wood cannot occur in light gauge steel frames.
* EARTHQUAKES * HIGH WINDS * STORMS & FIRES * EXTREME HEAT & COLD
Steel is safer. Its non-combustible qualities and strength better resist fires, earthquakes and hurricanes. It is also easier to install than wood and lasts longer.
* STEEL CAN BE RECYCLED WITHOUT LOSING ITS STRUCTURAL QUALITIES
* STEEL STRUCTURES REQUIRE LITTLE TREE FELLING
Much of the steel used to make light steel framing is recycled. When a steel frame building is demolished, the steel can be recycled. It takes approximately one-quarter of an acre of mature trees to produce the wood framing for a typical house. The same house can be steel framed from three or four old cars.
* EASY AND FAST TO CONSTRUCT * INEXPENSIVE TO PURCHASE
* ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY, 100% RECYCLABLE
Steel possesses the highest strength-to-weight ratio of any building material being used today. Light steel frames are very strong and lightweight, so housing frames require less material (compared to timber).
* TERMITE AND MOLD RESISTANT * ELIMINATES STRUCTURAL DAMAGE * DOES NOT CONTRIBUTE TO GROWTH OF MOLD * GREEN BUILDING MATERIAL 100% RECYCLABLE * NO OFF GASSING OR TOXICITY * ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY * CONSISTENTLY HIGHER MATERIAL QUALITY * NON-COMBUSTIBLE * WILL NOT ROT, CRACK, SPLIT, WARP, OR DECAY * VIRTUALLY NO WASTE * HIGHER STRENGTH TO WEIGHT RATIO * SQUARE CORNERS, FLAT CEILINGS, AND STRAIGHT WALLS * STRUCTURALLY MAINTENANCE FREE