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- Improved Return on Investment (ROI) for the project owner
- Speed of construction reduces project cycle time and general condition cost
- Proforma insurance cost reduction for Builders Risk, General Liability, Course-of- Construction Insurance and Workers Compensation.
- Competitive framing solutions
- Full service Engineer of Record (EOR) and Specialty Engineering services providing efficient designs to meet project requirements
- Value engineering of all cold-formed steel framing components
- Turnkey solutions: EOR through installation
- Single source responsibility for project management
- Speed and quality of panelized wall, floor and roof framing
- Integration of structural engineering, fabrication and installation provides economical framing solutions means less cost
- Efficiency provided by standardized designs, fabrication and framing details
- Reliable partner during planning, budgeting, fabrication and installation
- Expertise in cold-formed steel design, fabrication and installation
- Financial strength means less risk
- Experienced nationwide network of cold-formed steel installers
Why Cold-Formed Steel- Inorganic will not rot, warp, split or crack
- Termite resistant
- Dimensionally stable does not expand or contract with moisture content
- Mold resistant
- Higher strength-to-weight ratio than other building materials
- Non-combustible does not burn nor contribute fuel to the spread of fire that means reduced risk and insurance costs
- Lighter than other framing materials which means material is easier to handle on job site and reduced foundation costs
- Consistent quality material and framing
- Less scrap, less waste
- Made from recycled material sustainability/green (new steel is 77% recycled material)
- Better and safer living conditions
- Less short term and long term maintenance costs
- Less weight means savings from lower seismic forces
- More economical than masonry, structural steel, precast and formed concrete structures
- Excellent STC and ICC Ratings
- Achieve higher building heights and number of stories based on building code
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With non-combustible commercial building construction, significant insurance
premium reductions are possible for building owners, developers and general
contractors using cold-formed steel framing.
Builders Risk Insurance
Builders Risk Insurance provides a substantial opportunity for premium
reductions when comparing non- combustible construction to wood (Frame)
construction. Builders Risk is a onetime expense to protect the structure
during construction. Insurance premium savings can be greater than 50%.
Premium example:
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Wood |
Non-combustible |
| Project size: |
$10,000,000 |
$10,000,000 |
| Constructions duration: |
12 months |
12 months |
| Premium (Base rate): |
$57,600 |
$21,600 |
| Savings: |
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$36,000 (>60%) |
Premium example provided by Holmes Murphy as an estimate only
Property Insurance
Property Insurance is an annual expense for the building owner and negotiated
each year. Rates vary substantially based on many different items such as
building use, fire protection, geographic location, proximity of other
buildings and others. Comparing non-combustible construction to wood
construction, annual premium savings up to 50% is possible.
Premium example: Assume a 20 year building life expectance.
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Wood |
Non-combustible |
| Project size: |
$10,000,000 |
$10,000,000 |
| Years in service: |
20 |
20 |
| Property premium: |
$600,000 |
$300,000 |
| Savings: |
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$300,000 (50%) |
Premium example provided by Holmes Murphy as an estimate only
Workers Compensation
Determining rates for Workers Compensation are more complex and project
specific. The main factors are general contractor and subcontractors claim
history, classification of work, safety procedures and project payroll for each
classification of work. Rates are negotiable. Non-combustible construction
using cold-formed steel framing can provide savings over wood construction
within a range of 15% - 50%.
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advantages - being green |
Steel Recycling
Nucor Corporation is the nations largest recycler, using over 20 million tons
of scrap steel in 2007 to create new products. Nucor uses Electric Arc Furnace
(EAF) technology at all of its steel recycling facilities. EAFs use
post-consumer scrap steel material for the major feedstock, unlike blast
furnace operations which use mined iron ore as the major feedstock.
Steel Framing Products - FACTS
- Steel is the most recycled material in the world
- Over 2.6 million tons of appliances and almost 1.6 million tons of steel
cans were recycled last year
- 5,400 BTUs of energy are conserved for every pound of steel recycled
GREEN FACTS ABOUT NUCOR
- Nucor [Parent company] is the largest recycler in the nation
- Nucor recycles over 20 million tons of steel per year
- Nucor recycles 1,200 pounds of steel per second 24/7/365
GREEN STEEL PROCESS
Nucor uses the Electronic Arc Furnace (EAF) process of melting old steel and
turning it into new steel. Compared to traditional steel making processes, the
Nucor Steel making process:
- Consumes fewer scarce resources:
A recycled ton of scrap metal conserves:
- 1,400 lbs. of coal
- 2,500 lbs. Iron ore
- 120 lbs. of limestone
- 1,700 kwh of electrical energy
- Saves 83% of the total energy consumed in the traditional steel making
process.
- Emits fewer pollutants:
A study by the Bender Corporation revealed the following results comparing an
average integrated mill and an average EAF mill in terms of pounds of
emission of criteria pollutants per ton of steel produced:
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SOx |
NOx |
CO |
VOC |
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39.8 |
5.0 |
0.4 |
44.0 |
1.4 |
| Recycling (EAF) Mill |
.03 |
0.7 |
0.1 |
4.0 |
0.4 |
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