What is a steel-frame house? A steel framework is classified as being of non-standard construction as opposed to traditional house construction using wood frames. The steel frame is often not obvious, being hidden behind cladding, external brickwork or render....
Lightweight steel is light, yet strong, due to its exceptional strength-to-weight ratio. This allows it to support additional loads and provide a strong framework for walls and ceilings in the interior fit-out, as well as walls, facades, and soffits for the exterior...
Panelized steel framing was used for the internal and external walls of the Greenwich Millennium Village project. Photo credit: Greenwich Millennium VillageProctor & Matthews Architects, a London-based studio of designers with more than 30 years of experience, is...
Prefabrication, the assembly of buildings or their components at a location other than the building site. The method controls construction costs by economizing on time, wages, and materials.— Britannica, “prefabrication” I like to describe prefabrication as the...
Photo Credits: raSmith Central Bank Center in Lexington, Kentucky, is undergoing a $275 million expansion and renovation to the existing convention center space and arena. The Center is co-located with the 20,000-seat Rupp Arena, which hosts concerts and is home of...
Photo Credits: Mann Group Mann Group, a real estate development company, recently celebrated the groundbreaking of their newest project, a purpose-built 193-unit rental apartment located in Chilliwack, British Columbia. To increase the integrity of the structure,...
Image: BKV Group/Architect Magazine Located at 183 North Addison Avenue in Elmhurst, Ill. near Chicago, The Fynn is an eight-story, 212-unit multifamily property developed by LMC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Lennar Corporation, and designed by BKV Group, a holistic,...
Photo: Munger Hall at UC Santa Barbara. The exterior windows will primarily face the common areas, not the dorm rooms. Universities throughout the United States face severe student housing shortages. To solve this problem, administrators are scrambling to find...
It may not be the biggest secret in the world, but the “secret sauce” in building construction on many projects today is cold-formed steel (CFS) framing. “The quality is just phenomenal,” says Brandon Bergholz, project manager at Mortenson Construction, a large...