Changing things is hard. Stepping away from what is comfortable is challenging. By being different and tip toeing outside the box is difficult. The reality that steel will at some time in the future replace stick built (wood framed) houses.
The great big list of benefits of a recycled steel house it makes one wonder what has taken so many years to gain its popularity and why it is not more popular. The reality of the situation was given above. Change takes effort and time and it is very challenging to say the least. Logging companies would prefer not to have steel built houses. Lumber mills would prefer not to see them either.
Here is a list of reasons why recycled steel built houses are a significantly wiser choice for your family and self, the environment, and your purse strings.
* Steel is non-flammable which creates a fire resistant home which will help keep safe your family, you and your possessions. * Steel can be recycled forever. * Recycled steel does not warp or twist which in turn keeps everything held together as tightly as the day it was assembled. * Steel does not wick moisture because of this you will never need to contend with dry rot, mold or mildew. * Steel framing is built to order so there is hardly ever waste.
* A 2,000 sq ft home built of recycled steel will recycle 3.8 old vehicles from the steel yard. * A 2,000 sq ft home constructed of recycled steel saves 3.5 truck loads of logs. * Harvesting timber for housing creates right around seven times the greenhouse gas emissions of recycled steel. * Changing to steel in all new residential building would have 2.9 times the positive impact on the US CO2 emissions over making every new car and light truck sold to be a hybrid or other technology that doubled gas mileage. * Recycled steel is precision manufactured (square and plumb): doors, windows will fit for life of the house. * Steel does not attract termites: no wood=no termites, no pest control cost, no repairs required over life of house. * Steel is pre engineered. It speeds up construction because there is no measuring or cutting at site. * Recycled steel framing is pre-drilled for construction: lower cost for sub contractors. * Steel is earth quake resistant. * Life expectancy of stick built (wood framed) house is about sixty (60) years then requires a bunch of conservation and some times demolition where recycled steel endures up to 600 years then fully recycled.
If you are thinking about building a new house we would suggest looking into building a recycled steel frame house. What you will find is that you will be building a better home that is more energy efficient, earth friendly and costs about the same as a wood house.
Want to see what a Steel Building looks like? You will be surprised when you see how energy efficient and affordable Steel Framing really is.
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