| Life in process in steel buildings:
Steel provides users with optimal thermal, acoustic and visual
comfort throughout the building life. |
| Thermal Comfort: Steel
envelope Systems associated with a steel structure
contribute to drastically reduce thermal losses.
They reduce heating and cooling needs. |
| Acoustic Comfort: Acoustic
complexes with perforated steel panels (absorption
and insulation) meet the highest soundproofing requirements.
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| Visual Comfort: The
high strength of steel makes it possible to create
lightweight structures which design eases the entering
of natural light. The amount of light can be regulated
with steel façade elements such as sunscreens
and perforated elements. |
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| Energy saving: Innovative
steel systems incorporating photovoltaic cells can
produce energy. |
| Thermal Insulation:
The steel decking systems can accommodate a green
roof, which, in addition to its thermal insulation
assets, absorbs the peaks of rainfall (buffer storage)
and contributes to flood prevention. |
| Easy maintenance and cleaning:
Whatever steel solution is chosen, maintenance is
simple and easy to achieve, inside and outside the
building. |
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| The second life
of steel buildings: rehabilitation, reuse, reconversion,
renovation |
| Upgradability: With
a steel building, characterized by its structure of posts and
beams and its lack of load-bearing walls, it's easy to step
in and remodel the space according to the changes of use of
the building, while limiting environmental impacts (waste, energy
consumption, etc.). Cladding and roofing can also be easily
rehabilitated. Steel buildings can thus be converted, adapted,
modernized to meet the regulatory changes, while preserving
the material resources and ensuring pleasant aesthetics. |
| The end of steel
buildings |
| Clean Deconstruction:
A steel construction can be dismantled safely and cleanly,
facilitating the separation of materials and their recycling,
without setting in dump. Steel, easily collected thanks
to its perfectly organized sector, allows to make the
whole deconstruction process profitable. The recycling
rate of steel in a deconstruction process exceeds 90%. |
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Easy Recycling: Steel has
unequalled magnetic virtues which facilitate its separation
and recycling among waste of any kind. This asset makes
steel the most recycled material in the world. The selective
collecting of scrap can also integrate them in an optimal
way in the manufacturing processes, with a positive
impact on the preservation of natural resources, energy
consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. Steel possess
the same properties and performance whether recycled
or coming from minerals.
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