● STEEL IS THE SUPERIOR CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL

 ● Highest strength-to-weight ratio

    of any building material 100%

    recyclable.

 ● Non-combustible- does not burn

    and will not contribute fuel to

    the spread of a fire  

 ● Inorganic - will not rot, warp,

    split, crack or creep.

 ● Dimensionally stable - does not

    expand or contract with moisture

    content.

 

 ● Consistent material quality -

    produced in strict accordance

    with national standards,

    no regional variations.

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 ● BENEFITS TO THE BUILDER

 ● Lighter than other framing

    materials.

 ● Easy material selection - 

    no need to cull or sort.

 ● Straight walls.

 ● Square corners.

 ● Windows and doors open and

    close as they should .

 ● Small punch list.

 ● Less scrap and waste (2% for

    steel vs. 20% for lumber).

 ● Price stability - steel prices

    have been flat since 1980 and

    are not volatile.

 ● Environmental selling and green

    positioning.

 ● Consumer perceives steel

    as better.

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 ● BENEFITS TO THE CONSUMER

 ● High strength results in safer

    structures, less maintenance

    and slower aging of structure.

 ● Fire safety.

 ● Not vulnerable to termites.

 ● Not vulnerable to any type of

    fungi or organism.

 ● Less probability of foundation

    problems - less weight results

    in less movement.

 ● Less probability of damage in

    an earthquake - lighter structure

    with stronger connections

    results in less seismic force.

 ● Less probability of damage in

    high winds - stronger

    connections, screwed

    versus nailed.

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 ● BENEFITS TO THE ENVIRONMENT

 ● More steel recycled in

   North America each year than

   aluminum, plastic and glass

   combined - with the industry's

   overall recycling rate of 64%.

 ● Each year, steel recycling saves

   the energy equivalent to

   electrically powering about one-

   fifth of the households in the

   United States (or about

   18 million homes) for one year.

 ● Steel's unique magnetic

    properties make it easily

    identifiable as a recyclable

    material. If a magnet sticks,

    than consumers can be sure

    it's steel and should be recycled.

 ● More than 12 million cars

    (virtually every car taken off

    the road) were recycled in

    1998 - enough cars to circle

    the earth more than one and

    three-quarter times.

 ● Steel recycling programs reduce 

    the solid waste stream resulting

    in saved landfill space and

    conservation of natural

    resources.

 ● Every ton of steel recycled saves

    2,500 pounds of iron ore,

    1,400 pounds of coal and

    120 pounds of limestone.

 ● Trough the basic oxygen furnace

    steel making process, steel

    framing uses a minimum of 25%

    recycled steel.

 ● In 1998, 88% of the steel taken

    from commercial construction

    demolition sites was recycled.

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