| Steel Buildings - Green Applications | | | | keep the insides of metal buildings cool in summer. |
| Gone are the outdated corrugated metal buildings of | | | | This means that buildings coated with "cool" coatings |
| the past. The new generation of pre engineered steel | | | | use less energy, making steel buildings more energy |
| buildings are finding use in an ever growing variety of | | | | efficient. The use of "cool" coatings saves money |
| Green building projects. Steel buildings are leading the | | | | and the environment through reduced energy costs |
| way in the Green building revolution, meeting Green | | | | over the life of the building and can even qualify for |
| building design goals with innovative building design, | | | | Federal tax credits. |
| engineering and use of materials. | | | | Urban Heat Islands: Cool Roofs Bring Relief |
| Building Green | | | | Savvy builders are taking advantage of the fact that |
| Green building design, also known as "sustainable | | | | metal building roofs reflect light and heat keeping |
| building" is coming of age as we recognize that global | | | | buildings cooler in hot weather. Plus, metal building |
| resources are limited and that climate change is | | | | roofs don't store heat and radiate it back at night like |
| inevitable - unless we take positive action now. | | | | other types of roofs. This saves energy in cooling |
| Green building recognizes the environmental impact of | | | | costs and helps save the environment by lessening |
| buildings, their construction, life-cycle and ultimate | | | | the urban "heat island" effect. An "urban heat island" |
| demolition, and works to lessen this impact through | | | | happens when urban concrete and asphalt |
| * Energy efficiency | | | | construction absorbs heat during the day then |
| * Environmentally sound building materials | | | | radiates it back at night so that temperatures don't |
| * Innovative building design | | | | fall at night as they normally would, and is a powerful |
| * Healthy indoor environment | | | | contributor to climate change and global warming. |
| Environmentally Friendly Pre-engineered Steel Buildings | | | | In places like California, Texas and Florida, commercial |
| Pre-engineered steel buildings also known as | | | | building construction is taking advantage of the "cool" |
| prefabricated buildings or prefab metal buildings are an | | | | properties of metal roofs for commercial buildings |
| innovative building solution featuring solid steel I-beam | | | | such as warehouses, industrial manufacturing plants, |
| building construction. | | | | aircraft hangars, storage buildings, retail outlet stores, |
| * Pre-engineered buildings are designed and | | | | auto dealerships, strip malls and more. |
| engineered by trained and certified structural metal | | | | Metal building roofs also work to save energy and |
| building engineers to meet all local building codes for | | | | the environment in cooler climates. A painted metal |
| snow and wind load and seismic conditions. | | | | roof not only reflects heat in summer, but also |
| * Building components are engineered and fabricated | | | | retains heat inside the building on cool days, saving on |
| to precise specifications using the highest grade | | | | heating costs and keeping the indoor environment |
| commercial steel available. | | | | healthy and comfortable in both summer and winter. |
| * Modern steel manufacturers employ energy | | | | New metal building roofs qualify for Federal tax |
| efficient methods in steel production that help to | | | | credits. |
| substantially reduce greenhouse gas emissions. | | | | Steel Buildings: Cost Effective, Energy Efficient and |
| * When a steel building is demolished to make way | | | | Green |
| for new construction the metal building materials don't | | | | * Don't require cutting down valuable forests. |
| end up in a landfill like asphalt shingles, concrete, brick | | | | * Are manufactured with a high proportion of |
| and wood. The steel is recycled instead. | | | | recycled content. |
| * Steel can be recycled over and over again without | | | | * Employ sustainable building design and construction |
| loss of the quality of the steel. | | | | and erect in less time than conventional building |
| * More steel is recycled than all other recyclable | | | | construction. |
| materials combined. | | | | * Fire and rust resistant and steel buildings are |
| Cool Coatings Get Cool Energy Credit | | | | virtually maintenance free. |
| "Cool" coatings are special siliconized polyester paints | | | | * By their very nature steel buildings are durable, |
| with superior reflective qualities. "Cool" coatings | | | | cost-effective, energy efficient and Green. |
| applied to metal buildings act as a thermal barrier to | | | | |