Minimizing the Damages to Environment with Steel Buildings

Minimizing the Damages to Environment with Steel Buildings 2010 Steel Shipments by Market Classification General Benefits of Steel Buildings 4% 3% 4% The essential ingredient in making Construction Quick and Easy to Erect Steel Scrap new steel, and while the average 2,000 square foot home consumes 50 trees, a steel framed house used the equivalent of 6 scrapped cars 4% I Automotive Computer Aided Designs Pre-punched Holes on Frames 7% I Machinery and Equipment 42% I Energy Sources of scrap: Junked automobiles Versatile I Other Adjustable panels (size of each unit can be changed Appliances Machinery Worn-out railroad cars and tracks 12% Appliances as per individual requirements) Strong Container Demolished steel structures Metal articles that have been discarded Able to withstand different weather Also resistant to: National defense and Homeland security 24% conditions like: Termites Hurricanes, Creeping This shows that any country that would invest in infrastructure would demand steel products making developing countries the major importers of steel around the world High Winds Cracks Snow Splitting Earthquakes Rotting World Crude Steel Production 1980 to 2010 in Million Metric Tons 2,000,000 Cost -effective Year Production Much cheaper than traditional methods 2001 851 1,500,000 Reduced risk of fire and easier to maintain 2002 904 2003 970 Environment Friendly O1,000,000 2004 1,071 Steel is 100% Recyclable = No Need to Cut Trees for Expansion or Remodeling 2005 1,144 No Termites = No Need to Use Toxic Chemicals to Combat Mites 500,000 1 Ton Recycled Steel = 1,100kg Iron Ore / 635kg Charcoal / 55kg Limestone Preserved 2006 1,247 2007 1,347 435 Million 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 2010 2008 1,329 2009 1,231 Tons of Steel Recycled Yearly 2010 1,412 SteelBuildings Design.co.uk www.steelbuildingsdesign.co.uk References: http://www.nash.asn.au/nash/home.html# http://146.186.15.14/users/n/w/nwh5089/SteelRecycling.pdf http://www.spentamexico.org/v7-n2/7(2)114-128.pdf http://www.streetdirectory.com/travel_guide/32610/home_improvement/benefits_of_steel_buildings.html