Detailed Product Description

Silverwood's lightsteel framing system offers many benefits over other traditional forms of construction.

1. Steel has the highest strength to weight ratio of any construction material-this strength advantages translates into better design flexibility, wider spans and materials usage.

2. Low-weight construction manufactured light steel is about 30% of the weight of conventional masonry construction taking less time and labor to construct the same frame and facilitating manhandling, assembly and erecting of the structure.

3. Durability and strength-galvanized steel construction can withstand potential structural damage from water or fungus and will not warp, shrink, creep or rot, compared with the wood materials, the steel is anti-termite. It reduces amount of snagging and call-backs required on site.

4. Reduced environmental disruption to site. Factory production of components are much less wasteful, and "just in time" delivery of components to site ensures that installation is less disruptive to the surrounding area.

5. The factory manufacture and assembly of components means that they are made to hign tolerances resulting in precision and quality products.

6. Steel is a non combustible material and improves fire safety and reduces the amount of structural damage in the event of a fire.

7. Steel is recyclable-most steel manufactured today contains an average of 66% recycled content.

8. Shorter build times-build times are typically reduced by 50-80% in comparison to traditional on-site construction methods. This faster construction, and resulting faster occupancy, reduces costs and accelerates cash flow.

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