MBMA How It’s Built: Metal Building Construction Raises the Bar for Low-Rise Commercial Structures

The construction of any metal building system relies on four major functions - design, systems engineering, fabrication, and construction. All of these elements work together to result in a high-quality building.
A metal building system is a custom-engineered steel solution that optimizes and integrates steel framing, roofing, and walls. Metal building systems have advanced to meet the demands of the modern design and construction environment and are the most popular low-rise commercial building solution in America.
The basic elements of a metal building system include steel rafters and columns that make up the primary frames, and the secondary framing, which includes roof purlins or joists and wall girts.
Metal buildings typically include a weather tight standing seam or through-fastened metal roof, and metal wall panels or other wall finish materials.
Metal buildings are fabricated by a manufacturer for bolted construction on-site. Construction is typically faster than conventional construction because the parts are precisely manufactured to achieve an owner’s specific application.
Today, metal building systems are considered one of the most sustainable and efficiently designed solutions for the low-rise commercial market due to benefits like design flexibility, durability, single source responsibility, energy-efficiency, fast delivery and speed of construction.
Metal buildings represent high quality and value that gets a business up and running quickly, allowing a faster return on investment for the owner.
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