- Client Benefits:
Speed to Market – Reduce Framing schedule by up to 50% (saving 2 weeks per level off the schedule)
Reduction in Project Costs – Significant reduction in onsite labor, waste and carrying cost
Light gauge steel is 1/4 the weight of wood – reduction in foundation concrete
Non – Combustible – Reduction in fire insurance up to 75% reduction per year
Sustainable product – 80% from recycled material and 100% of waste is recyclable = Leed Points
Cleaner and safer job site – No cost for scrap haul away = reduction in trash container haul off
Increased site mobility – Smaller crews to install, less material storage space required -Less exposure
Faster and more efficient for MEP – MEP penetrations and framing can be prepared in the factory - Financial Benefits:
Lower initial cost – labor & materials, lower foundation cost
60% of the framing labor occurs in the Factory – Factory Labor vs. Field Labor means significant reduction in labor costs
75% Reduction in Course of Construction Insurance and Long Term fire insurance
Cost of the removal of framing waste is eliminated - Speed to Market:
Framing schedule reduce by as much as 50%
Avoid weather delays - Panels are constructed, stacked per project sequence and in order, while the foundation is being poured and ready for installation upon concrete cure.
- Lower Long Term operating cost:
Energy benefits – less energy consumption
No settlement or movement due to shrinking unlike lumber
Lower insurance costs
Revenues are achieved faster due to the reduced construction schedule
Land values are optimized by the ability to utilize more building square footage on the same footprint. ABS is structurally approved for up to 11 story high construction. - Environmentally Superior:
Lower energy usage can be achieved – through the use of proprietary superior insulation and tighter building envelope
Low carbon footprint – reduced carbon footprint in terms of resources to produce and install
All material is 100% recyclable
Contributes to LEED Certification – can contribute 8-11 LEED Points toward project certification
Reduces waste – factory produced – eliminates trash bin costs for framing material, land fill charges and site management cleanup
Minimizes physical impact on building site – reduces storage and required staging areas - Durability:
Seismically superior, as much as 5 times more than comparable wood construction
Longer life cycle than wood
Mold, fungus and termite free
Rated Non-Combustible building material
Constructed to meet category 4 hurricane standards and seismic zone 4 standards. - Code Compliance:
2006 IBC
ICC
2006 IRC
Meets all AISI, ASTM, ANSI and SSMA standards