Value Engineering a 50’x100′ Steel Building
Some tips on minimizing the cost
of one of the most common size buildings
while still meeting customer needs and local codes.
Minimize Frame Lines
A customer using a 50×100 steel building for simple warehouse/storage use is likely not to require a lot of framed openings for rollup doors, personnel doors, and windows – and is not likely to require that any of the doors/windows be centered on either of the 50′ sidewalls. As such, the building can be designed economically using 3 frame lines – creating a building that is 4 bays at 25′ each.
Designing a building with a minimum number of frame lines reduces not only the cost of the steel component of the building, but also reduces the cost of the foundation and the cost of erecting the project.
When a customer has a specific need that requires a rollup door, personnel door, or window be exactly centered in one of the 50′ sidewalls, it’s likely that the building will need to be designed with 4 frame lines – creating a building that is 5 bays at 20′ each. Adding an additional frame line adds to the cost of the building, foundation, and erecting.
Avoid Framed Openings at Corners
For our 50′ x 100′ steel building customers in coastal areas, where wind loads can easily exceed 150 mph, it’s often more cost effective to avoid placing framed openings in near the corners of the building. The reason for this is that it is the corners of the building that take the brunt of pressure during exposure to high winds.
Placing framed openings (especially large framed openings for rollup doors) near the corners of a building creates the need to stiffen or re-enforce the building to compensate for this – which in the end results in the use of more steel in the project – which ultimately results in higher cost.
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