Is steel construction sustainable?

Steel is arguably the most sustainable of the major structural materials.

It has numerous sustainability benefits, which are guaranteed to be realised whenever steel is used.

They include low waste, flexibility, offsite manufacture, speed, resource efficiency, adaptability, demonstrability, long-lasting appeal, safety, reusability and recyclability.

These inherent characteristics result in many social, environmental and economic benefits to satisfy sustainability’s “triple bottom line”.

More information about the sustainability of the steel you can be read in BCSA memorandum No 243/12.

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