Steel framing systems top the bill

A recently commissioned report by Metsec has highlighted the benefits of using its Steel Framing Systems (SFS) ahead of other alternative solutions.

As part of the testing, the report compared several different real life scenarios to see how the SFS wall would work in situ in comparison to brick, timber cladding, insulated render and rainscreen cladding.

When looking at each scenario, a number of different areas were taken into consideration, such as: project benefits (in construction), cost efficiency and sustainability performance.

Metsec Framing Sales Director Ryan Simmonds said: “When the results came through, it was clear that compared to traditional blockwork, SFS proved to be quicker to build, showed increased sustainability performance and significantly improved cost efficiency.

“In fact, cost efficiency was a factor that came out as a benefit from every scenario we tested.”

The table below shows both the like-for-like material comparison, as well as an overall build comparison.

The report found that SFS requires 25 times less lorry deliveries to site, which ultimately reduces the impact on the environment. In addition, SFS embodies less carbon and creates less waste compared to traditional blockwork,

The report can be found at: www.metsec.com/sfs-vs-blockwork/