Chainsaw,
18th December 2007 - 01:50 PM
QUOTE (Sarika+Dec 18 2007, 06:40 AM)
A metal building just may be in your future as a home or business owner. With the limited amount of both non-renewable and renewable resources on the planet, you might not have ever considered a metal building. They have a stereotype of being boxy, practical and utilitarian-in short, kind of unattractive.
One of the main reasons that the metal building construction field is growing is that steel is a durable, easy to produce and inexpensive product. It is stronger than any other building product pound for pound. Much of the steel used in any given metal building you might see today is made from recycled material-and over 50 percent of it can be recycled again for use in another building. Therefore, metal is a “green” building material-a concept that is increasing in popularity with both builders and consumers. It has the ability to withstand some of the most damaging weather conditions as well as being fire resistant-insurance companies typically love it.
Because of the high energy needed to work steel, it is not a green material, it requires considerable amount of carbon fuels to recycle it.
Other materials have less effect on global warming, than does recycled steel.
j.smith_77
22nd January 2008 - 08:12 PM
I thought I would throw my 2 cents in. My husband told me of this company for Metal Building Company. He has a friend that built his home with this company. The buildings can be completely insulated and drywalled. It would have the conveniences of regular building. Also a benefit of building with the pre-fabricated buildings is not only the sustainability, but the little to no waste the is produced after the building has been build. I believe that is what would make it "Green". I also know that they can build throughout the country. Here is the website (www.metalbuildingdepot.com). They have pretty detailed brochures. Hope this helps.
andrew22
20th January 2011 - 06:28 AM
quite right. as many green movement supporters don't like the metal buildings. but still its green friendly type of housing, as one don't cut the trees to build it.
Capracus
20th January 2011 - 01:30 PM
QUOTE (Chainsaw+,Dec 18 2007, 01:50 PM)
Because of the high energy needed to work steel, it is not a green material, it requires considerable amount of carbon fuels to recycle it.
Other materials have less effect on global warming, than does recycled steel.
El_Machinae
8th February 2011 - 06:47 PM
The recycling costs are mostly electrical, right? So the 'greeness' of the the recycling is quite dependent upon where the metal is being recycled. Nuclear power has a large sunk cost, but the environmental marginal cost of nuclear isn't very high (I'll amend this idea as I learn more about the environmental cost of uranium mining). So, the 'greeness' of the metal is highly variable. Coal < Nuclear
Of course, the best recycling is direct recycling. If we were to build our products in such a way as to be modular (for recycling), there could be some efficiencies there.
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