ADVANTAGESOFPREENGINEEREDBUILDINGSYSTEMS

Therearemanyadvantagesofpreengineeredbuildingsystems,butalladvantagesleadtoreduced
constructiontime.FollowingareadvantagesofPreEngineeredBuildingSystems:
ReducedConstructionTime:
Duetothesystemsapproach,theuseofhighstrengthsteel,useoftaperedbuiltupsectionswhichare
optimizedbythecomputerizeddesignprogramandtheuseofcontinuouslightgagesecondarysteelsection,
thereisanoverallreductioninsteelweight,costandtimerelativetoconventionalsteelconstruction.
Preengineeredbuildingsareapredeterminedinventoryofrawmaterialsthathasprovenovertimetosatisfya
widerangeofstructuralandaestheticrequirements.Thecomponentsareengineeredbeforehandand
standardized.Useofthesestandardcomponentsreducestheengineering,productionanderectiontime.Use
ofcustomizedsoftwarefordesign&draftingincreasesthespeedoftheproject.
Theproductionlineishighlysophisticated,havingAutowelders,multicuttingtorches,shearcuttingmachines
etc.,whichgreatlyreducethetimeoffabricationofbuiltupcomponents.RollformingmachinesforproducingZ
&Cmembersandsheeting,havingstandarddimension,increasestheproductioncapacityofsecondary
members.Useofstandardaccessoriesgreatlyincreasesthespeedofproduction&erection.
Buildingsaretypicallydeliveredinjustafewweeksafterapprovalofdrawings.FoundationandAnchorBoltsare
castinparallelwithmanufactureofthebuilding.Siteassemblyisfast,asallbuildingcomponentsaredelivered
finished,readyforsitebolting.
Itcanreducetotalconstructiontimeonaprojectbyatleast50%.Thiswillallowfasteroccupancyandearlier
realizationofrevenue.

Design:
SincePEBsaremainlyformedofstandardsectionsandconnections,thedesigntimeissignificantlyreduced.
Specializedcomputeranalysisanddesignprogramsoptimizematerialrequire.Draftingalsocomputerizedusing
standarddetailsthatminimizesproject
customdetails.Thelowweightflexibleframesofferhigherresistancetoseismicforces.
LowerCost:

Duetothesystemsapproach,thereisasignificantsavingindesign,manufacturingandsiteerectioncost.The
structuralelementsareshapedtofollowthestressdiagramofthemember,thusreducingweight,costandload
tofoundations.Thesecondarymembers
andcladdingnesttogetherreducingtransportationcost.Theoverallpricepersquaremetermaybereducedas
muchas30%lowerthanconventionalsteel.
Foundations:
PreengineeredBuildingsareabout30%lighterthantheconventionalsteelstructures.Hence,thefoundations
areofsimpledesign,easytoconstructandlighterweights.
Erection:
Sincealltheconnectionsofthedifferentcomponentsarestandard,theerectiontimeisfaster.
FlexibilityofExpansion:
Buildingscanbeeasilyexpandedinlengthbyaddingadditionalbays.Also,expansioninwidthandheightis
possiblebypredesigningforfutureexpansion.
LargeClearSpans:
Buildingscanbesuppliedtoaround90Mclearspans.
QualityControl:
Asbuildingsaremanufacturedcompletelyinthefactoryundercontrolledconditions,thequalityisassured.
LowMaintenance:
Buildingsaresuppliedwithhighqualitypaintsystemsforcladdingandsteeltosuitambientconditionsatsite,
whichresultsinlongdurabilityandlowmaintenancecosts.
EnergyEfficientRoofandWallSystems:
Buildingscanbesuppliedwithpolyurethaneinsulatedpanelsorfibreglassblanketinsulationtoachieverequired
Uvalues.
ArchitecturalVersatility:
Buildingscanbesuppliedwithvarioustypesoffascias,canopies,andcurvedeavesanddesignedtoreceive
precastconcretewallpanels,curtainwalls,blockwallsandotherwallsystems.
SingleSourceResponsibility:
Asthecompletebuildingpackageissuppliedbyasinglevendorcompatibilityofallthebuildingcomponentsand
accessoriesisassured.Thisisoneofthemajorbenefitsofthepreengineeredbuildingsystems.