HOMES OF STEEL

Steel residential building materials offer an additional choice in today's building market. Choice provides for greater flexibility and efficiency, and steel provides an environmental and functional alternative. Additional information is available to readers on both building with steel and on steel recycling. This article examines the history of steel-framed residences and current uses and advantages of steel-framed homes.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM)

  100 Barr Harbor Drive, P.O. Box C700
  West Conshohocken, PA  United States  19428-2957
• Authors:
  • Crawford, G L
• Publication Date: 1995-11

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Photos;
• Pagination: p. 46-53
• Serial:
  • ASTM Standardization News
  • Volume: 23
  • Issue Number: 11
  • Publisher: ASTM International
  • ISSN: 1094-4656
  • Serial URL: http://www.astm.org/SNEWS/archive.html

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Building materials; Construction; Framed structures; Recycled materials; Steel; Steel structures
• Old TRIS Terms: Steel construction
• Subject Areas: Construction; Highways; Materials; I30: Materials;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00715470
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 10 1996 12:00AM