Design Focus: Reducing Structural Steel

Increases in steel prices and growing pressures for sustainable design have seen engineers and building designers turning towards innovative ways of reducing structural steel.

Innovative use of natural ventilation design by engineers for pressure relief in building design has allowed them to reduce the amount of structural steel tonnage required for their projects.

“We’re not only reducing installation and operation costs compared to mechanical ventilation; the reduced need for steel tonnage in the structurals has seen projects become more economical and attractive to clients”

With IVR Group providing a range of natural ventilation products with known coefficient of discharges and high performance flow rates, engineers have successfully reduced structural steel in a range of projects including warehousing, workshops and even grandstands.

The results have seen projects save upwards of $80,000 on structural steel and significantly reduce project costs.

To take advantage of IVR Group’s complimentary technical expertise and find a way natural ventilation can help reduce your project’s costs, contact us on 02 46773477