CYCLE TIME

"A shorter construction time will reduce the hard costs of the project by reducing the general contractor's project overhead or general conditions, typically in the range of 8-12% of the total project costs or savings in the hundreds of thousands.", General contractor on a recent cold-formed steel mid-rise project.

FAST FACTS

  • Buildings framed with cold-formed steel (CFS) can go up much faster than traditional heavy materials like concrete and masonry. Up to 3 months or more can be shaved off the schedule of a mid-rise project.
  • Cold-formed steel allows you to move paying customers in the door fast which can significantly change your financial model by shaving financing and other soft costs related to cycle time and by accelerating your revenue stream compared to heavy construction.
  • Panelized construction used in the cold-formed steel industry for both commercial and residential construction can minimize rain, snow, excessive heat, and other weather delays.
  • Panelized cold-formed steel construction can offer a much more predictable schedule than its competitors in the mid-rise market.

CYLE TIME RESOURCES

  • Embassy Suites, Columbus, OH
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  • Park 4200 Condominium, Dallas, TX
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  • Poly Canyon Village, San Luis Obispo. CA
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  • Cold-Formed Steel Wall Panels in a Production Setting: A Case Study of Navy Housing at Radford Terrace on Oahu, Hawaii.
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  • Insulated Cold-Formed Steel Wall Panels: A case study of a contractor-manufacturer
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