Reduce Structural Costs

摘要

The bad news is that during the past year, the cost of raw struc-tural steel has increased by more than 40 percent. And since mill prices make up about 30 percent of the cost of the entire steel package, that means the structural steel package has gone up about 12 percent. The good news is that structural steel remains readily available from both steel mills and steel service centers. In fact, the domestic construction market could grow by more than 25 percent and wide flange materials would still be readily available. The even better news is that there are simple steps project managers and building owners can take to more than compensate for the increased cost of steel.