Steel Industry Addresses 13 percent Nationwide Growth in Demand

摘要

Recognizing increased demand for structural steel on construction projects, members of the structural steel industry are taking action to ensure that steel continues to be readily available for every type of project. Every level of the structural steel supply chain-producers, service centers, fabricators, and erectors-has been working with architects, engineers, general contractors and developers to supply steel in a timely manner. Efforts to continue prompt supply of product and services have included: Early Involvement. Architects, engineers, contractors, and developers are finding that a key to ensuring their projects run smoothly and their structural steel satisfies the project schedule is the early involvement of fabricators in the design and planning process. Early involvement provides significant cost and schedule benefits by using the expertise of the fabricator early in the project's life, when the greatest opportunity for capturing value exists. More structural steel industry members are now working with customers under the early-involvement approach than ever before.