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Green home design has reached new heights with more creative designers, technological advances and out-of-the-box thinkers who have come up with innovative ways to reuse materials and build greener homes that are safer, more economical and are available to people all over the globe, even in developing counties. Aluminum buildings are a prime example of a building material that can be used for home design. There is a myth is that aluminum buildings are not strong. The reality is that the most common aluminum structural alloy of aluminum is 6061-T6 and it has minimum yield strength of 35 ksi. This is almost equal to steel. Aluminum has strength and it is also light weight so it can be utilized in a variety of ways. There are more benefits to using aluminum for structural engineering, including but not limed to: • Aluminum can be engineered into any type of structure • It’s incredibly versatile • It is corrosion-resistant • Aluminum is the most plentiful metal in the Earth’s crust • It is reusable • It is affordable Aluminum is one of many greener materials to use in building projects. In addition to homes, the versatility of this metal enables the design and construction of various other structures, and lends itself to a number of uses such as: curtain wall for high rise buildings, aluminum water storage tanks, aluminum dome roofs, aluminum walkway and handrail at municipal wastewater treatment plant, aluminum structures supporting highway signs and more. Why Choose Green Structural Design? Green homes and structures are becoming more commonplace. It is increasingly popular for architects and building contractors to receive requests from their clients to use environmentally sustainable and reused building materials to build their homes. Environmentally friendly building supplies save costs to the consumer while the specialty has the potential to increase revenue for the builder. There are many green building supplies that are safer to live in, whether it is due to being non-flammable, or because it survives nature’s elements more reliably and for a longer duration of time. In addition, many environmentally building supplies are versatile and allow for more creativity and control on the part of the builder. Overall, the future of building environmentally friendly homes is on the rise and many architects and building firms are hiring structural engineering companies to design or approve their structures for building projects. How to Receive an Aluminum Home Design Building firms that are interested in incorporating aluminum homes into their portfolio of available designs should contact a structural engineering firm to provide plans for building or to review and check plans before proceeding with the building project. Structural Precision Engineering completes over 500 projects a year with a customized approach and commitment to providing environmentally sustainable home and structure designs. Precision Structural Engineering is a Certified Emerging Small Business [ESB] and certified as a Historically Underutilized Business Zone [HUB Zone]. For more information about the company and aluminum buildings contact, www.structure1.com.
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