Steel Frame Housing
Steel has long been used in commercial construction, however within the past ten years advancements in steel technology have greatly helped to expand the uses of steel in such projects. As a result, steel framing is increasingly being seen as a material for the entire construction of commercial projects.
Steel framing, a strong yet lightweight building material, is able to be put to use in a variety of building projects, single or multi-story. Design requirements specific to commercial buildings, such as strong roof-frames for industrial air-conditioning units, are easily met with steel, a material proven to carry weights of up to 1000kg in such applications.
Examples of some of our previous projects include the Steel Framing Hungry Jacks/Burger King sites in Mentone, Roxburgh Park, Corio and Kangaroo Flat. More recently we have been involved in the construction of McDonald's Restaurants in Melton East, Seymour (Victoria), Caroline Springs, Warrnambool, Yarrawonga and Benalla.
Our current commercial projects are McDonald's Restaurants in Manor Lakes, south-west of Melbourne, and Port Lincoln in South Australia.
STEER steel frames are a 90mm wide 'Supraframe' system, designed and tested to Australian standards by BlueScope Steel. STEER Manufacturing is a licensed manufacturer of BlueScope 'Supraframe' and receive wide-ranging technical support from BlueScope's Lysaght Technology Centre located in Sydney.
'Supraframe' complies to the following Australian standards:
- AS 1170.1 – 1989: SAA Loading Code - Part 1 Dead and Live Loads
- AS 1170.2 – 1989: SAA Loading Code - Part 2 Wind Loads
- AS 4055-1992: Wind Loads for Housing
- AS 3623-1993: Nash standard for housing
- AS 4600-1996: Cold Form Structures Code
