The full paper discusses in detail the findings of the Relative Values Issues Group, which focused on the relative values, monetary and otherwise, of the use of steel and concrete as framing materials for commercial buildings. The group found that at present concrete is a more attractive framing material. However, while raw material for concrete is likely to increase in the near future, there is a substantial opportunity for steel to reduce its costs in the future. This will be achieved by the adoption, by all participants in the steel value chain – such as engineers, drafters, fabricators and material suppliers – of new technologies that allow seamless interoperability between these participants. Extract from Steel - Framing the Future, The Warren Centre, 2007. Full report available for purchase at http://purl.library.usyd.edu.au/sup/9781920898786 (hard copy) or http://purl.library.usyd.edu.au/sup/9781920898793 (CDROM)
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