Light steel structure housing cost VS concrete housing cost

We all know that the cost of steel structure housing is basically the same as that of traditional concrete structure, but the use area can be 5% more, and the average carbon emission is about 35% lower, which is the ideal choice for the development of low-carbon economy.

Light steel structure housing refers to the housing with steel structure as load-bearing structure and environmental protection, light body and energy saving materials as enclosure structure. At present, the proportion of steel structure buildings in our country’s entire construction industry is less than 5%, while the developed countries have reached more than 50%. The development space of residential steel structure in our country is very large.

As a new construction method, light steel structure houses have successfully attracted a lot of attention due to their advantages of “energy saving and environmental protection”, “comfort and fast”, “earthquake resistance and wind proof” and so on. With the popularization of light steel structure houses in China, many people have begun to shift their doubts from quality to cost. The following is to analyze the comparison between light steel structure houses and steel concrete structure houses from the three elements of light steel structure houses.

As far as housing is concerned, the function is the main criterion for a residential product to be distinguished from another residential product, and it is the essential thing that lies in the physical form of the residential product, that is, the applicability, security, economy and environment of the residential product. Applicability includes: barrier-free facilities, building decoration, ventilation, lighting, indoor sound insulation, earthquake resistance, heat preservation and insulation, residential transformation, equipment and facilities configuration, residential plane and spatial layout; Safety includes: hazards of toxic and harmful substances, daily safety and preventive measures, safety of gas and electrical equipment, fire safety of buildings, safety of building structures; Economy includes: material saving, water saving, land saving and energy saving; Environment includes: public service facilities, environmental health and outdoor noise, building modeling, green space and environmental layout, intelligent system, residential land and planning. The cost of a building refers to the life cycle cost, that is, all the expenses spent on the product during its life.

Although the cost of light steel structure house is slightly higher at present, it has incomparable advantages of traditional residential structure and is in line with the sustainable development strategy. More importantly, its cost performance is significantly higher than traditional housing.