Every day, builders and designers are being reminded of their responsibility to ensure structures are built to protect the occupants under all sorts of conditions.

Architectural designs are becoming more complex and in many situations are pushing the standard certified framing system to its limits.

As a result, businesses are facing increased risk from long term warranty issues or collapsing structures with fatal consequences. We have all heard of stories regardless if the building was timber, steel or concrete. The facts are, customers ask for complex structures and that pushes most building systems beyond their intended limits.

Unlike any other steel framing product, STEELbuilder (Full & OEM editions) provide a 3D engineering module that warns the detailer of any potential issues or non-compliant areas preventing certification.  The detailer simply needs to reinforce the area or make some layout changes to fix the majority of the engineering issues.  As a business owner, this means that you can rest easy with the confidence in knowing that your product will stand the test of time.

The following flow chart indicates the basic steps STEELbuilder uses when carrying out engineering checks.

Once the building complies to the relevant building standards, engineering reports can be produced, ready for your certifying engineer to consider and approve.

Prototyping - Prototyping can be a costly exercise if the facts are not fully considered. STEELbuilder can be used to simulate a new section or connection method to rapidly identify proposed design changes will generate the results as expected. This means that you can expect that any investment in R&D will be successful and deliverable.

Auditability - The engineering modules within STEELbuilder allow any connection or member used within the structure to be reviewed in terms of engineering and design results. (Input loads, section properties, connection capacity and results from the relevant building code)

This provides an ideal tool to improve or optimise your building standard in conjunction with your engineer and details to create a more flexible, improved quality or cost effective product for you and your clients.

International Codes - STEELbuilder can be configured to suit most overseas building codes.