| The wooden houses used to be the hot trends in | | | | turning into steel frames for residential purposes |
| the construction industry during the ancient times. | | | | and some even reconstruct their wooden houses |
| It was obvious especially in the rural areas where | | | | using steel frames. |
| trees were exploited to obtain woods as the main | | | | Steel frame buildings are said to be much |
| material for building houses and commercial | | | | stronger in contrast with the structures and |
| buildings. Although the woods have been the | | | | buildings made of wood. One huge difference |
| construction resources for decades, the flow of | | | | between the steel and wood is that steel is |
| time, stronger desire for luxuries as well as the | | | | resistant to termites while wood is highly |
| advancement of technology have led to steel be | | | | vulnerable towards the attack of termites. This is |
| the limelight in the construction vogue. The equal | | | | an excellent solution for those who are |
| qualities of wood can be provided by steel frame | | | | threatened by the presence of termites in their |
| buildings, along with many other advantages. | | | | homes. Similarly, wood is susceptible to fire while |
| The manifestation of steel in the construction field | | | | steel shows no damages with the burning of fire. |
| not only provides much convenience, it is an | | | | Steel frames can avoid such problems and |
| inexpensive solution to build structures. Steel | | | | consequently, this leads to reducing the insurance |
| frames are creating its name in the trend due to | | | | premium costs. Besides, steel buildings are also |
| its apparent advantages that people tend to | | | | safe from storm, thunder, earthquake or other |
| overlook the wood as the construction material. | | | | natural mishaps. |
| Structural frames include the Red Iron while Light | | | | The collapse of a wooden house will lead to zero |
| Gauge steel is one famous material for | | | | outcome, whereas if a steel structure is brought |
| non-structural frames. They are usually used to | | | | down, its material can be recycled for other |
| construct commercial buildings such as the | | | | purposes through melting techniques. The |
| hospitals, schools and shopping complexes. The | | | | increasing usage of steel has reduced the amount |
| current trend shows that many home owners are | | | | of logging and deforestation. |