| Many developers are increasingly choosing to | | | | Metal buildings typically use a highly heat resistant |
| construct their buildings out of metal for various | | | | metal such as steel for the building frame, |
| reasons. Metal buildings are stronger and less | | | | structural supports, interior columns, and included |
| vulnerable to the ravages of time and weather. | | | | in the slabs used to form the building for added |
| Because metal is inorganic, the owner does not | | | | support. This makes the most vital areas of the |
| have to worry about the structural supports of | | | | building extremely heat resistant and lessens the |
| the building being damaged by termites, mold, rot, | | | | possibility that the structural stability of the building |
| or fungi. | | | | will fail in the event of a fire. In fact, a typical |
| Using metal to construct the building also lessens | | | | building fire would not generate nearly enough |
| the risk that the building will become warped | | | | heat for the structural features of the building to |
| during construction, allowing the building to be built | | | | be greatly damaged in any way, even though the |
| with right angles and ensuring that all of the | | | | walls and furnishings of the building may be |
| windows and doors in the building will open and | | | | completely destroyed. There are very few things |
| close properly for the life of the building. One | | | | that can damage a metal building to the point of |
| feature that has many individuals clamoring for a | | | | structural failure. |
| metal building is the building's ability to withstand | | | | Many individuals choose to construct buildings out |
| the impact of heat. | | | | of metal because it is very rare that the entire |
| A metal building is better able to withstand the | | | | building will need to be replaced because of |
| intense heat of a fire or explosion better than | | | | damage. Walls and furnishings can be replaced |
| many other types of building materials. This is | | | | easily and usually within a matter of weeks, but |
| because the metal has a burning or melting point | | | | individuals that have constructed a metal building |
| that is much higher than building materials such as | | | | typically will not have to worry about replacing the |
| wood. It is also an inorganic substance, so the fire | | | | entire building due to some unforeseen event. |
| cannot feed off of the metal like it would be able | | | | Metal buildings not only have the ability to |
| to off of organic building materials. It is very | | | | withstand the heat of a fire, but can also |
| difficult for a fire to reach the temperatures | | | | withstand small explosions, earthquakes, |
| needed to severely damage or destroy the | | | | hurricanes, floods, and tornados. |
| structural supports of a metal building to the point | | | | All of these natural and man-made disasters can |
| where the building would collapse. On the other | | | | cause a great deal of damage to the building and |
| hand, buildings made out of wood or other organic | | | | its contents, but the building will not be destroyed. |
| materials actually feed a fire and help it to race | | | | In many cases, it is mainly the metal buildings that |
| through the structure, destroying everything in its | | | | are left standing after a disaster. |
| path. | | | | |