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100 1 _aBarrett, Nick
245 0 0 _aCompetitive gap crushes concrete
260 _c2007
490 0 _aNew Steel Construction
_v15(1) January 2007, 17(1)
520 _aThe latest "Cost comparison survey" by Corus confirms steel as the preferred option for framing, in terms of cost and speed of construction. For office buildings, steel is on average £33 per sq m cheaper for frames and floors than concrete and for the whole building steel is £55 per sq m cheaper. For residential buildings, the whole building is 3% cheaper in steel than in concrete.
590 _aKA
650 2 4 _aCORUS COST COMPARISON SURVEY
651 4 _aUnited Kingdom
_y
690 _aBUILT ENVIRONMENT-BUILDING MATERIALS-METAL-STEEL
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