Resource-efficient solutions for building - Today and Tomorrow
The role of steel and stainless steel in building construction is amply reflected in the diversity of this material's applications ranging from urban infrastructure and bridges, earthquake- and flood-protection, high-rises and intelligent facades to lightweight construction in industrial, commercial and residential building and in creating the design of urban spaces. Hall B2 at BAU, between January 19 and 24, 2015, will be a showcase not only for the stakeholders of the steel industry, which includes planners, architects, engineers, and the building trades; but also for building clients, apprentices and students to help them find out more about the present and future of building with steel.Steel manufacturers, processors, wholesalers and the trade organizations will be addressing the key issues at BAU and showing how only steel can build a sustainable future. In fact, building with steel is the way forward towards a zero-waste economy because no other building material can boast a complete and ongoing cycle of recovery and re-use of raw materials.
Efficiency 4.0: Designing the future with steel
At the 400 m2 joint stand (B2/318) bauforumstahl and its member companies will be showcasing steel solutions and products, including fire protection and corrosion protection through galvanizing, all under the motto of 'Efficiency 4.0: Designing the future with steel'. Visitors will find the full spectrum of products and services available for building with steel, from steel producers to building firms, to wholesale suppliers etc.Concurrent to the show would be a Lecture Campus to discuss topical themes, range of which extends from current examples of architecture in steel, green buildings, building with steel and the challenges presented by the new norms to BIM, future trends and training and careers in the construction industry. This Lecture Campus will be organized in cooperation with the Bayerische Architektenkammer, the Bayerische Ingenieurekammer-Bau, the universities of Munich, the Institut Bauen und Umwelt (IBU), the association of German engineers (VDI), and others.
Among the member companies and organizations at bauforumstahl joint stand (B2/318) would be the ArcelorMittal Group with its broad palette of products including new composite slim-floor beams (CoSFB) enable wide spans combined with low floor depths; Histar®, high-strength fine-grain building steel offering outstanding weldability owing to its low alloy content; extended range of HD and HL sections ideal for load-transfer in high-rises, for modern bridge-building and crane runway girders. ArcelorMittal will also be presenting its Ondatherm, Pflaum and Ondafibre sandwich panels with PIR and mineral-fiber core, for use in building envelopes.
Salzgitter AG (B2/318), along with its subsidiaries Peiner Träger GmbH (PTG) and Salzgitter Bauelemente GmbH (SZBE), would showcase a range of profiles and panels meant for bringing efficiency in the building.
Stahlwerk Thüringen GmbH (B2/318), a subsidiary of the CSN Group of Brazil, will be presenting its steel sections (IPE, HE, UPE and U) and informing visitors about the extensions to its palette of profiles, and services. The Industrieverband Feuerverzinken (B2/318), which represents the interests of the German galvanizing industry, will for the first time at BAU be presenting the environmental product declaration for galvanized building steel it produced in cooperation with bauforumstahl. Other focuses in the information offering from these galvanizing experts are facades made from galvanized steel, and designing and implementing corrosion protection in line with EN 1090.
The Interessengemeinschaft Stahl-Brandschutzbeschichtung IGSB (B2/318), an association for steel fire-protection coatings, will be showing examples of how fire protection with intumescents can not only be effective but also attractive and economical, across the range of projects, from individual structures to highly complex steel buildings. Newly developed water-based or solvent-free intumescents are meant for green buildings.
The steel wholesalers who are members of the Interessengemeinschaft Stahlhandel im bauforumstahl IGS (B2/318) will be presenting their broad spectrum of services, many of which go far beyond the job of distribution. In service centers, they provide a service to customers wanting pre-processing of sheet steel, steel sections and steel pipes, or even customized components ready to use in building construction, bridge-building and multistory car parks.
Efficient and economic: Lightweight building systems in steel
Material- and energy-efficient building envelopes with innovative lightweight building systems in steel, in commercial and high-quality multistory buildings – that's what the Wirtschaftsvereinigung Stahl (B2/303) will be focusing on in their presentation. Co-exhibitors at this booth are IFBS – Internationaler Verband für den Metallleichtbau, with its European counterpart PPA-Europe – European Association for Panels and Profiles and ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG. On the display will be building systems that save resources and protect the environment.ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe AG (B2/303) will be presenting coatings in different colour collections, for use on components for multistory industrial buildings. ReflectionsPearl® adds a sophisticated look to steel components, and creates a changing colour effect. Coil coating is also well suited to freely formed panels. An eye catcher of a different kind is offered by Pladur® Relief Ice Crystal, with its shimmering surface reminiscent of ice crystals. Other surfaces in the Pladur® family offer low reflectivity. From the surface finishes on the slot-fit panels on exhibit, visitors will be able to see how the saturated colour tones can give steel facades a sophisticated matt effect. Another exhibit from ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe is Pladur® StandingSeam, which is an all-round supported solution for standing seam roofs with unusual geometries, or where an attractive effect is required. With ZM EcoProtect® (zinc-magnesium-coated sheet) as a base material, the standing seam solution also offers effective corrosion protection.
Economical and sustainable: Stainless steel
Leading companies from the stainless-steel sector will be exhibiting at the 456 m² joint stand of the Informationsstelle Edelstahl Rostfrei (B2/302/100), ready to provide advice to architects, planners and building clients. An extensive and wide-ranging display of innovative products, systems and solutions in stainless steel will be presented here by companies such as Aperam Stainless Services & Solutions Germany GmbH, GKD - Gebr. Kufferath AG, Inox-Color GmbH, Poligrat GmbH, ProMesh GmbH, Modersohn GmbH, Outokumpu EMEA GmbH, Rudolf Schmid GmbH, Ugitech GmbH and Valbruna Edel Inox GmbH.Attention is increasingly focusing on outside space in relation to buildings. For transport structures, urban furniture and art objects, stainless steel is a popular choice for its attractive looks and ability to withstand the rigors of busy urban spaces. Modern technology ensures very smooth surface finishes that shrug off dirt and even withstand graffiti.
The outer envelope of the buildings themselves is also attracting more and more attention. Solar shading systems of stainless-steel mesh, of wire-ring mesh or expanded metal protect against noise and ensure good ventilation. Prefabricated facade systems of stainless steel are light and cost-effective to fit, and unusual design effects can be achieved with electrolytically colored and/or free-form panels and high resolution media facades in woven stainless steel. Stainless steel also offers many options for greening facades and roofs – including even roll seam-welded flat roofs. And stainless-steel rebars are ideal for use in highly corrosive environments.
