Elevate Building Designs

With precision metal

Elevate Building Designs

With precision metal

Elevate Building Designs

With precision metal

Elevate Building Designs

With precision metal

Elevate Building Designs

With precision metal

LEADING THE METAL BUILDING INDUSTRY

Count on MBMA to provide leadership, research, and education that increases the prominence and use of metal building systems. Metal buildings remain the premier solution for performance, aesthetics, and sustainability for low-rise building construction.

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THE JOURNEY OF METAL

from fabrication to formidable structures

CONCEPTUALIZE

Working with corporate leaders and developers, architects listen to each client’s needs, then develop practical and precise metal building solutions.

FABRICATION

The architectural design is precision engineered by the metal building manufacturer to optimize the use of steel.  Building components are fabricated just-in-time and shipped to the jobsite ready to assemble.

CONSTRUCTION

Fabricated components arrive at the jobsite ready to assemble with no field welding and no jobsite scrap.  Steel framing is bolted together making for a quicker, safer erection process.

COMPLETION

The shell of a metal building can be completed in 30-50% less time than competing framing systems.  The accelerated schedule allows for quicker completion of the building interior and occupancy by the owner.

GRACE MEDICAL, TX

METAL BUILDING ATTRIBUTES

Building owners and developers depend on metal building solutions for these important reasons:

Building design, fabrication, delivery, and construction are all managed through one single source.

Each building constructs quickly, saves energy, is long-lasting, and is environmentally friendly, with virtually no waste in the manufacturing process – and materials are fully recyclable. 

Flexible interior and exterior elements allow numerous design alternatives. Exteriors can be clad with steel siding, wood, glass, aluminum, masonry, or concrete.

POWER-PACKED STEEL SOLUTIONS

Steel is the only truly circular building material, with a robust lifespan followed by a rebirth as new steel through energy-efficient electric arc furnaces. Metal building systems are one of the most flexible, efficient and resilient uses of steel in construction.

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Bradshaw Infiniti, NC

SUSTAINABLE & RESILIENT

  • Metal buildings are all created from recycled steel, are 100% recyclable, and produce a low carbon footprint.
  • Cool metal roof coatings repel heat, reduce the urban heat island effect, increase solar reflectivity (decreasing energy consumption), and are designed to simply clip on optional solar panels.
  • Metal buildings incorporate fiberglass or rigid board insulation of varying thicknesses to create an energy-tight environment. And, insulation can also be easily added and increased within the roof cavity, while the interlocking edges of metal building panels provide excellent weather-tightness.
  • Offsite fabrication reduces construction equipment emissions; and faster cleanup is achieved because metal buildings generate about 50% less jobsite waste than other construction materials.

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WHY CHOOSE METAL

Metal building systems can be utilized for many building types due to their ability to enclose large volumes of space with an efficient use of steel—saving clients both time and money—while not compromising the architect’s ability to provide well-proportioned spaces that satisfy client needs and delight the occupants.

Donna Kacmar

FAIA Principal, Architect Works, PLLC

We sought to not just get away from the stereotype of the basic box, but to ask ourselves how we could, in essence, destroy the box.

David Holmes

Principal, Capital Studio Architect

When working with the [metal building] system, look at it as building blocks with infinite options. Create a composition unique to your project.

Zoltan Pali

FAIA, Founder, SPF:a

This building is massive and the function of pulling and inserting boats into storage bays is very challenging—especially the higher bays.

Pete Ebersole

Architect and Partner, Architectural Alliance Architecture, Inc.

Horizontal siding with hidden fasteners distinguishes the structure from typical metal buildings.

Mike Twiss

Principal, MT Studio